Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version How the precious children of Zion, once worth their weight in gold, are now considered as pots of clay, the work of a potter’s hands! New Living Translation See how the precious children of Jerusalem, worth their weight in fine gold, are now treated like pots of clay made by a common potter. English Standard Version The precious sons of Zion, worth their weight in fine gold, how they are regarded as earthen pots, the work of a potter’s hands! Berean Standard Bible How the precious sons of Zion, once worth their weight in pure gold, are now esteemed as jars of clay, the work of a potter’s hands! King James Bible The precious sons of Zion, comparable to fine gold, how are they esteemed as earthen pitchers, the work of the hands of the potter! New King James Version The precious sons of Zion, Valuable as fine gold, How they are regarded as clay pots, The work of the hands of the potter! New American Standard Bible The precious sons of Zion, Weighed against pure gold, How they are regarded as earthenware jars, The work of a potter’s hands! NASB 1995 The precious sons of Zion, Weighed against fine gold, How they are regarded as earthen jars, The work of a potter’s hands! NASB 1977 The precious sons of Zion, Weighed against fine gold, How they are regarded as earthen jars, The work of a potter’s hands! Legacy Standard Bible The precious sons of Zion, Weighed against fine gold, How they are regarded as earthen jars, The work of a potter’s hands! Amplified Bible The [noble and] precious sons of Zion, [Once] worth their weight in fine gold, How they are regarded [merely] as earthen jars, The work of a potter’s hands! Christian Standard Bible Zion’s precious children — once worth their weight in pure gold — how they are regarded as clay jars, the work of a potter’s hands! Holman Christian Standard Bible Zion’s precious people— once worth their weight in pure gold— how they are regarded as clay jars, the work of a potter’s hands! American Standard Version The precious sons of Zion, comparable to fine gold, How are they esteemed as earthen pitchers, the work of the hands of the potter! Contemporary English Version These are Zion's people, worth more than purest gold; yet they are counted worthless like dishes of clay. English Revised Version The precious sons of Zion, comparable to fine gold, how are they esteemed as earthen pitchers, the work of the hands of the potter! GOD'S WORD® Translation "Zion's precious children, who are worth their weight in fine gold, are now treated like clay pots, like those made by a potter's hands. Good News Translation Zion's young people were as precious to us as gold, but now they are treated like common clay pots. International Standard Version Though the precious people of Zion were like fine gold, how they are valued like clay vessels, the handiwork of a potter! Majority Standard Bible How the precious sons of Zion, once worth their weight in pure gold, are now esteemed as jars of clay, the work of a potter’s hands! NET Bible The precious sons of Zion were worth their weight in gold--Alas!--but now they are treated like broken clay pots, made by a potter. New Heart English Bible The precious sons of Zion, comparable to fine gold, How they are regarded as clay jars, the work of the hands of the potter. Webster's Bible Translation The precious sons of Zion, comparable to fine gold, how are they esteemed as earthen pitchers, the work of the hands of the potter! World English Bible The precious sons of Zion, comparable to fine gold, how they are esteemed as earthen pitchers, the work of the hands of the potter! Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionThe precious sons of Zion, "" Who are comparable with fine gold, "" How they have been reckoned earthen bottles, "" Work of the hands of a potter. Young's Literal Translation The precious sons of Zion, Who are comparable with fine gold, How have they been reckoned earthen bottles, Work of the hands of a potter. Smith's Literal Translation The precious sons of Zion being lifted up with fine gold, how they were reckoned for earthen vessels, the work of the hands of the potter. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleBeth. The noble sons of Sion, and they that were clothed with the best gold: how are they esteemed as earthen vessels, the work of the potter's hands? Catholic Public Domain Version BETH. The famous sons of Zion, and those clothed with the foremost gold: how they have become like earthen vessels, the work of the hands of a potter. New American Bible And Zion’s precious children, worth their weight in gold— How they are treated like clay jugs, the work of any potter! New Revised Standard Version The precious children of Zion, worth their weight in fine gold— how they are reckoned as earthen pots, the work of a potter’s hands! Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThe precious sons of Zion, who were better than precious stones, how are they esteemed as earthen pots, the work of the hands of the potter! Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Beth The precious children of Zion who are better than costly stones have been considered just as vessels of earthen work from the hands of a potter! OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917The precious sons of Zion, Comparable to fine gold, How are they esteemed as earthen pitchers, The work of the hands of the potter! Brenton Septuagint Translation BETH. The precious sons of Zion, who were equalled in value with gold, how are they counted as earthen vessels, the works of the hands of the potter! Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Distress of Zion1How the gold has become tarnished, the pure gold has become dull! The gems of the temple lie scattered on every street corner. 2How the precious sons of Zion, once worth their weight in pure gold, are now esteemed as jars of clay, the work of a potter’s hands! 3Even jackals offer their breasts to nurse their young, but the daughter of my people has become cruel, like an ostrich in the wilderness.… Cross References Isaiah 1:22 Your silver has become dross; your fine wine is diluted with water. Jeremiah 19:11 and you are to proclaim to them that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: I will shatter this nation and this city, like one shatters a potter’s jar that can never again be repaired. They will bury the dead in Topheth until there is no more room to bury them. 2 Kings 25:7 And they slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes. Then they put out his eyes, bound him with bronze shackles, and took him to Babylon. Jeremiah 52:11 Then he put out Zedekiah’s eyes, bound him with bronze shackles, and took him to Babylon, where he kept him in custody until his dying day. Isaiah 64:8 But now, O LORD, You are our Father; we are the clay, and You are the potter; we are all the work of Your hand. 2 Corinthians 4:7 Now we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this surpassingly great power is from God and not from us. 1 Peter 2:9 But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light. Isaiah 30:14 It will break in pieces like a potter’s jar, shattered so that no fragment can be found. Not a shard will be found in the dust large enough to scoop the coals from a hearth or to skim the water from a cistern.” Jeremiah 18:4 But the vessel that he was shaping from the clay became flawed in his hand; so he formed it into another vessel, as it seemed best for him to do. 2 Timothy 2:20-21 A large house contains not only vessels of gold and silver, but also of wood and clay. Some indeed are for honorable use, but others are for common use. / So if anyone cleanses himself of what is unfit, he will be a vessel for honor: sanctified, useful to the Master, and prepared for every good work. Isaiah 43:1 But now, this is what the LORD says—He who created you, O Jacob, and He who formed you, O Israel: “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; you are Mine! Romans 9:21 Does not the potter have the right to make from the same lump of clay one vessel for special occasions and another for common use? Isaiah 5:2 He dug it up and cleared the stones and planted the finest vines. He built a watchtower in the middle and dug out a winepress as well. He waited for the vineyard to yield good grapes, but the fruit it produced was sour! Jeremiah 22:28 Is this man Coniah a despised and shattered pot, a jar that no one wants? Why are he and his descendants hurled out and cast into a land they do not know? 1 Corinthians 1:28 He chose the lowly and despised things of the world, and the things that are not, to nullify the things that are, Treasury of Scripture The precious sons of Zion, comparable to fine gold, how are they esteemed as earthen pitchers, the work of the hands of the potter! sons Isaiah 51:18 There is none to guide her among all the sons whom she hath brought forth; neither is there any that taketh her by the hand of all the sons that she hath brought up. Zechariah 9:13 When I have bent Judah for me, filled the bow with Ephraim, and raised up thy sons, O Zion, against thy sons, O Greece, and made thee as the sword of a mighty man. how Lamentations 2:21 The young and the old lie on the ground in the streets: my virgins and my young men are fallen by the sword; thou hast slain them in the day of thine anger; thou hast killed, and not pitied. Lamentations 5:12 Princes are hanged up by their hand: the faces of elders were not honoured. Isaiah 30:14 And he shall break it as the breaking of the potters' vessel that is broken in pieces; he shall not spare: so that there shall not be found in the bursting of it a sherd to take fire from the hearth, or to take water withal out of the pit. Jump to Previous Best Bottles Clay Comparable Considered Earthen Esteemed Fine Gold Hands Jars Once Pitchers Pots Potter Potter's Precious Price Reckoned Regarded Valued Weighed Weight Work Worth ZionJump to Next Best Bottles Clay Comparable Considered Earthen Esteemed Fine Gold Hands Jars Once Pitchers Pots Potter Potter's Precious Price Reckoned Regarded Valued Weighed Weight Work Worth ZionLamentations 4 1. Zion bewails her pitiful estate13. She confesses her sins 21. Edom is threatened and Zion comforted. The precious sons of Zion This phrase refers to the people of Jerusalem, often called Zion, which is a term that signifies the city of God and His chosen people. The Hebrew word for "precious" (יְקָרִים, yeqarim) conveys a sense of value and rarity, indicating that the sons of Zion were once esteemed and honored. Historically, the Israelites were considered God's treasured possession, set apart for His purposes. This phrase reminds us of the inherent worth and dignity bestowed upon God's people, a theme that resonates throughout Scripture, emphasizing the special relationship between God and Israel. worth their weight in pure gold how they are regarded as clay jars the work of a potter’s hands Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Howאֵיכָ֤ה (’ê·ḵāh) Interjection Strong's 349: How?, how!, where the precious הַיְקָרִ֔ים (hay·qā·rîm) Article | Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 3368: Precious, rare, splendid, weighty sons בְּנֵ֤י (bə·nê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1121: A son of Zion, צִיּוֹן֙ (ṣî·yō·wn) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 6726: Zion -- a mountain in Jerusalem, also a name for Jerusalem once worth their weight הַמְסֻלָּאִ֖ים (ham·sul·lā·’îm) Article | Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 5537: To suspend, weigh in pure gold, בַּפָּ֑ז (bap·pāz) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6337: Refined, pure gold are now esteemed נֶחְשְׁבוּ֙ (neḥ·šə·ḇū) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 2803: To think, account as clay חֶ֔רֶשׂ (ḥe·reś) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2789: Earthenware, earthen vessel, sherd, potsherd jars, לְנִבְלֵי־ (lə·niḇ·lê-) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 5035: A skin-bag for, liquids, a vase, a lyre the work מַעֲשֵׂ֖ה (ma·‘ă·śêh) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 4639: An action, a transaction, activity, a product, property of a potter’s יוֹצֵֽר׃ (yō·w·ṣêr) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 3335: To mould into a, form, as a, potter, to determine hands! יְדֵ֥י (yə·ḏê) Noun - fdc Strong's 3027: A hand Links Lamentations 4:2 NIVLamentations 4:2 NLT Lamentations 4:2 ESV Lamentations 4:2 NASB Lamentations 4:2 KJV Lamentations 4:2 BibleApps.com Lamentations 4:2 Biblia Paralela Lamentations 4:2 Chinese Bible Lamentations 4:2 French Bible Lamentations 4:2 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Lamentations 4:2 The precious sons of Zion comparable (Lam. La Lm) |
    |