NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon The preciousyaqar (yaw-kawr') valuable (obj. or subj.) -- brightness, clear, costly, excellent, fat, honourable women, precious, reputation. sons ben (bane) a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc. of Zion Tsiyown (tsee-yone') Tsijon (as a permanent capital), a mountain of Jerusalem -- Zion. comparable cala' (saw-law') to suspend in a balance, i.e. weigh -- compare. to fine gold paz (pawz) pure (gold); hence, gold itself (as refined) -- fine (pure) gold. how are they esteemed chashab (khaw-shab') to plait or interpenetrate, i.e. (literally) to weave or (gen.) to fabricate; figuratively, to plot or contrive (usually in a malicious sense); hence (from the mental effort) to think, regard, value, compute as earthen cheres (kheh'-res) a piece of pottery -- earth(-en), (pot-)sherd, + stone. pitchers nebel (neh'-bel) a skin-bag for liquids (from collapsing when empty); hence, a vase (as similar in shape when full); also a lyre (as having a body of like form) the work ma`aseh (mah-as-eh') an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property of the hands yad (yawd) a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.), of the potter yatsar (yaw-tsar') to mould into a form; especially as a potter; figuratively, to determine (i.e. form a resolution) -- earthen, fashion, form, frame, make(-r), potter, purpose. Parallel Verses New American 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! 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! 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! 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! 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. 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. King James 2000 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! Links Lamentations 4:2Lamentations 4:2 NIV Lamentations 4:2 NLT Lamentations 4:2 ESV Lamentations 4:2 NASB Lamentations 4:2 KJV |
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