Lamentations 4:2 Parallel Translations

"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.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

The precious sons of Zion, comparable to fine gold, how are they esteemed as earthen pitchers, the work of the hands of the potter!

ASV:

The precious sons of Zion, comparable to fine gold, How are they esteemed as earthen pitchers, the work of the hands of the potter!

BBE:

The valued sons of Zion, whose price was the best gold, are looked on as vessels of earth, the work of the hands of the potter!

DBY:

The sons of Zion, so precious, comparable to fine gold, how are they esteemed as earthen pitchers, the work of the hands of the potter!

ERV:

The precious sons of Zion, comparable to fine gold, how are they esteemed as earthen pitchers, the work of the hands of the potter!

JPS:

The precious sons of Zion, comparable to fine gold, how are they esteemed as earthen pitchers, the work of the hands of the potter!

WBS:

The precious sons of Zion, comparable to fine gold, how are they esteemed as earthen pitchers, the work of the hands of the potter!

WEB:

The precious sons of Zion, comparable to fine gold, How are they esteemed as earthen pitchers, the work of the hands of the potter!

YLT:

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.

Lamentations 4:2 Cross References

XREF:

Isaiah 30:14 Whose collapse is like the smashing of a potter's jar, So ruthlessly shattered That a sherd will not be found among its pieces To take fire from a hearth Or to scoop water from a cistern."

Jeremiah 19:1 Thus says the LORD, "Go and buy a potter's earthenware jar, and take some of the elders of the people and some of the senior priests.

Jeremiah 19:11 and say to them, 'Thus says the LORD of hosts, "Just so will I break this people and this city, even as one breaks a potter's vessel, which cannot again be repaired; and they will bury in Topheth because there is no other place for burial. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

4:2 The precious sons of Zion, comparable to fine gold, how are they esteemed as earthen {b} pitchers, the work of the hands of the potter!
(b) Which are of small value and have no honour.

WES:

4:2 Earthen pitchers - The nobles, the priests, and the good men, are looked upon no better than earthen vessels, the workmanship of an ordinary potter.

MHC:

4:1-12 What a change is here! Sin tarnishes the beauty of the most exalted powers and the most excellent gifts; but that gold, tried in the fire, which Christ bestows, never will be taken from us; its outward appearance may be dimmed, but its real value can never be changed. The horrors of the siege and destruction of Jerusalem are again described. Beholding the sad consequences of sin in the church of old, let us seriously consider to what the same causes may justly bring down the church now. But, Lord, though we have gone from thee in rebellion, yet turn to us, and turn our hearts to thee, that we may fear thy name. Come to us, bless us with awakening, converting, renewing, confirming grace.

CONC:

Best Bottles Clay Comparable Considered Earthen Esteemed Fine Gold Hands Jars Pitchers Pots Potter Potter's Precious Price Reckoned Regarded Sons Valued Vessels Weighed Weight Worth Zion

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 Zion

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