Lamentations 4:1 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“How is the gold become dim! how is the most fine gold changed! the stones of the sanctuary are poured out in the top of every street.”

Lamentations 4:1 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Lamentations 4:1 in 6 Bible Translations

Read Lamentations 4:1 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Lamentations 4:1 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“How the gold has become dim! The most pure gold has changed! The stones of the sanctuary are poured out at the head of every street.”

Lamentations 4:1 — World English Bible

Lamentations 4:1 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“How is the gold become dim! how is the most pure gold changed! The stones of the sanctuary are poured out at the head of every street.”

Lamentations 4:1 — American Standard Version

Lamentations 4:1 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“How is the gold become dim, Changed the best--the pure gold? Poured out are stones of the sanctuary At the head of all out-places.”

Lamentations 4:1 — Young's Literal Translation

Lamentations 4:1 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“How is the gold become dim! the most pure gold changed! the stones of the sanctuary poured out at the top of all the streets!”

Lamentations 4:1 — Darby Translation

Lamentations 4:1 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“How is the golde become so dimme? the most fine golde is changed, and the stones of the Sanctuarie are scattered in the corner of euery streete.”

Lamentations 4:1 — Geneva Bible

Lamentations 4:1 in Context — Lamentations 4

1 How is the gold become dim! how is the most fine gold changed! the stones of the sanctuary are poured out in the top of every street.

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

3 Even the sea monsters draw out the breast, they give suck to their young ones: the daughter of my people is become cruel, like the ostriches in the wilderness.

Read the full chapter: Lamentations 4 — The Peace of God Which Surpasses All Understanding →

What Does Lamentations 4:1 Mean?

Lamentations 4:1 is a verse from the Book of Lamentations, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Lamentations chapter 4. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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