Lamentations 4:2 - 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. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The precious sons of Zion, Comparable to fine gold, How are they esteemed as earthen pitchers, The work of the hands of the potter! Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The noble and precious sons of Zion, [once] worth their weight in fine gold–how they are esteemed [merely] as earthen pots or pitchers, the work of the hands of the potter! [Isa. 30:14; Jer. 19:11; II Cor. 4:7.] American Standard Version (1901) The precious sons of Zion, comparable to fine gold, How are they esteemed as earthen pitchers, the work of the hands of the potter! Common English Bible Zion’s precious children, once valued as pure gold— oh no!—now they are worth no more than clay pots made by a potter. |