The Degradation of Zion
How changed the fine gold!
The stones of the sanctuary are1 scattered
At the head of every street.
1Valuable as fine gold,
How they are1 regarded aas clay pots,
The work of the hands of the potter!
To nurse their young;
But the daughter of my people is cruel,
aLike ostriches in the wilderness.
To the roof of its mouth for thirst;
aThe young children ask for bread,
But no one breaks it for them.
Are desolate in the streets;
Those who were brought up in scarlet
aEmbrace ash heaps.
Is greater than the punishment of the asin of Sodom,
Which was boverthrown in a moment,
With no hand to help her!
And whiter than milk;
They were more ruddy in body than rubies,
Like sapphire in their1 appearance.
They go unrecognized in the streets;
aTheir skin clings to their bones,
It has become as dry as wood.
Than those who die of hunger;
For these apine away,
Stricken for lack of the fruits of the bfield.
Have1 cooked their bown children;
They became cfood for them
In the destruction of the daughter of my people.
aHe has poured out His fierce anger.
bHe kindled a fire in Zion,
And it has devoured its foundations.
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American Standard Version
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.
Amplified® Bible
HOW THE gold has become dim! How the most pure gold has changed! The hallowed stones [of the temple] are poured out at the head of every street.
Contemporary English Version
The purest gold is ruined and has lost its shine; jewels from the temple lie scattered in the streets.
Darby English Version
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!
Good News Bible
Our glittering gold has grown dull; the stones of the Temple lie scattered in the streets.
King James Version
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.
New American Standard Bible
How dark the gold has become, {How} the pure gold has changed! The sacred stones are poured out At the corner of every street.
New International Version
How the gold has lost its luster,
the fine gold become dull!
The sacred gems are scattered
at the head of every street.
New King James Version
How the gold has become dim!
How changed the fine gold!
The stones of the sanctuary are scattered
At the head of every street.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
How dark the gold has become, How the pure gold has changed! The sacred stones have poured out At the corner of every street.
Revised Standard Version
How the gold has grown dim, how the pure gold is changed! The holy stones lie scattered at the head of every street.
Young's Literal Translation
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.
New English Translation
1 Alas!2 Gold has lost its luster;3 pure gold loses value.4 Jewels5 are scattered on every street corner.6 ב (Bet)
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