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The sonsבְּנֵיof Zion,צִיּוֹןthe precious ones,הַיְקָרִיםwho were valuedהַמְסֻלָּאִיםin refined gold,בַּפָּזhowאֵיכָהthey are reckonedנֶחְשְׁבוּas jarsלְנִבְלֵיof clay,חֶרֶשׂthe workמַעֲשֵׂהof the handsיְדֵיof a potter!יוֹצֵר
Lamentations 4:2
Study it in the app“The sons of Zion, the precious ones, who were valued in refined gold, how they are reckoned as jars of clay, the work of the hands of a potter!”
With the Hebrew beneath
Lamentations 4:2, word by word
- The sonsבְּנֵיbene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “bene” appears- of Zionצִיּוֹןtsiyon
Zion
See it on the mapWhere else “tsiyon” appears- the precious onesיְקָרִיםyekarim
precious
Of great value.
Where else “yekarim” appears- who were valuedמְסֻלָּאִיםmesulaim
weigh, value
"Sala": to weigh on a scale; hence, to value something by its weight ("they were valued in refined gold").
Where else “mesulaim” appears- in refined goldפָּזpaz
pure gold
Refined gold, pure gold.
Where else “paz” appears- they are reckonedנֶחְשְׁבוּnechshvu
count
To hold or give something as so: to put it on someone's account.
Where else “nechshvu” appears- as jarsנִבְלֵיnivle
skin bottle
A vessel of leather or clay in which wine was kept.
Where else “nivle” appears- of clayחֶרֶשׂcheres
earthenware
Baked clay, earthenware; a piece of pottery.
Where else “cheres” appears- the workמַעֲשֵׂהmaase
work
What someone does: his works, and especially what God does.
Where else “maase” appears- of the handsיְדֵיyede
hand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yede” appears- of a potterיוֹצֵרyotser
potter
The one who works clay and shapes it into pots with his hands.
Where else “yotser” appears
Places in this verse
Zion
Today: Mount Zion hill, Jerusalem
A hill in Jerusalem; it first named the fortress David captured, and later sometimes the whole city.
David captured the stronghold of Zion and called it the city of David (2 Sam 5:7). The Psalms and prophets call it the place where God lives among his people (Ps 48:2).
The context
1How the gold grows dark, the pure gold changes, the good gold! The sacred stones are poured out at the head of every street.
2 · This verse (above)
3Even jackals offer the breast; they nurse their cubs; the daughter of my people has turned cruel, like the ostriches in the wilderness.