Lamentations 4:2
Lamentations 4:2 The Message (MSG)
And the people of Zion, once prized, far surpassing their weight in gold, Are now treated like cheap pottery, like everyday pots and bowls mass-produced by a potter.
Lamentations 4:2 King James Version (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!
Lamentations 4:2 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
The precious sons of Zion, Weighed against fine gold, How they are regarded as earthen jars, The work of a potter’s hands!
Lamentations 4:2 New Century Version (NCV)
The precious people of Jerusalem were more valuable than gold, but now they are thought of as clay jars made by the hands of a potter.
Lamentations 4:2 American Standard Version (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!
Lamentations 4:2 New International Version (NIV)
How the precious children of Zion, once worth their weight in gold, are now considered as pots of clay, the work of a potter’s hands!
Lamentations 4:2 New King James Version (NKJV)
The precious sons of Zion, Valuable as fine gold, How they are regarded as clay pots, The work of the hands of the potter!
Lamentations 4:2 Amplified Bible (AMP)
The [noble and] precious sons of Zion, [Once] worth their weight in fine gold, How they are regarded [merely] as earthen jars, The work of a potter’s hands! [Is 30:14; Jer 19:11; 2 Cor 4:7]
Lamentations 4:2 New Living Translation (NLT)
See how the precious children of Jerusalem, worth their weight in fine gold, are now treated like pots of clay made by a common potter.