Lamentations 4:2 meaning and explanation
How the precious sons of Zion, once worth their weight in pure gold, are now esteemed as jars of clay, the work of a potter’s hands!
Lamentations 4:2, Berean Standard Bible
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The poet of Lamentations mourns Jerusalem after the Babylonians destroyed the city and its temple in 586 BC. Verse 1 grieved over tarnished gold and scattered temple gems; here he turns from metal to people.
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