Lamentations 4:2

The precious Bnei Tziyon, 1 comparable to fine gold, 1 how are they esteemed as earthen pitchers, 1 the work of the hands of the yotzer (potter)! 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

The precious sons of Zion, comparable to fine gold, how are they esteemed as earthen pitchers, the work of the hands of the potter!

In Context

1How has the zahav lost its luster! 1 How is the most fine gold changed! 1 The avnei kodesh are poured out on every street corner. 1

3Even the jackals offer the breast; 1 they nurse their young ones; 1 the Bat Ami is become heartless, 1 like the ostriches in the midbar. 1

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Cross References

Isaiah 30:14And whose collapse is as the breaking of the clay jar of yotzerim (pottery makers) 1 that is broken in pieces; it shall not be spared; 1 so that there shall not be found among its fragments a shard 1 to take eish from the fire, 1 or to take mayim therewith out of the cistern. 1

Jeremiah 19:11And shalt say unto them, Thus saith Hashem Tzva'os; Even so will I break this people and this city, as one breaketh a yotzerʼs vessel, that cannot be made whole again; and they shall bury them in Tophet, until there be no makom (place, room) to bury.

Lamentations 2:21The na'ar and the zaken lie 1 in the dust of the streets; 1 my betulot and my bochurim 1 are fallen by the cherev; 1 Thou hast slain them in the Day of Thy Wrath; 1 Thou hast slaughtered, and not pitied. 1

Hosea 8:8Yisroel is swallowed up; 1 now shall they be among the Goyim 1 like a worthless keli (vessel). 1

Romans 9:21Or does the potter not have the right over the clay + 9:21 Jer 18:6 to make from the same lump one vessel for honorable use and another for dishonorable use?

2 Timothy 2:20In a bais gadol, there are not only k'lei (vessels) of gold and silver but also those wooden ones and earthen ones: some, for honorable use; others, for dishonorable use.

Matthew Henry on Lamentations 4:2-13

Desolate Condition of Jerusalem; Effects of Famine in Jerusalem; Destruction of Jerusalem. ( b. c. 588.) 1 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. 2 The precious sons of Zion, comparable to fine gold, how are they esteemed as earthen pitchers, the work of the hands of the potter! 3 Even the sea monsters draw out the breast, they give suck to their young ones: the daughter of my people is become cruel, like the ostriches… Read the whole commentary →

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