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Lamentations 4:2

The precious sons of Zion,

worth their weight in sfine gold,

how they are regarded as tearthen pots,

the work of a potter’s hands!

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Lamentations 4:2 — The 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 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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 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.

Lamentations 4:2 — The 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 — 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 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

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

Lamentations 4:2 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

“Zion’s precious children, who are worth their weight in fine gold, 

are now treated like clay pots, 

like those made by a potter’s hands. 

Lamentations 4:2 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

Zion’s precious people—

once worth their weight in pure gold —

how they are regarded as clay jars,

the work of a potter’s hands!

Lamentations 4:2 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

The precious children of Zion,

worth their weight in fine gold—

how they are reckoned as earthen pots,

the work of a potter’s hands!

Lamentations 4:2 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

The precious sons of Zion

weighed against fine gold,

how they are thought of as earthen vessels of clay,

the work of the potter’s hands.

Lamentations 4:2 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

The priceless children of Zion

were worth their weight in gold.

But now they are thought of as clay pots

made by the hands of a potter.

Lamentations 4:2 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

The precious sons of Zion,

Weighed against fine gold,

How they are regarded as earthen jars,

The work of a potter’s hands!


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