LAM 4:2 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX ΒΗΘ. Οἱ υἱοὶ Σιὼν οἱ τίμιοι, οἱ ἐπῃρμένοι ἐν χρυσίῳ, πῶς ἐλογίσθησαν εἰς ἀγγεῖα ὀστράκινα, ἔργα χειρῶν κεραμέως;
(BAʸTh. Hoi huioi Siōn hoi timioi, hoi epaʸrmenoi en ⱪrusiōi, pōs elogisthaʸsan eis angeia ostrakina, erga ⱪeirōn kerameōs; )

BrTr Beth. The precious sons of Zion, who were equalled in value with gold, how are they counted as earthen vessels, the works of the hands of the potter!

ULT The precious sons of Zion were weighed with fine gold.
⇔ O how they are regarded as clay jars, the work of potter’s hands!

UST The young men of Jerusalem were as valuable as large amounts of gold,
⇔ but now people consider them to be as worthless as ordinary clay pots.

BSB 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!
⇔ 
⇔ 
⇔ 

OEB The children of Zion, the precious,
⇔ Whose worth is as gold,
⇔ Count, alas! but as earthenware pitchers,
⇔ The work of the potter.

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

WMBB (Same as above)

NET The precious sons of Zion
⇔ were worth their weight in gold –
⇔ Alas! – but now they are treated like broken clay pots,
⇔ made by a potter.

LSV The precious sons of Zion,
Who are comparable with fine gold,
How they have been reckoned earthen bottles,
Work of the hands of a potter.

FBV Look at how the precious people of Zion, worth their weight in gold, are now valued like cheap clay jars made by a potter!

T4T ⇔ The young men of Jerusalem were as valuable as [MET] large amounts of gold,
⇔ but now people consider that they are as worthless as ordinary clay pots.

LEB No LEB LAM book available

BBE The valued sons of Zion, whose price was the best gold, are looked on as vessels of earth, the work of the hands of the potter!

Moff No Moff LAM book available

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

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!

DRA Beth. The noble sons of Sion, and they that were clothed with the best gold: how are they esteemed as earthen vessels, the work of the potter’s hands?

YLT The precious sons of Zion, Who are comparable with fine gold, How have they been reckoned earthen bottles, Work of the hands of a potter.

Drby 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!

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

SLT The precious sons of Zion being lifted up with fine gold, how they were reckoned for earthen vessels, the work of the hands of the potter.

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

KJB-1769 The precious sons of Zion, comparable to fine gold, how are they esteemed as earthen pitchers, the work of the hands of the potter!

KJB-1611 The precious sonnes of Zion, comparable to fine gold, how are they esteemed as earthen pitchers, the worke of the hands of the potter!
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps No Bshps LAM book available

Gnva The noble men of Zion coparable to fine golde, howe are they esteemed as earthen pitchers, euen the worke of the handes of the potter!
(The noble men of Zion comparable to fine gold, how are they esteemed as earthen pitchers, even the work of the hands of the potter! )

Cvdl No Cvdl LAM book available

Wycl No Wycl LAM book available

Luth No Luth LAM book available

ClVg Beth Filii Sion inclyti, et amicti auro primo: quomodo reputati sunt in vasa testea, opus manuum figuli !
(Beth Children Sion famous, and dressed with_gold at_first: how considered are in/into/on vessels/utensils witness, work/need hands potters ! )

RP-GNT No RP-GNT LAM book available

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

(Occurrence 0) sons of Zion

(Some words not found in UHB: sons_of Tsiyyōn/(Zion) the,precious the,worth_~_weight in/on/at/with,fine_gold how regarded as,pots_of earthen work_of hands_of potter's )

Here people of a city are spoken of as if they were the sons of the city. This could mean: (1) this refers to only the young men of Jerusalem or (2) this refers to all the people of Jerusalem.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

(Occurrence 0) they are worth no more than clay jars, the work of the potter’s hands

(Some words not found in UHB: sons_of Tsiyyōn/(Zion) the,precious the,worth_~_weight in/on/at/with,fine_gold how regarded as,pots_of earthen work_of hands_of potter's )

The author speaks of the precious sons of Zion as if they were considered to be inexpensive clay jars. Alternate translation: “people consider them to be as worthless as the clay jars that potters make”

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