Lamentations 4:2 — compare English translations
Compare translationsLamentations 4:2 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
בְּנֵ֤י
bên
H1121
son
צִיּוֹן֙
Tsîyôwn
H6726
Zion
הַיְקָרִ֔ים
yâqâr
H3368
precious
הַמְסֻלָּאִ֖ים
çâlâʼ
H5537
to weigh
בַּפָּ֑ז
pâz
H6337
pure gold
אֵיכָ֤ה
ʼêyk
H349
how
נֶחְשְׁבוּ֙
châshab
H2803
to think
לְנִבְלֵי
nebel
H5035
skin bottle
חֶ֔רֶשׂ
cheres
H2789
pottery
מַעֲשֵׂ֖ה
maʻăseh
H4639
work
יְדֵ֥י
yâd
H3027
hand
יוֹצֵֽר
yâtsar
H3335
to form
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
The precious sons of Zion, comparable to fine gold, How are they esteemed as earthen pitchers, the work of the hands of the potter!
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King James Version Public Domain
The precious sons of Zion, comparable to fine gold, how are they esteemed as earthen pitchers, the work of the hands of the potter!
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
The precious sons of Zion, weighed against fine gold, how they are regarded as jars of clay, the work of the hands of a potter! GIMEL
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).