Lamentations 4:1

How the gold has become tarnished, the pure gold has become dull! The gems of the temple lie scattered on every street corner.

Berean Standard Bible
Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

How the gold has become dim! The most pure gold has changed! The stones of the sanctuary are poured out at the head of every street.

American Standard Version

How is the gold become dim! how is the most pure gold changed! The stones of the sanctuary are poured out at the head of every street.

Geneva Bible 1599

How is the golde become so dimme? the most fine golde is changed, and the stones of the Sanctuarie are scattered in the corner of euery streete.

Darby Translation

How is the gold become dim! the most pure gold changed! the stones of the sanctuary poured out at the top of all the streets!

Young's Literal Translation

How is the gold become dim, Changed the best — the pure gold? Poured out are stones of the sanctuary At the head of all out-places.

Bible in Basic English

How dark has the gold become! how changed the best gold! the stones of the holy place are dropping out at the top of every street.

In context

2How 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!

Read Lamentations 4