Terrors of the Besieged City

א Aleph

How the gold has become tarnished,
the fine gold become dull!
The stones of the temple[a] lie scattered
at the head of every street.(A)

ב Beth

Zion’s precious children—
once worth their weight in pure gold(B)
how they are regarded as clay jars,
the work of a potter’s hands!

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Footnotes

  1. 4:1 Or The sacred gems

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