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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.
Lamentations 4:1 — KJV
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Lamentations 4:1
King James Version (KJV)
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Lamentations 4:1
Verse 1 of 22
Commentary
Commentary on Lamentations 4:1
Theological / DevotionalHow. Heb. ’ekah (for comment see on ch. 1:1).
Like chs. 1; 2; 3, ch. 4 is an acrostic. Its metrical structure differs from the first three poems, however, in that each verse is composed of two major accents instead of three.
For a detailed consideration of the structure of Hebrew poetry see Vol. Ill, pp. 17-28.
Gold. The figures of gold, fine gold, stones, seem to apply both to the Temple, which had been adorned with gold, and to the people themselves, as appears to be suggested in v. 2.
Top of every street. For comment see on ch. 2:19.
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