Lamentations 4:2
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.This verse in the real world
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- סָלָאçâlâʼto suspend in a balance, i.e. weigh
- פָּזpâzpure (gold); hence, gold itself (as refined)
- חֶרֶשׂcheresa piece of pottery
- נֶבֶלnebela skin-bag for liquids (from collapsing when empty); hence, a vase (as similar in shape wh
- יָקָרyâqârvaluable (objectively or subjectively)
- חָשַׁבchâshabproperly, to plait or interpenetrate, i.e. (literally) to weave or (generally) to fabricat
- צִיּוֹןTsîyôwnTsijon (as a permanent capital), a mountain of Jerusalem
- מַעֲשֶׂהmaʻăsehan action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a
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The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.