Lamentations 4:1
The Scripture
(1) 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.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
In this chapter the people of Jerusalem are overwhelmed by grief as the city faces imminent destruction and the king is taken captive. The text records their lamentation and God’s promise that He will bring them back from the valley of the shadow of death. It emphasizes the pain of loss and the hope of future restoration.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
II Kings 25:9II Kings 25:10Isaiah 1:21Isaiah 14:12Ezekiel 7:19Ezekiel 7:20Ezekiel 7:21Ezekiel 7:22Lamentations 2:19Jeremiah 52:13Matthew 24:2Mark 13:2
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