Lamentations 4:2 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ The precious sons of Zion, comparable to fine gold, how are they esteemed as earthen pitchers, the work of the hands of the potter! ”

Lamentations 4:2 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The precious sons of Zion - The whole nation was consecrated to God, and formed “a kingdom of priests” Exodus 19:6 : in this respect, a type of the Christian Church 1 Peter 2:5 . Comparable...
Lamentations 4:2 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

The precious sons of Zion, comparable to fine gold, how are they esteemed as earthen (b) pitchers, the work of the hands of the potter! (b) Which are of small value and have no honour.
Lamentations 4:2 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Lamentations 4. The Fourth Lament. This has less literary finish than Lamentations 4:3 , and it has also less spiritual value. It lacks much of the saints whom one seems to see in Lamentations 4:...
Lamentations 4:2 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

fine gold . pure gold. See note above. as earthen pitchers. The comparison is both in the material and in the workmanship. Compare Jeremiah 18:1-6 ; Jeremiah 19:1-10 .
Lamentations 4:2 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

The Prophet comes now to the people, though he does not include the whole people, but brings forward those who were renowned, and excelled in honor and dignity. He then says, that they were bec...
Lamentations 4:2 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

The precious sons of Zion, comparable to fine gold, how are they esteemed as earthen pitchers, the work of the hands of the potter! The precious sons of Zion - The Jewish priests and Jewish believers...
Lamentations 4:2 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

The precious sons of Zion, comparable to fine gold, how are they esteemed as earthen pitchers, the work of the hands of the potter! The precious sons of Zion, comparable to fine gold - ( J...
Lamentations 4:2 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Zion's former Glory contrasted with her present Humiliation In this fourth dirge the poet describes the miseries of the various classes in the sack of Jerusalem, concluding with a warning to Edom....
Lamentations 4:2 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

The precious sons of Zion... — The adjective is applied not to a special class, priests, nobles, or the like, but to all the “ sons of Zion” in their ideal character as a “kingdom of priests” ( Ex...
Lamentations 4:2 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CONTRASTS Lamentations 4:1-12 IN form the fourth elegy is slightly different from each of its predecessors. Following the characteristic plan of the Book of Lamentations, it is an acrostic of t...
Lamentations 4:2 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The fourth poem is for the most part a dirge of desolation, which nevertheless ends in a song of hope. Jeremiah first described the disaster in Zion, declaring that it all arose as the result of the...
Lamentations 4:2 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

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. The precious sons of Zion, comparable to fine gold, how are they...
Lamentations 4:2 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

The precious sons of Zion, comparable to fine gold ,.... This explains what is meant in Lamentations 4:1 ; by gold, fine gold, and stones of the sanctuary; not Josiah and his sons, as some Jewish i...
Lamentations 4:2 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

The precious sons of Zion, comparable to fine gold, how are they esteemed as earthen pitchers, the work of the hands of the potter! Ver. 2. The precious a sons of Zion.] Those porphyrogeniti, as...
Lamentations 4:2 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

How is the gold become dim “How is the glory of the temple obscured! The sanctuary, which was overlaid with gold, ( 2 Chronicles 3:8 ,) now lies in ruins; and the stones of it are not distinguished...
Lamentations 4:2 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Desolate Condition of Jerusalem; Effects of Famine in Jerusalem; Destruction of Jerusalem. B. C. 588....
Lamentations 4:2 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Either the nobles and great men, or the priests, or the good men amongst the Jews, that for their intrinsic worth and value may be compared to gold, are looked upon no better than earthen vessels, th...
Lamentations 4:2 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Sad Condition Of The People Of Jerusalem Due To The Anger Of YHWH ( Lamentations 4:1-11 ). Lamentations 4:1 (Aleph) How is the gold become dim! How is the most pure gold changed! The (pre...
Lamentations 4:2 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

EXEGETICAL NOTES. — (א) Lamentations 4:1 . How is the gold dimmed. Not a mere diminution of its brightness, but a tarnishing which lowered the estimate of the ore. The most pure gold changed;...
Lamentations 4:2 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Lamentations 4:1 . How is the gold, זהב zahab, so called because of its superior lustre to other metals, now become dim. Gold does not oxidize, and scarcely receives a tarnish; yet the rulers...
Lamentations 4:2 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

THE SUFFERINGS OF JERUSALEM ; NO CLASS IS EXEMPT . EDOM 'S TRIUMPHING . EXPOSITION Lamentations 4:1 How is the gold become dim!… the stones of the sanctuary, etc. "Alas f...
Lamentations 4:2 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Jerusalem's Affliction a Punishment for her Guilt
Lamentations 4:2 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Corinthians 4:7 ; 2 Timothy 2:20 ; Isaiah 30:14 ; Isaiah 51:18 ; Jeremiah 19:11 ; Jeremiah 22:28 ; Lamentations 2:21 ; Lamentations 5:12 ; Romans 9:21-23 ; Zechariah 9:13
Lamentations 4:2 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Earthen pitchers — The nobles, the priests, and the good men, are looked upon no better than earthen vessels, the workmanship of an ordinary potter.

Lamentations 4:2 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Lamentations 4:2 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Lamentations 4:2 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Lamentations 4:2 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Lamentations 4:2 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Lamentations 4:2 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Lamentations 4:2 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Lamentations 4:2 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Lamentations 4:2 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Lamentations 4:2 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Lamentations 4:2 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Lamentations 4:2 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Lamentations 4:2 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Lamentations 4:2 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Lamentations 4:2 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Lamentations 4:2 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Lamentations 4:2 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Lamentations 4:2 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Lamentations 4:2 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Lamentations 4:2 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Lamentations 4:2 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Lamentations 4:2 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Lamentations 4:2 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Lamentations 4:2 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes