How is the gold become dim] The three words used for gold, pure gold, and fine gold, in Lamentations 4:1-2, all stand metaphorically for Jerusalem's most precious possessions, particularly her inhabitants. The stones of the sanctuary] the choicest portion of Zion's citizens (Lamentations 2:19; Zechariah 9:16).
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Lamentations 4:1
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.