Lamentations 4:1 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Bible Comments

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).

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.