King James Version

Lamentations 4:1

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.

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אֵיכָה֙eykhahhowאֵיךְparticle, interrogative — “how”H349how? or how!; also wherehow, what.יוּעַ֣םyuambecome dimעָמַםverb, hophal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “become dim”, an unfinished actionH6004to associate; by implication, to overshadow (by huddling together)become dim, hide.זָהָ֔בzahavgoldזָהָבnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “gold”, the ordinary formH2091gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear skygold(-en), fair weather.יִשְׁנֶ֖אyishnechangeשָׁנָאverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “change”, an unfinished actionH8132to alterchange.הַכֶּ֣תֶםhaketemthe fine, pure) goldכֶּתֶםdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the fine, pure) gold”, the ordinary formH3800properly, something carved out, i.e. ore; hence, gold (pure as originally mined)((most) fine, pure) gold(-en wedge).הַטּ֑וֹבhatovthe goodטוֹבdefinite article, adjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “the good”, the ordinary formH2896good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well)beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, [idiom] fair (word), (be in) favour, fine, glad, good (deed, -lier, -liest, -ly, -ness, -s), graciously, joyful, kindly, kindness, liketh (best), loving, merry, [idiom] most, pleasant,…תִּשְׁתַּפֵּ֨כְנָה֙tishtapekhenahcastשָׁפַךְverb, hithpael, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, plural — “cast”, an unfinished actionH8210to spill forth (blood, a libation, liquid metal; or even a solid, i.e. to mound up); also (figuratively) to expend (life, soul, complaint, money, etc.); intensively, to sprawl outcast (up), gush out, pour (out), shed(-der, out), slip.אַבְנֵיavnestoneאֶבֶןnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct — “stone”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH68a stone[phrase] carbuncle, [phrase] mason, [phrase] plummet, (chalk-, hail-, head-, sling-) stone(-ny), (divers) weight(-s).קֹ֔דֶשׁqodeshconsecratedקֹדֶשׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “consecrated”, the ordinary formH6944a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctityconsecrated (thing), dedicated (thing), hallowed (thing), holiness, ([idiom] most) holy ([idiom] day, portion, thing), saint, sanctuary.בְּרֹ֖אשׁberoshin headרֹאשׁpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in head”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7218the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)band, beginning, captain, chapiter, chief(-est place, man, things), company, end, [idiom] every (man), excellent, first, forefront, (be-)head, height, (on) high(-est part, (priest)), [idiom] lead, [idiom] poor, principal, ruler, sum, top.כָּלkalallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).חוּצֽוֹתchutsotabroadחוּץnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “abroad”, the ordinary formH2351properly, separate by awall, i.e. outside, outdoorsabroad, field, forth, highway, more, out(-side, -ward), street, without.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

How is the gold become dim! How is the most fine gold changed! The hallowed stones are poured out at the head of every street.

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American Standard Version (1901)

How is the gold become dim! how is the most pure gold changed! The stones of the sanctuary are poured out at the head of every street.

Young’s Literal Translation

How is the gold become dim, Changed the best — the pure gold? Poured out are stones of the sanctuary At the head of all out-places.

World English Bible

How the gold has become dim! The most pure gold has changed! The stones of the sanctuary are poured out at the head of every street.

Darby Translation

How is the gold become dim! the most pure gold changed! the stones of the sanctuary poured out at the top of all the streets!

Douay-Rheims

Aleph. How is the gold become dim, the finest colour is changed, the stones of the sanctuary are scattered in the top of every street?

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

How is the gold become dim! How is the most fine gold changed! The hallowed stones are poured out at the head of every street.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Aleph. How will the gold be tarnished, and the fine silver changed! the sacred stones have been poured forth at the top of all the streets.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

ΑΛΕΦ. Πῶς ἀμαυρωθήσεται χρυσίον, ἀλλοιωθήσεται τὸ ἀργύριον τὸ ἀγαθόν; ἐξεχύθησαν λίθοι ἅγιοι ἐπʼ ἀρχῆς πασῶν ἐξόδων.