Bible in Basic English
"How dark has the gold become! how changed the best gold! the stones of the holy place are dropping out at the top of every street."
— Lamentations 4:1, Bible in Basic English
“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.”
“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. ”
“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.”
“א(Alef)The Prophet Speaks: Alas! Gold has lost its luster; pure gold loses value. Jewels are scattered on every street corner.”
“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?”
“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.”
How dark has the gold become! how changed the best gold! the stones of the holy place are dropping out at the top of every street.
The valued sons of Zion, whose price was the best gold, are looked on as vessels of earth, the work of the hands of the potter!
Even the beasts of the waste land have full breasts, they give milk to their young ones: the daughter of my people has become cruel like the ostriches in the waste land.
The tongue of the child at the breast is fixed to the roof of his mouth for need of drink: the young children are crying out for bread, and no man gives it to them.