Lamentations 4:1

King James Version

4 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.

Lamentations 4:1

New International Version

4 ^[a]How the gold has lost its luster,
the fine gold become dull!
The sacred gems are scattered
at every street corner.^(A)

Lamentations 4:1 This chapter is an acrostic poem, the verses of which begin with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet.

¹⁵She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.

¹⁵She is more precious than rubies;^(A)
nothing you desire can compare with her.^(B)

King James Version (KJV)

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New International Version (NIV)