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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Hebrew original
Louis Segond 1910
Eh quoi! l'or a perdu son éclat! L'or pur est altéré! Les pierres du sanctuaire sont dispersées Aux coins de toutes les rues!
KJV
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.
Pope Agapetus II
Letters and Privileges of Pope Agapetus II
th their weight in fine gold, how they are regarded as earthen pots, the work of a potter's hands!" (Lamentations 4:1). These monks, who should serve God according to the rule of Saint Benedict, seem instead to be living in towns and streets. Abandoning the monastic life, they fo…
Martin of Leon
Sermons on Various Subjects
or has changed, the stones of the sanctuary are scattered at the head of every street" (Lamentations Lamentations 4:1). By gold, we understand religious men who are separated from worldly noise and engaged in God's service, illuminating the world through the wisdom and holiness g…
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