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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.

KJV

Hebrew original

Translations

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.

Patristic reading

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  • 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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