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The precious sons of Zion, comparable to fine gold, how are they esteemed as earthen pitchers, the work of the hands of the potter! (KJV)

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בְּנֵ֤יbe.Nei[the] children of

Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: son: descendant/people

Used 1559 times. Also: Genesis 19:38, Genesis 23:3, Genesis 23:5, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1121G; TAHOT Lamentations 4:2 word 1

צִיּוֹן֙tzi.yOnZion

Lemma: צִיּוֹן (tsiy.yon) · Strong's: H6726

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Zion

Used 154 times. Also: 2 Samuel 5:7, 1 Kings 8:1, 2 Kings 19:21, 2 Kings 19:31, 1 Chronicles 11:5, 2 Chronicles 5:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6726; TAHOT Lamentations 4:2 word 2

הַיְקָרִ֔יםhay.ka.Rim<the> precious

Lemma: יָקָר (ya.qar) · Strong's: H3368

Parsing: Aampa (Aampa)

Meaning: precious

Used 35 times. Also: 1 Samuel 3:1, 2 Samuel 12:30, 1 Kings 5:17, 1 Kings 7:9, 1 Kings 7:10, 1 Kings 7:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3368; TAHOT Lamentations 4:2 word 3

הַמְסֻלָּאִ֖יםham.su.la.'Imwho were weighed

Lemma: סָלָא (sa.la) · Strong's: H5537

Parsing: Verb · Pual (hence Action · Passive) · Participle passive · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVPsmpa)

Meaning: to weigh

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5537; TAHOT Lamentations 4:2 word 4

בַּפָּ֑זba.Pazwith <the> pure gold

Lemma: פַּז (paz) · Strong's: H6337

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: pure gold

Used 9 times. Also: Job 28:17, Psalms 19:10, Psalms 21:3, Psalms 119:127, Proverbs 8:19, Song of Solomon 5:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6337; TAHOT Lamentations 4:2 word 5

אֵיכָ֤ה'ei.Khahhow!

Lemma: אֵיכָה (e.khah) · Strong's: H0349B

Parsing: Particle · Interrogative (HTi)

Meaning: how?

Used 17 times. Also: Deuteronomy 1:12, Deuteronomy 7:17, Deuteronomy 12:30, Deuteronomy 18:21, Deuteronomy 32:30, Judges 20:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0349B; TAHOT Lamentations 4:2 word 6

נֶחְשְׁבוּ֙nech.she.Vuthey are considered

Lemma: חָשַׁב (cha.shav) · Strong's: H2803H

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVNp3cp)

Meaning: to devise: count

Used 34 times. Also: Genesis 15:6, Genesis 31:15, Leviticus 7:18, Leviticus 17:4, Leviticus 25:27, Leviticus 25:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2803H; TAHOT Lamentations 4:2 word 7

לְנִבְלֵי\־le.niv.lei-to jars of

Lemma: נֵ֫בֶל (ne.vel) · Strong's: H5035A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: bag

Used 11 times. Also: 1 Samuel 1:24, 1 Samuel 10:3, 1 Samuel 25:18, 2 Samuel 16:1, Job 38:37, Isaiah 22:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5035A; TAHOT Lamentations 4:2 word 8

חֶ֔רֶשׂChe.researthenware

Lemma: חֶ֫רֶשׂ (che.re.s) · Strong's: H2789

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: earthenware

Used 17 times. Also: Leviticus 6:28, Leviticus 11:33, Leviticus 14:5, Leviticus 14:50, Leviticus 15:12, Numbers 5:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2789; TAHOT Lamentations 4:2 word 9

מַעֲשֵׂ֖הma.'a.Seh[the] work of

Lemma: מַעֲשֶׂה (ma.a.seh) · Strong's: H4639G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: deed: work

Used 186 times. Also: Genesis 5:29, Genesis 40:17, Genesis 46:33, Genesis 47:3, Exodus 5:4, Exodus 5:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4639G; TAHOT Lamentations 4:2 word 10

יְדֵ֥יye.Dei[the] hands of

Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Dual · Construct (HNcbdc)

Meaning: hand

Used 722 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 14:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3027G; TAHOT Lamentations 4:2 word 11

יוֹצֵֽר\׃\ \סyo.Tzera potter

Lemma: יָצַר (ya.tsar) · Strong's: H3335H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: to form: potter

Used 18 times. Also: 2 Samuel 17:28, 1 Chronicles 4:23, Psalms 2:9, Isaiah 29:16, Isaiah 30:14, Isaiah 41:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3335H; TAHOT Lamentations 4:2 word 12

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

How	→	אֵיכָה H0349B how?
the precious	→	יָקָר H3368 precious
sons	→	בֵּן H1121G son: descendant/people
of Zion	→	צִיּוֹן H6726 Zion
once worth their weight	→	סָלָא H5537 to weigh
in pure gold	→	פַּז H6337 pure gold
are now esteemed	→	חָשַׁב H2803H to devise: count
as jars	→	נֵ֫בֶל H5035A bag
of clay	→	חֶ֫רֶשׂ H2789 earthenware
the work	→	מַעֲשֶׂה H4639G deed: work
of a potter’s	→	יָצַר H3335H to form: potter
hands	→	יָד H3027G hand

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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