See how the precious children of Jerusalem, worth their weight in fine gold, are now treated like pots of clay made by a common potter.

锡安宝贵的众子好比精金，现在何竟算为窑匠手所做的瓦瓶？

锡安宝贝的孩子虽然好比精金，现在竟当作陶匠手所做的瓦瓶！

锡安宝贝的孩子虽然好比精金，现在竟当作陶匠手所做的瓦瓶！

锡安的宝贝子民本来贵如黄金，现在竟被视为陶匠制作的瓦器！

锡安尊贵的众民，本来和精金一样贵重；现在怎么竟被看为瓦器，好像陶匠手中所作的呢？

錫安寶貴的眾子好比精金，現在何竟算為窰匠手所做的瓦瓶？

錫安寶貝的孩子雖然好比精金，現在竟當作陶匠手所做的瓦瓶！

錫安寶貝的孩子雖然好比精金，現在竟當作陶匠手所做的瓦瓶！

錫安的寶貝子民本來貴如黃金，現在竟被視為陶匠製作的瓦器！

錫安尊貴的眾民，本來和精金一樣貴重；現在怎麼竟被看為瓦器，好像陶匠手中所作的呢？

錫安的兒女很寶貴，可與鍊淨的金評價，怎麼竟被算為瓦瓶，窰匠之手所作的啊！

郇之子民、寶若精金兮、奚視如陶人所製之瓦缶兮、

哀哉郇之赤子、昔為珍寶、可比精金、今則如陶人手所製之瓦器、

How the precious children of Zion, once worth their weight in gold, are now considered as pots of clay, the work of a potter’s hands!

The priceless children of Zion were worth their weight in gold. But now they are thought of as clay pots made by the hands of a potter.

The precious sons of Zion, worth their weight in fine gold, how they are regarded as earthen pots, the work of a potter’s hands!

Zion’s precious children— once worth their weight in pure gold— how they are regarded as clay jars, the work of a potter’s hands!

The precious sons of Zion, Weighed against pure gold, How they are regarded as earthenware jars, The work of a potter’s hands!

The precious sons of Zion, Valuable as fine gold, How they are regarded as clay pots, The work of the hands of the potter!

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

Zion’s precious people— once worth their weight in pure gold— how they are regarded as clay jars, the work of a potter’s hands!

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

The precious sons of Zion were worth their weight in gold– Alas!– but now they are treated like broken clay pots, made by a potter.ג( Gimel)

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

Then say to them,‘ This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: As this jar lies shattered, so I will shatter the people of Judah and Jerusalem beyond all hope of repair. They will bury the bodies here in Topheth, the garbage dump, until there is no more room for them.

You will be smashed like a piece of pottery— shattered so completely that there won’t be a piece big enough to carry coals from a fireplace or a little water from the well.”

In a wealthy home some utensils are made of gold and silver, and some are made of wood and clay. The expensive utensils are used for special occasions, and the cheap ones are for everyday use.

We now have this light shining in our hearts, but we ourselves are like fragile clay jars containing this great treasure. This makes it clear that our great power is from God, not from ourselves.

Judah is my bow, and Israel is my arrow. Jerusalem is my sword, and like a warrior, I will brandish it against the Greeks.

Our princes are being hanged by their thumbs, and our elders are treated with contempt.

“ See them lying in the streets— young and old, boys and girls, killed by the swords of the enemy. You have killed them in your anger, slaughtering them without mercy.

When a potter makes jars out of clay, doesn’t he have a right to use the same lump of clay to make one jar for decoration and another to throw garbage into?In the same way, even though God has the right to show his anger and his power, he is very patient with those on whom his anger falls, who are destined for destruction.He does this to make the riches of his glory shine even brighter on those to whom he shows mercy, who were prepared in advance for glory.

Not one of your children is left alive to take your hand and guide you.

“ Why is this man Jehoiachin like a discarded, broken jar? Why are he and his children to be exiled to a foreign land?