Lamentations 4:1

The Passion Translation

How the gold has lost its luster! How the pure gold has lost its value! The sacred stones lie scattered at the corner of every street.

Cross References

Isaiah 1:21

Look how the once faithful city has become as unfaithful as a prostitute! She who was once the “Center of Justice,” where righteousness made its home, is now the dwelling place of murderers!

Isaiah 14:12

“Look how you have fallen from your heavenly place, O shining one, son of the dawn! You have been cut down to the ground, you who conquered nations.

Jeremiah 52:13

He burned down the temple of Yahweh, the royal palace, and all the homes of the wealthy of Jerusalem, and other buildings went up in flames.

Lamentations 2:19

Arise, cry aloud through the night as each watch begins. Pour your heart out like water before the presence of Yahweh. Raise your hands toward him; intercede for the lives of your children, who faint with hunger on every street corner.

Ezekiel 22:18

“Son of man, for me, the people of Israel have become worthless dross. They all have become like the useless byproduct of refined silver, bronze, tin, iron, lead, all mixed up together and left in the smelter; they are dross.

Matthew 24:2

And Jesus turned to them and said, “Take a good look at all these things, for I’m telling you, there will not be one stone left upon another. It will all be leveled!”

Mark 13:2

Jesus turned to them and said, “Take a good look at all these enormous buildings, for I’m telling you, there will not be one stone left upon another. It will all be leveled!”