Lamentations 4:1
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
How the gold has become tarnished, the pure gold has become dull! The gems of the temple lie scattered on every street corner.

Young's Literal Translation
How is the gold become dim, Changed the best—the pure gold? Poured out are stones of the sanctuary At the head of all out-places.

King James Bible
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.

Hebrew
How
אֵיכָה֙ (’ê·ḵāh)
Interjection
Strong's 349: How?, how!, where

the gold
זָהָ֔ב (zā·hāḇ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2091: Gold, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear sky

has become tarnished,
יוּעַ֣ם (yū·‘am)
Verb - Hofal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 6004: To associate, to overshadow

the pure
הַטּ֑וֹב (haṭ·ṭō·wḇ)
Article | Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good

gold
הַכֶּ֣תֶם (hak·ke·ṯem)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3800: Something carved out, ore, gold

has become dull!
יִשְׁנֶ֖א (yiš·ne)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 8132: To change

The gems
אַבְנֵי־ (’aḇ·nê-)
Noun - feminine plural construct
Strong's 68: A stone

of the temple
קֹ֔דֶשׁ (qō·ḏeš)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 6944: A sacred place, thing, sanctity

lie scattered
תִּשְׁתַּפֵּ֙כְנָה֙ (tiš·tap·pê·ḵə·nāh)
Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person feminine plural
Strong's 8210: To spill forth, to expend, to sprawl out

on every
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

street
חוּצֽוֹת׃ (ḥū·ṣō·wṯ)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 2351: Separate by a, wall, outside, outdoors

corner.
בְּרֹ֖אשׁ (bə·rōš)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 7218: The head

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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