Lamentations 4:1

     1. gold—the splendid adornment of the temple [CALVIN] (La 1:10; 1Ki 6:22; Jer 52:19); or, the principal men of Judea [GROTIUS] (La 4:2).

      stones of . . . sanctuary—the gems on the breastplate of the high priest; or, metaphorically, the priests and Levites.

     Beth.

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