² The precious people of Zion
    were once worth more than gold.
But now they are treated like something worthless,
    like the cheap clay jars a potter makes.

⁷ Some of the men of Judah were dedicated to God in a special way.
    They were very pure.
They were whiter than snow,
    and whiter than milk.
Their bodies were red like coral
    and their beards like sapphire stones.