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Poetic visual interpretation: Tarnished gold flecks and scattered limestone fragments in street dust, sober close still life.
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Lamentations 4:1

Gold Grown Dim

Splendor Lost and Guilt Exposed · Lamentations 4

Story guide: Visual essay for Lamentations 4:1. Tarnished gold flecks and scattered limestone fragments in street dust, sober close still life. This composition interprets the poem; it does not identify a historical participant or add an event.

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1How the gold has grown dim, how the fine gold has changed! The holy stones are poured out at the head of every street.

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