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Lamentations 4:7

Her princes were purer than snow,

whiter than milk;

their bodies were more ruddy than coral,

the beauty of their form4 was like sapphire.5

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Lamentations 4:7 — The New International Version (NIV)

Their princes were brighter than snow

and whiter than milk,

their bodies more ruddy than rubies,

their appearance like lapis lazuli.

Lamentations 4:7 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

Her Nazarites were purer than snow, they were whiter than milk,

They were more ruddy in body than rubies, their polishing was of sapphire:

Lamentations 4:7 — New Living Translation (NLT)

Our princes once glowed with health—

brighter than snow, whiter than milk.

Their faces were as ruddy as rubies,

their appearance like fine jewels.

Lamentations 4:7 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

Her Nazirites were brighter than snow

And whiter than milk;

They were more ruddy in body than rubies,

Like sapphire in their appearance.

Lamentations 4:7 — New Century Version (NCV)

Our princes were purer than snow,

and whiter than milk.

Their bodies were redder than rubies;

they looked like sapphires.

Lamentations 4:7 — American Standard Version (ASV)

Her nobles were purer than snow, they were whiter than milk;

They were more ruddy in body than rubies, their polishing was as of sapphire.

Lamentations 4:7 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

Her Nazarites were purer than snow, whiter than milk; they were more ruddy in body than rubies, their figure was as sapphire.

Lamentations 4:7 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

Zion’s princes were purer than snow, whiter than milk. 

Their bodies were more pink than coral. 

Their hair was like sapphires. 

Lamentations 4:7 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

Her dignitaries were brighter than snow,

whiter than milk;

their bodies were more ruddy than coral,

their appearance like sapphire.

Lamentations 4:7 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

Her princes were purer than snow,

whiter than milk;

their bodies were more ruddy than coral,

their hair like sapphire.

Lamentations 4:7 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

Her princes were purer than snow,

they were whiter than milk;

their bodies were more ruddy than rubies,

sapphire their appearance.

Lamentations 4:7 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

Jerusalem’s princes were brighter than snow.

They were whiter than milk.

Their bodies were redder than rubies.

They looked like sapphires.

Lamentations 4:7 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

Her consecrated ones were purer than snow,

They were whiter than milk;

They were more ruddy in body than corals,

Their polishing was like lapis lazuli.


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