Lamentations 4:7
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ז (Zayin)
4:7Her consecrated ones25 were brighter than snow,
whiter than milk;
their bodies more ruddy than corals,
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- 25 Heb “Nazirites” (so ). The Nazirites were consecrated under a vow to refrain from wine, contact with the dead, and from cutting their hair. In Gen 49:26 and Deut 33:16 Joseph, who was not a Nazirite, is called the “Nazir” of his brothers. From context, many translate this as “prince” (e.g., , , , ), though the nuance is uncertain. If it is valid, then princes might be understood in this context as well.
- 26 The noun גִּזְרָה (gizrah) is used primarily in Ezekiel 41–42 (seven of its nine uses), where it refers to a separated area of the temple complex described in Ezekiel’s vision. It is not used of people other than here. Probably based on the reference to a precious stone 160 1 postulated that it refers to the cutting or polishing of precious stones, but this is conjecture. The English versions handle this variously. D. R. Hillers suggests beards, hair, or eyebrows based on other ancient Near Eastern comparisons between lapis lazuli and the body (Lamentations [], ).
- 27 Heb “lapis lazuli.” Lapis lazuli is a dark blue semi-precious stone.
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
Her princes were purer than snow,
whiter than milk;
their bodies were more ruddy than coral,
the beauty of their form was like sapphire.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
Their princes were brighter than snow
and whiter than milk,
their bodies more ruddy than rubies,
their appearance like lapis lazuli.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
Her dignitaries were brighter than snow,
whiter than milk;
their bodies were more ruddy than coral,
their appearance like lapis lazuli.
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NLTNew Living Translation
Our princes once glowed with health—
brighter than snow, whiter than milk.
Their faces were as ruddy as rubies,
their appearance like fine jewels.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
Her princes were purer than snow,
they were whiter than milk;
their bodies were more ruddy than rubies,
sapphire their appearance.
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KJV 1900King James Version
Her Nazarites were purer than snow, they were whiter than milk,
They were more ruddy in body than rubies, their polishing was of sapphire:
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