Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
They were whiter than milk;
They were more ruddy in
Their polishing was like
King 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:
Holman Bible
ז Zayin
whiter than milk;
their bodies
their appearance like sapphire.
International Standard Version
Her princes were purer than snow, whiter than milk. Their bodies were more ruddy than rubies, their beards like the color of precious stones.
A Conservative Version
Her ranking men were purer than snow. They were whiter than milk. They were more ruddy in body than rubies. Their polishing was as of sapphire.
American Standard Version
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.
Amplified
Her princes were purer than snow,
They were whiter than milk [in appearance];
They were more ruddy in body than rubies,
Their polishing was like lapis lazuli (sapphire).
Bible in Basic English
Her holy ones were cleaner than snow, they were whiter than milk, their bodies were redder than corals, their form was as the sapphire:
Darby Translation
Her Nazarites were purer than snow, whiter than milk; they were more ruddy in body than rubies, their figure was as sapphire.
Julia Smith Translation
Her consecrated ones were pure above snow, they were white above milk, they were red of body above pearls, their figure sapphire:
King James 2000
Her princes were purer than snow, they were whiter than milk, they were more ruddy in body than rubies, their appearance was of sapphire:
Lexham Expanded Bible
Her princes were purer than snow, they were whiter than milk; [their] bodies were more ruddy than rubies, sapphire their appearance.
Modern King James verseion
Her Nazarites were purer than snow, whiter than milk; they were redder of bone than corals; their cuttings as lapis lazuli, azure blue.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
{Zayin} Her abstainers were whiter than the snow or milk: their colour was fresh red as the Coral, their beauty like the Sapphire.
NET Bible
(Zayin) Her consecrated ones were brighter than snow, whiter than milk; their bodies more ruddy than corals, their hair like lapis lazuli.
New Heart English Bible
Her consecrated ones were purer than snow, whiter than milk; their bodies more ruddy than rubies, their appearance was like lapis lazuli.
The Emphasized Bible
Purer were her Nazirites than snow, whiter were they than milk, - more ruddy, in body, than coral, A sapphire, was their beauty of form.
Webster
Her Nazarites were purer than snow, they were whiter than milk, they were more ruddy in body than rubies, their polishing was of sapphire:
World English Bible
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.
Youngs Literal Translation
Purer were her Nazarites than snow, Whiter than milk, ruddier of body than rubies, Of sapphire their form.
Themes
Asceticism » Practised by the nazarites
Fraternity » Instances of » The nazarites, vows of
Milk » An animal secretion, of a white color
Interlinear
References
Easton
Fausets
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Lamentations 4:7
Verse Info
Context Readings
Zion Is Punished
6
Is greater than the
Which was
And no hands were
They were whiter than milk;
They were more ruddy in
Their polishing was like
They are not recognized in the streets;
Their
It is withered, it has become like wood.
Cross References
Psalm 51:7
Numbers 6:2-21
“Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them, ‘When a man or woman makes a
Judges 13:5
Judges 13:7
But he said to me, ‘Behold, you shall conceive and give birth to a son, and now you shall not drink wine or strong drink nor eat any unclean thing, for the boy shall be a Nazirite to God from the womb to the day of his death.’”
Judges 16:17
So he told her all that was in his heart and said to her, “A razor has never come on my head, for I have been a
1 Samuel 16:12
So he sent and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, with
Psalm 144:12
And our daughters as
Song of Songs 5:10
Daniel 1:15
At the end of ten days their appearance seemed
Amos 2:11-12
And some of your young men to be
Is this not so, O sons of Israel?” declares the Lord.
Luke 1:15
For he will be great in the sight of the Lord; and he will