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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 — KJV
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Lamentations 4:7
King James Version (KJV)
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Lamentations 4:7
Verse 7 of 22
Commentary
Commentary on Lamentations 4:7
Theological / DevotionalNazarites. Heb. nezirim, “those consecrated,” “those singled out,” or “those of high rank” (see on Num. 6:2). This noun is derived from the Hebrew verb nazar, “to vow,” or “to separate,” and thus refers to one who is separated, or set apart. As a technical term, it was used for a Nazirite (see Num. 6; Amos 2:11, 12; cf. Judges 13:5, 7; 16:17). It is also used in a more general sense of Joseph as “separate” from his brethren (Gen. 49:26; Deut. 33:16). The latter sense seems to fit better here.
Snow. Although such figures usually imply moral cleanness in the OT (see Isa. 1:18), here they can refer only to the imposing outward appearance that the leaders of Judah had once presented.
Rubies. Heb. peninim, meaning “gems of coral.”
Polishing. Their appearance was as if they were beautifully wrought images of brilliant stone.
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