Lamentations 4:7 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Lamentations 4:7 in 6 Bible Translations

Read Lamentations 4:7 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Lamentations 4:7 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Her nobles were purer than snow. They were whiter than milk. They were more ruddy in body than rubies. Their polishing was like sapphire.”

Lamentations 4:7 — World English Bible

Lamentations 4:7 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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 — American Standard Version

Lamentations 4:7 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Purer were her Nazarites than snow, Whiter than milk, ruddier of body than rubies, Of sapphire their form.”

Lamentations 4:7 — Young's Literal Translation

Lamentations 4:7 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“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 — Darby Translation

Lamentations 4:7 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Her Nazarites were purer then the snowe, and whiter then ye milke: they were more ruddie in bodie, then the redde precious stones; they were like polished saphir.”

Lamentations 4:7 — Geneva Bible

Lamentations 4:7 in Context — Lamentations 4

5 They that did feed delicately are desolate in the streets: they that were brought up in scarlet embrace dunghills.

6 For the punishment of the iniquity of the daughter of my people is greater than the punishment of the sin of Sodom, that was overthrown as in a moment, and no hands stayed on her.

7 Her Nazarites were purer than snow, they were whiter than milk, they were more ruddy in body than rubies, their polishing was of sapphire:

8 Their visage is blacker than a coal; they are not known in the streets: their skin cleaveth to their bones; it is withered, it is become like a stick.

9 They that be slain with the sword are better than they that be slain with hunger: for these pine away, stricken through for want of the fruits of the field.

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What Does Lamentations 4:7 Mean?

Lamentations 4:7 is a verse from the Book of Lamentations, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Lamentations chapter 4. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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