Lamentations 4:7

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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

Nazarites

Luke 1:15

Purer

Daniel 1:15

Bible References

Nazarites

“Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them, ‘When a man or woman makes a special vow, the vow of a Nazirite, to dedicate himself to the Lord,

For behold, you shall conceive and give birth to a son, and no razor shall come upon his head, for the boy shall be a Nazirite to God from the womb; and he shall begin to deliver Israel from the hands of the Philistines.”

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 Nazirite to God from my mother’s womb. If I am shaved, then my strength will leave me and I will become weak and be like any other man.”

“Then I raised up some of your sons to be prophets
And some of your young men to be Nazirites.
Is this not so, O sons of Israel?” declares the Lord.

For he will be great in the sight of the Lord; and he will drink no wine or liquor, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit while yet in his mother’s womb.

Purer

So he sent and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, with beautiful eyes and a handsome appearance. And the Lord said, “Arise, anoint him; for this is he.”

Purify me with hyssop, and I shall be clean;

Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

Let our sons in their youth be as grown-up plants,
And our daughters as corner pillars fashioned as for a palace;

“My beloved is dazzling and ruddy,

Outstanding among ten thousand.

At the end of ten days their appearance seemed better and they were fatter than all the youths who had been eating the king’s choice food.