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 a woman shall vow a vow, a vow of a Nazarite, to be separated to Jehovah,

For lo, you shall conceive and bear a son. And no razor shall come upon his head. For the child shall be a Nazarite to God from the womb. And he shall begin to deliver Israel out of the hand of the Philistines.

And he told her all his heart, and said to her, A razor has not come on my hair, for I am a Nazirite to God from my mother's womb. If I am shaven, then my strength will go from me, and I will become weak and be like any man.

And I raised up prophets from your sons and Nazarites from your young men. Is it not even so, O sons of Israel? says Jehovah.

For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall neither drink wine nor strong drink. And he shall be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb.

Purer

And he sent and brought him in. And he was ruddy, with beautiful eyes and good form. And Jehovah said, Arise, anoint him. For this is he.

Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

so that our sons may be like plants grown up in their youth; and our daughters may be like corner-stones, polished like a palace building;

My Beloved is bright and ruddy, standing out among ten thousand.

And at the end of ten days their faces looked fairer and fatter in flesh than all the boys who had eaten the king's food.