Lamentations 4:7
“Her Nazarites were purer than snow, they were whiter than milk, they were more ruddy in body than rubies, their polishing was of sapphire:”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Her Nazarites were purer than snow,.... Such who separated themselves by a vow to the Lord, and abstained from drinking…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
The Nazarites from their temperance were remarkable for health and personal beauty, besides being held in religious…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Her Nazarites were purer than snow - נזיר nazir does not always signify a person separated under a religious vow; it…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Lamentations 4:1-12
The elegy in this chapter begins with a lamentation of the very sad and doleful change which the judgments of God had…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921Lamentations 4:7-8
Cp. Lam 4:1-2. The emaciation produced by famine and hardship is vividly pourtrayed. Cp. Job 19:20; Job 30:30.
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