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Lamentations 4:7 — King James Version← Study notes

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 4:7Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Lamentations 4:710 words
HebrewMeaning
זַכּ֤וּzakw
they were brightverbH2141
be pure
נְזִירֶ֨י/הָ֙nəziyreyhā
ones of high rank itsnounH5139
separate · vine undressed
מִ/שֶּׁ֔לֶגmišeleg
more than snowpronH7950
צַח֖וּṣaḥw
they were dazzlingverbH6705
מֵ/חָלָ֑בmēḥālāb
more than milkpronH2461
cheese · sucking
אָ֤דְמוּʾādəmw
they were redverbH119
made) red
עֶ֨צֶם֙ʿeṣem
bonenounH6106
bone · life · same · strength ···
מִ/פְּנִינִ֔יםmipəniyniym
more than coralspronH6443
סַפִּ֖ירsapiyr
was sapphirenounH5601
גִּזְרָתָֽ/םgizərātām
polishing theirnounH1508
separate place
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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God is faithful in every circumstance. When we read this alongside the surrounding chapters, the narrative arc becomes clear: God is always working redemption, even in the darkest moments. God is fait...
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