Lamentations 4:7
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Lamentations 4:7 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Lamentations 4:7 is a verse from the book of Lamentations in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Her Nazarites were purer than snow, they were whiter than milk, they were more ruddy in body than rubies, their polishin..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Lamentations 4:7 — 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 (KJV)
Lamentations 4:7 in Context — About the Book of Lamentations
Lamentations is five funeral poems over fallen Jerusalem — grief given holy structure. At its exact center burns the flame the darkness never reaches: because of the Lord's great love we are not consumed; His mercies are new every morning. It teaches us to grieve with hope.
Cross-References for Lamentations 4:7
“Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 4:7: than, snow, whiter
“She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 4:7: than, more, rubies
“Thou art of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on iniquity: wherefore lookest thou upon them that deal treacherously, and holdest thy tongue when the wicked devoureth the man that is more righteous than he? iniquity: or, grievance”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 4:7: purer, than, more
“Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 4:7: than, more, body
“The life is more than meat, and the body is more than raiment.”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 4:7: than, more, body
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