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Lamentations 4:7
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KJ21
Her Nazirites were purer than snow, they were whiter than milk; they were more ruddy in body than rubies, their polishing was of sapphire.
ASV
Her nobles were purer than snow, they were whiter than milk; They were more ruddy in body than rubies, their polishing was as of sapphire.
AMP
Her princes were purer than snow, They were whiter than milk [in appearance]; They were more ruddy in body than rubies, Their polishing was like lapis lazuli (sapphire).
AMPC
[In physical appearance] her princes were purer than snow, they were whiter than milk; they were more ruddy in body than rubies or corals, their shapely figures [suggested a carefully cut] sapphire.
BRG
Her Nazarites were purer than snow, they were whiter than milk, they were more ruddy in body than rubies, their polishing was of sapphire:
CSB
Her dignitaries were brighter than snow, whiter than milk; their bodies were more ruddy than coral, their appearance like lapis lazuli.
CSBA
Her dignitaries were brighter than snow, whiter than milk; their bodies were more ruddy than coral, their appearance like lapis lazuli.
CEB
Her nazirites were purer than snow; they were more dazzling than milk. Their limbs were redder than coral; their bodies were sapphire.
CJB
Her princes were purer than snow; they were whiter than milk, their bodies more ruddy than pink pearls, as beautiful as sapphires.
CEV
The leaders of Jerusalem were purer than snow and whiter than milk; their bodies were healthy and glowed like jewels.
DARBY
Her Nazarites were purer than snow, whiter than milk; they were more ruddy in body than rubies, their figure was as sapphire.
DRA
Zain. Her Nazarites were whiter than snow, purer than milk, more ruddy than the old ivory, fairer than the sapphire.
ERV
Some of the men of Judah were dedicated to God in a special way. They were very pure. They were whiter than snow, and whiter than milk. Their bodies were red like coral and their beards like sapphire stones.
EASY
In past times, the leaders of Jerusalem were more pure than very white snow. They were strong and healthy. Their bodies seemed to shine like valuable stones.
EHV
Her consecrated ones were brighter than snow. They were whiter than milk. Their bones were redder than rubies; their facets shined like sapphires.
ESV
Her princes were purer than snow, whiter than milk; their bodies were more ruddy than coral, the beauty of their form was like sapphire.
ESVUK
Her princes were purer than snow, whiter than milk; their bodies were more ruddy than coral, the beauty of their form was like sapphire.
EXB
·Our [or Her] princes were purer than snow, and whiter than milk. Their bodies were redder than ·rubies [or coral]; they looked like ·sapphires [lapis lazuli].
GNV
Her Nazirites were purer than the snow, and whiter than the milk: they were more ruddy in body, than the red precious stones: they were like polished sapphire.
GW
Zion’s princes were purer than snow, whiter than milk. Their bodies were more pink than coral. Their hair was like sapphires.
GNT
Our princes were undefiled and pure as snow, vigorous and strong, glowing with health.
HCSB
Her dignitaries were brighter than snow, whiter than milk; their bodies were more ruddy than coral, their appearance like sapphire.
ICB
Our princes were purer than snow. They were whiter than milk. Their bodies were redder than rubies. Their faces shined like sapphires.
ISV
Her princes were purer than snow, whiter than milk. Their bodies were more ruddy than rubies, their beards like the color of precious stones.
JUB
Her Nazarites were whiter than snow; they were more radiant than milk; their composure had more fire than the precious stones cut from sapphire:
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:
AKJV
Her Nazarites were purer than snow, they were whiter than milk, they were more ruddy in body than rubies, their polishing was of sapphire:
LSB
Her Nazirites were purer than snow; They were whiter than milk; They were more ruddy in body than corals, Their polishing was like lapis lazuli.
LEB
Her princes were purer than snow, they were whiter than milk; their bodies were more ruddy than rubies, sapphire their appearance.
TLB
Our princes were lean and tanned, the finest specimens of men;
MSG
The splendid and sacred nobles once glowed with health. Their bodies were robust and ruddy, their beards like carved stone.
MEV
Her princes were purer than snow, whiter than milk; their bodies were more ruddy than rubies, their appearance like sapphire.
NOG
Zion’s princes were purer than snow, whiter than milk. Their bodies were more pink than coral. Their hair was like sapphires.
NABRE
Her princes were brighter than snow, whiter than milk, Their bodies more ruddy than coral, their beauty like the sapphire.
NASB
Her consecrated ones were purer than snow, They shined more than milk; They were more ruddy in body than pearls of coral, Their form was like lapis lazuli.
NASB1995
Her consecrated ones were purer than snow, They were whiter than milk; They were more ruddy in body than corals, Their polishing was like lapis lazuli.
NCB
Her princes were once brighter than snow and whiter than milk. Their bodies were more ruddy than coral, more precious than sapphire.
NCV
Our princes were purer than snow, and whiter than milk. Their bodies were redder than rubies; they looked like sapphires.
NET
Our consecrated ones were brighter than snow, whiter than milk; their bodies more ruddy than corals, their hair like lapis lazuli.
NIRV
Jerusalem’s princes were brighter than snow. They were whiter than milk. Their bodies were redder than rubies. They looked like lapis lazuli.
NIV
Their princes were brighter than snow and whiter than milk, their bodies more ruddy than rubies, their appearance like lapis lazuli.
NIVUK
Their princes were brighter than snow and whiter than milk, their bodies more ruddy than rubies, their appearance like lapis lazuli.
NKJV
Her Nazirites were brighter than snow And whiter than milk; They were more ruddy in body than rubies, Like sapphire in their appearance.
NLV
Her religious leaders were more pure than snow. They were more white than milk. Their bodies were more red than coral. They were more beautiful than sapphire.
NLT
Our princes once glowed with health— brighter than snow, whiter than milk. Their faces were as ruddy as rubies, their appearance like fine jewels.
NRSVA
Her princes were purer than snow, whiter than milk; their bodies were more ruddy than coral, their hair like sapphire.
NRSVACE
Her princes were purer than snow, whiter than milk; their bodies were more ruddy than coral, their hair like sapphire.
NRSVCE
Her princes were purer than snow, whiter than milk; their bodies were more ruddy than coral, their hair like sapphire.
NRSVUE
Her princes were purer than snow, whiter than milk; their bodies were more ruddy than coral, their form cut like sapphire.
OJB
Her nobles were purer than snow; they were whiter than cholov, they were more ruddy in body than rubies, their appearance was of sapphire;
RGT
Her Nazirites were purer than the snow, whiter than milk. They were more ruddy in body than the red precious stones. They were polished sapphire.
RSV
Her princes were purer than snow, whiter than milk; their bodies were more ruddy than coral, the beauty of their form was like sapphire.
RSVCE
Her princes were purer than snow, whiter than milk; their bodies were more ruddy than coral, the beauty of their form was like sapphire.
TLV
Purer than snow were her princes, whiter than milk, their bodies more ruddy than rubies, their appearance like sapphire.
VOICE
Eternal One: Glory comes in service for those consecrated to Me; they are purer and cleaner than snow and whiter than milk Their bodies chiseled and healthy, as polished as sapphires and redder than coral.
WEB
Her nobles were purer than snow. They were whiter than milk. They were more ruddy in body than rubies. Their polishing was like sapphire.
WYC
(The) Nazarites thereof were whiter than snow, shininger than milk; ruddier than eld ivory, fairer than sapphire (redder than old ivory, more beautiful than sapphire).
YLT
Purer were her Nazarites than snow, Whiter than milk, ruddier of body than rubies, Of sapphire their form.
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