Lamentations 4:7

New International Reader's Version

Jerusalem’s princes were brighter than snow. They were whiter than milk. Their bodies were redder than rubies. They looked like lapis lazuli.

Cross References

Job 28:16

It can’t be bought with gold from Ophir. It can’t be bought with priceless onyx or lapis lazuli.

Job 28:18

Don’t bother to talk about coral and jasper. Wisdom is worth far more than rubies.

Psalm 144:12

While our sons are young, they will be like healthy plants. Our daughters will be like pillars that have been made to decorate a palace.

Psalm 51:7

Sprinkle me with hyssop, then I will be clean. Wash me, then I will be whiter than snow.

Exodus 24:10

They saw the God of Israel. Under his feet was something like a street made out of lapis lazuli. It was as bright blue as the sky itself.

Song of Solomon 5:10

“The one who loves me is tanned and handsome. He’s the finest man among 10,000.

Song of Solomon 5:15

His legs are like pillars of marble set on bases of pure gold. He looks like the finest cedar tree in the mountains of Lebanon.

Daniel 1:15

After the ten days Daniel and his friends looked healthy and well fed. In fact, they looked better than any of the young men who ate the king’s food.

Luke 1:15

He will be important in the sight of the Lord. He must never drink wine or other such drinks. He will be filled with the Holy Spirit even before he is born.

Judges 13:5

You will become pregnant. You will have a son. The hair on his head must never be cut. That is because the boy will be a Nazirite. He will be set apart to God from the day he is born. He will take the lead in saving Israel from the power of the Philistines.”

Judges 13:7

But he said to me, ‘You will become pregnant. You will have a son. So do not drink any kind of wine. Do not eat anything that is “unclean.” That is because the boy will be a Nazirite. He will belong to God in a special way from the day he is born until the day he dies.’ ”

Judges 16:17

So he told her everything. He said, “My hair has never been cut. That’s because I’ve been a Nazirite since the day I was born. A Nazirite is set apart to God. If you shave my head, I won’t be strong anymore. I’ll become as weak as any other man.”

1 Samuel 16:12

So Jesse sent for his son and had him brought in. He looked very healthy. He had a fine appearance and handsome features. Then the Lord said, “Get up and anoint him. This is the one.”