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Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Lamentations 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 made in Jerusalem. The city that was formerly as gold, as the most fine gold, so rich and splendid, the perfection of beauty and the joy of the whole earth, has become dim, and is changed, has lost its lustre, lost its value, is not what it was; it has become dross. Alas! what an alteration is here! I. The temple was laid waste, which was the glory of Jerusalem and its... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Lamentations 4:7

Her Nazarites were purer than snow ,.... Such who separated themselves by a vow to the Lord, and abstained from drinking wine and strong drink, and by a moderate diet, and often washing themselves, as well as taking great care of their hair, appeared very neat and comely, like snow, without any spot or blemish. Some think such as were separated from others in dignity, very honourable persons, the sons of nobles, are meant, since the word has the signification of a "crown", and interpret it,... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Lamentations 4:7

Her Nazarites were purer than snow - נזיר nazir does not always signify a person separated under a religious vow; it sometimes denotes what is chief or eminent. It is applied to Joseph, Genesis 49:26 . Blayney therefore translates here, Her Nobles. "Her nobles were purer than snow, they were whiter than milk; They were ruddier on the bone than rubies; their veining was the sapphires." On which he remarks: - "In the first line the whiteness of their skin is described, and in the... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Lamentations 4:7

Verse 7 Here the Prophet speaks of Nazarites, by whom we know the worship of God was honored; for they, who were not content with the common observance of the Law, consecrated themselves to God, that by their example they might stimulate others. It was then a singular zeal in a few to consecrate themselves, so as to become Nazarites, or separated. What this custom was may be known from the sixth chapter of Numbers. For God, who has always repudiated all fictitious forms of worship, prescribed... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Lamentations 4:7

Her Nazarites; rather, her eminent ones (just as Joseph is called n'zir ekhav," eminent among his brethren"). The rendering of the Authorized Version is lexically possible, but is intrinsically improbable. The Nazarites constituted too small a portion of the Jewish people to receive so prominent a place in the elegy. Rubies ; rather, corals. Their polishing was of sapphire; literally, their shape was ( like ) a sapphire. But the point in which the sapphire is compared to... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Lamentations 4:7

The Nazarites from their temperance were remarkable for health and personal beauty, besides being held in religious veneration.Rubies - Or, corals.Their polishing was of sapphire - Or, their shape was “a sapphire.” The allusion is no longer to color, but to form. Their shape was exact and faultless as the cutting of a precious stone. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Lamentations 4:7-9

Lamentations 4:7-9. Her Nazarites were purer than snow It seems the word, נזיריה , ought not to be translated here Nazarites, or those who were separated by a vow to God; but princes, or chief men: so Waterland understands the word, as also Blaney, who renders it, her nobles. We find the same term applied to Joseph, as one separated, or distinguished in eminence and dignity above his brethren, Genesis 49:26. By being purer than snow, and whiter than milk, seems to be... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Lamentations 4:1-22

Corrupt leaders disgraced (4:1-22)Jerusalem’s former glory is contrasted with her present ruin. The once glorious temple, now defiled and shattered, is symbolic of the once glorious people now shamed and broken. Jerusalem’s dead lie in the streets like pieces of broken pottery (4:1-2). The writer recalls again the scene of horror during the siege. Wild beasts provide food for their young, but in Jerusalem mothers are unable to provide food for their children. Rich nobles die on the streets like... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Lamentations 4:7

Lamentations 4:7. They were more ruddy, &c.— They were brighter in body than pearls, &c. See Bochart, lib. 2: cap. 6. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Lamentations 4:7

7. Nazarites—literally, "separated ones" (Numbers 6:2). They were held once in the highest estimation, but now they are degraded. God's blessing formerly caused their body not to be the less fair and ruddy for their abstinence from strong drink. Compare the similar case of Daniel, c. (Numbers 6:2- :). Also David (1 Samuel 16:12 1 Samuel 17:42). Type of Messiah (1 Samuel 17:42- :). rubies—GESENIUS translates, "corals," from a Hebrew root, "to divide into branches," from the branching form of... read more