Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge on Lamentations 4:7

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Nazarites: Num. 6:2-21; Jdg 13:5, Jdg 13:7, Jdg 16:17; Amo 2:11, Amo 2:12; Luk 1:15 purer: Sa1 16:12; Psa 51:7, Psa 144:12; Sol 5:10; Dan 1:15 their polishing: Gizrathom rendered by Dr. Blayney, "their veining," from gazar to divide, intersect, as the blue veins do the surface of the body. This is approved by Dr. A. Clarke, who remarks, "Milk will most certainly well apply to the whiteness of the skin; the beautiful ruby to the ruddiness of the flesh; and the sapphire, in its clear, transcendent purple, to the veins in a fine complexion. Lamentations 4:8

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