New International Version (NIV)
7Their princes were brighter than snow
and whiter than milk,
their bodies more ruddy than rubies,
their appearance like lapis lazuli.
Lamentations 4:7
Lamentations 4:7 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.
New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)
7Her 4:7 Or Naziritesconsecrated ones were purer than snow,
They shined more than milk;
They were more ruddy in 4:7 Lit bonesbody than pearls of coral,
Their form was like 4:7 Heb sappirlapis lazuli.
New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
7Her 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.
Amplified Bible (AMP)
7Her 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).
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
7Her dignitaries were brighter than snow,
whiter than milk;
their bodies were more ruddy than rubies,
their appearance4:7 Or their polishing or their hair like sapphires.4:7 Hebrew lapis lazuli
New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)
7Jerusalem’s princes were brighter than snow.
They were whiter than milk.
Their bodies were redder than rubies.
They looked like lapis lazuli.