Cross Reference LAMENTATIONS 4:8 THEIR VISAGE IS BLACKER THAN A COAL THEY ARE NOT KNOWN IN THE STREETS THEIR SKIN CLEAVETH TO THEIR BONES IT IS WITHERED IT IS BECOME LIKE A STICK

{Lamentations 4:8} Their visage 8389 is blacker 2821 z8804 than a coal; 7815 x4480 they are not x3808 known 5234 z8738 in the streets: 2351 their skin 5785 cleaveth 6821 z8804 to x5921 their bones; 6106 it is withered, 3001 z8804 it is become x1961 like a stick. 6086

visage:
"Our skinª was blackª ° like an ovenª because² of¹ ¹ the terribleª famine.ª" {Lam 5:10} + "My bonesª are piercedª ° in¹ ¹ me in the night season:ª and my sinewsª ° take no rest.ª °¹ ... He hath castª ° me into the mire,ª and I am become¹ like² ° dustª and ashes.ª" {Job 30:17-19} + "My skinª is blackª ° upon¹ ¹ me, and my bonesª are burnedª ° with¹ heat.ª" {Job 30:30} + "Before their faceª ¹ the peopleª shall be much pained:ª ° all¹ facesª shall gatherª ° blackness.ª" {Jol 2:6} + "She is empty,ª and void,ª and waste:ª ° and the heartª melteth,ª ° and the kneesª smite together,ª and much painª [is] in all¹ loins,ª and the facesª of them all¹ gatherª ° blackness.ª" {Nah 2:10}

blacker than a coal:
Heb. darker than blackness. Or, as Dr. Blayney renders, "duskier than the dawn;" shachar signifying "the dawn of the day, when it is neither light nor dark, but between both, at which time objects are not easily distinguished."

they:
"How¹ is the goldª become dim!ª ° [how] is the mostª fine goldª changed!ª ° the stonesª of the sanctuaryª are poured outª ° in the topª of every¹ street.ª ... The preciousª sonsª of Zion,ª comparableª ° to fine gold,ª how¹ are they esteemedª ° as earthenª pitchers,ª the workª of the handsª of the potter!ª °" {Lam 4:1-2} + "So they twoª went² °¹ until¹ they cameª ° to Bethlehem.ª And it came to pass,¹ when they were comeª ° to Bethlehem,ª that all¹ the cityª was movedª ° about¹ them, and they said,ª ° [Is] this¹ Naomi?ª ... And she saidª ° unto¹ them, Callª ° me not¹ Naomi,ª callª ° me Mara:ª for¹ the Almightyª hath dealt very² bitterlyª °¹ with me." {Rth 1:19-20} + "And when they lifted upª °¹ their eyesª afar off,ª ¹ and knewª ° him not,¹ they lifted upª ° their voice,ª and wept;ª ° and they rentª ° every oneª his mantle,ª and sprinkledª ° dustª upon¹ their headsª toward heaven.ª" {Job 2:12} + "As¹ manyª were astoniedª ° at¹ thee; his visageª was so¹ marredª more than any man,ª ¹ and his formª more than the sonsª ¹ of men:ª" {Isa 52:14}

their skin:
"My boneª cleavethª ° to my skinª and to my flesh,ª and I am escapedª ° with the skinª of my teeth.ª" {Job 19:20} + "His fleshª is consumed away,ª ° that it cannot be seen;ª ¹ and his bonesª [that] were not¹ seenª ° stick out.ª °°²" {Job 33:21} + "For¹ dayª and nightª thy handª was heavyª ° upon¹ me: my moistureª is turnedª ° into the droughtª of summer.ª Selah.ª" {Psa 32:4} + "[There is] no¹ soundnessª in my fleshª becauseª ¹ of thine anger;ª neither¹ [is there any] restª in my bonesª becauseª ¹ of my sin.ª" {Psa 38:3} + "For¹ my daysª are consumedª ° like smoke,ª and my bonesª are burnedª ° as¹ an hearth.ª ... By reason of the voiceª ¹ of my groaningª my bonesª cleaveª ° to my skin.ª" {Psa 102:3-5} + "My daysª [are] like a shadowª that declineth;ª ° and I¹ am witheredª ° like grass.ª" {Psa 102:11} + "For¹ I am become¹ like a bottleª in the smoke;ª [yet] do I not¹ forgetª ° thy statutes.ª" {Psa 119:83}

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