Lamentations 4:7
Her Nazarites were purer than snow, they were whiter than milk, they were more ruddy in body than rubies, their polishing was of sapphire:
Cross-reference
1 Samuel 16:12
Parallel
1 Samuel 16:12 describes David as 'ruddy' with beautiful eyes — directly parallel to the princes' ruddy complexion and sapphire beauty here.
Psalm 51:7
Allusion
Psalm 51:7 uses the same 'whiter than snow' imagery, linking physical purity to spiritual cleansing.
Song of Songs 5:10
Parallel
Song of Solomon 5:10 also describes a beloved as 'white and ruddy', mirroring the physical traits of the Nazirites here.
Numbers 6:3
Historical context
Numbers 6:3 gives the Nazirite vow concerning wine—the same group described here in their former glory.
Numbers 6:5
Historical context
Numbers 6:5 commands Nazirites not to cut their hair—directly ties to the identity of the people described here.