pearl without price Elizabeth's aunt uses this metaphore to refer to Elizabeth's virginity.
Peter and Paul in the dungeon cell reference to two Christian apostles who were martyred, probably during the reign of Nero.
plagues with which the lord had afflicted Egypt reference to the ten plagues that God sent to Egypt so that the Israelites would be released from slavery and allowed to leave.
ravenous greedily or wildly hungry; voracious or famished.
Redeemer here, God.
revival meeting a large church gathering often held during the summer, outside or in a tent, during which people publicly confess their sins and renew their faith.
