In Gbaya, the notion of something that shines dazzingly is emphasized in the referenced verses with the ideophones zar-zar or bar-bar.

In Job 28:17, it refers to the glass, in Lamentations 4:1 it is used in a negated form («grown dim»), and in Luke 23:11 it refers to «elegant robe» (which is translated as «bright clothing» [vêtement éclatant] in the French Traduction œcuménique de la Bible).

Ideophones are a class of sound symbolic words expressing human sensation that are used as literary devices in many African languages. (Source: Philip Noss)