Song of Solomon 5:10
My loved one is white and red, the chief among ten thousand.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
My beloved is white and ruddy, the chiefest among ten thousand.
In Context
11His head is as the most delicate gold; his hair is thick, and black as a raven.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 32:31For their rock is not like our Rock, even our haters themselves being judges.
Psalms 45:2\45:1\My heart is flowing over with good things; my words are of that which I have made for a king; my tongue is the pen of a ready writer.
Song of Solomon 2:1I am a rose of Sharon, a flower of the valleys.
Isaiah 59:19So they will see the name of the Lord from the west, and his glory from the east: for he will come like a rushing stream, forced on by a wind of the Lord.
Lamentations 4:7Her holy ones were cleaner than snow, they were whiter than milk, their bodies were redder than corals, their form was as the sapphire:
Philippians 2:9For this reason God has put him in the highest place and has given to him the name which is greater than every name;
Matthew Henry on Song of Solomon 5:10-16
Enquiring after the Excellencies of Christ; The Church's Confidence in Christ. 9 What is thy beloved more than another beloved, O thou fairest among women? what is thy beloved more than another beloved, that thou dost so charge us? 10 My beloved is white and ruddy, the chiefest among ten thousand. 11 His head is as the most fine gold, his locks are bushy, and black as a raven. 12 His eyes are as the eyes of doves by the rivers of waters, washed with milk, and fitly set. 13 His cheeks are as a bed of spices, as… Read the whole commentary →