Song of Solomon 5:10

I bind you by oath, O daughters of Jerusalem, if you find my beloved, announce to him that I languish through love.

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In The King James Version

My beloved is white and ruddy, the chiefest among ten thousand.

In Context

9The keepers who circulate through the city found me. They struck me, and wounded me. The keepers of the walls took my veil away from me.

11Chorus to Bride: What kind of beloved is your beloved, O most beautiful among women? What kind of beloved is your beloved, so that you would bind us by oath?

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 32:31For our God is not like their gods. And our enemies are judges.

Psalms 45:2Our God is our refuge and strength, a helper in the tribulations that have greatly overwhelmed us.

Song of Solomon 2:1Bride: I am a flower of the open field and a lily of the steep valleys.

Isaiah 59:19And those from the west will fear the name of the Lord, and those from the rising of the sun will fear his glory, when he arrives like a violent river, which the Spirit of the Lord urges on.

Lamentations 4:7ZAIN. Her Nazirites were whiter than snow, shinier than milk, more ruddy than ancient ivory, more beautiful than sapphire.

Philippians 2:9Because of this, God has also exalted him and has given him a name which is above 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 →

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