Song of Solomon 5:14
His hands are as turned gold set with beryl: his belly is an ivory tablet on a sapphire stone.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
In Context
15His legs are marble pillars set on golden sockets: his form is as Libanus, choice as the cedars.
Cross References
Exodus 15:6Thy right hand, O God, has been glorified in strength; thy right hand, O God, has broken the enemies.
Exodus 28:20and the fourth row, a chrysolite, and a beryl, and an onyx stone, set round with gold, bound together with gold: let them be according to their row.
Psalms 44:4Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O Mighty One, in thy comeliness, and in thy beauty;
Song of Solomon 7:2Thy steps are beautiful in shoes, O daughter of the prince: the joints of thy thighs are like chains, the work of the craftsman.
Isaiah 52:13Behold, my servant shall understand, and be exalted, and glorified exceedingly.
Ezekiel 1:16And the appearance of the wheels was as the appearance of beryl: and the four had one likeness: and their work was as it were a wheel in a wheel.
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 →