Song of Solomon 5:16
His throat is most sweet, and altogether desirable. This is my kinsman, and this is my companion, O daughters of Jerusalem.
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
Psalms 19:10O Lord, save the king: and hear us in whatever day we call upon thee.
Psalms 89:6In the morning let it flower, and pass away: in the evening let it droop, let it be withered and dried up.
Psalms 148:13let them praise the name of the Lord: for his name only is exalted; his praise is above the earth and heaven,
Song of Solomon 1:16Behold, thou art fair, my kinsman, yea, beautiful, overshadowing our bed.
Song of Solomon 2:3As the apple among the trees of the wood, so is my kinsman among the sons. I desired his shadow, and sat down, and his fruit was sweet in my throat.
Song of Solomon 6:3I am my kinsman's, and my kinsman is mine, who feeds among the lilies.
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 →