Song of Solomon 1:8
If thou know not, O thou fairest among women, go thy way forth by the footsteps of the flock and feed thy kids, beside the shepherds' tents.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
In Context
9I have compared thee, O my love, to a steed in Pharaoh's chariots.
Cross References
Psalms 16:3As for the holy that are in the earth, they are the excellent in whom is all my delight.
Psalms 45:13(45-14) All glorious is the king's daughter within the palace; her raiment is of chequer work inwrought with gold.
Song of Solomon 1:15Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thine eyes are as doves.
Song of Solomon 4:1Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thine eyes are as doves behind thy veil; thy hair is as a flock of goats, that trail down from mount Gilead.
Song of Solomon 4:10How fair is thy love, my sister, my bride! how much better is thy love than wine! and the smell of thine ointments than all manner of spices!
Song of Solomon 6:1'Whither is thy beloved gone, O thou fairest among women? Whither hath thy beloved turned him, that we may seek him with thee?'
Matthew Henry on Song of Solomon 1:8-12
The Love of the Church to Christ. 7 Tell me, O thou whom my soul loveth, where thou feedest, where thou makest thy flock to rest at noon: for why should I be as one that turneth aside by the flocks of thy companions? 8 If thou know not, O thou fairest among women, go thy way forth by the footsteps of the flock, and feed thy kids beside the shepherds' tents. 9 I have compared thee, O my love, to a company of horses in Pharaoh's chariots. 10 Thy cheeks are comely with rows of jewels, thy neck with chains of gold. 11… Read the whole commentary →