Song of Solomon 1:9
I have compared thee, O my love, to a steed in Pharaoh's chariots.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
I have compared thee, O my love, to a company of horses in Pharaoh’s chariots.
In Context
10Thy cheeks are comely with circlets, thy neck with beads.
Cross References
1 Kings 10:28And the horses which Solomon had were brought out of Egypt; also out of Keveh, the king's merchants buying them of the men of Keveh at a price.
Song of Solomon 1:15Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thine eyes are as doves.
Song of Solomon 2:10My beloved spoke, and said unto me: 'Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away.
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 5:2I sleep, but my heart waketh; Hark! my beloved knocketh: 'Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my undefiled; for my head is filled with dew, my locks with the drops of the night.'
Isaiah 31:1Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help, and rely on horses, and trust in chariots, because they are many, and in horsemen, because they are exceeding mighty; but they look not unto the Holy One of Israel, neither seek the LORD!
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 →