Song of Solomon 1:9
Unto the horse in Pharaoh's chariot do I compare thee, my beloved.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
I have compared thee, O my love, to a company of horses in Pharaoh’s chariots.
In Context
10Comely are thy cheeks between strings [of pearls], thy neck with rows [of jewels].
Cross References
1 Kings 10:28And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt; and a company of the king's merchants bought a quantity at a price.
Song of Solomon 1:15Lo, thou art beautiful, my beloved: lo, thou art beautiful: thy eyes are those of a dove.—
Song of Solomon 2:10My friend commenced, and said unto me, Rise thee up, my beloved, my fair one, and come along.
Song of Solomon 4:1Behold, thou art beautiful, my beloved, behold, thou art beautiful: thy dovelike eyes [look forth] from behind thy vail; thy hair is like a flock of goats, that come quietly down from Mount Gil'ad.
Song of Solomon 5:2I slept, but my heart was awake: [there was] the voice of my beloved that knocked, “Open for me, my sister, my beloved, my dove, my guiltless one; for my head is filled with dew, and my locks with the drops of the night.”
Isaiah 31:1Woe to those that go down to Egypt for help; and depend for support on horses, and trust on chariots, because they are many; and on horsemen, because they are very strong; but who turn not unto the Holy One of Israel, and seek not 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 →