Song of Solomon 5:10

My kinsman is white and ruddy, 1 Chosen out from myriads. 1

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

My beloved is white and ruddy, the chiefest among ten thousand.

In Context

9What is thy kinsman more than another kinsman, 1 O thou beautiful among women? 1 What is thy kinsman more than another kinsman, 1 That thou hast so charged us? 1

11His head is as very fine gold, 1 His locks are flowing, black as a raven. 1

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 32:31For their gods are not as our God, 1 But our enemies are void of understanding. 1

Psalms 45:2God is our refuge and strength, 1 A help in the afflictions that have come heavily upon us. 1

Song of Solomon 2:1I am a flower of the plain, 1 A lily of the valleys. 1

Isaiah 59:19So shall they of the west fear the name of the Lord, and they that come from the rising of the sun his glorious name: for the wrath of the Lord shall come as a mighty river, it shall come with fury.

Lamentations 4:7Her Nazirites were made purer than snow, 1 They were whiter than milk, 1 They were purified as with fire, 1 Their polishing was superior to sapphire stone. 1

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 →

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