Song of Solomon 5:10

[[M.]] My beloved is white and ruddy, The chief among ten thousand.

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

9[[Lad.]] What is thy beloved more than another beloved, O thou fairest among women! What is thy beloved more than another beloved, That thus thou dost charge us?

11His head is as the most fine gold; His locks waving palm-branches, Black as a raven;

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Cross References

Psalms 45:2Thou art the fairest of the sons of men; Grace is poured upon thy lips; For God hath blessed thee for ever!

Song of Solomon 2:1I am a rose of Sharon, A lily of the valleys.

Isaiah 59:19They in the west shall fear the name of Jehovah, And they in the rising of the sun his glory, When he cometh like a river straitened in its course, Which a strong wind driveth along.

Lamentations 4:7Her princes were purer than snow, whiter than milk; More ruddy than coral was their body; Their visage was of sapphire.

Philippians 2:9Wherefore God also highly exalted him, and gave him a name which is above every name;

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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