Song of Solomon 5:10
My kinsman is white and ruddy, chosen out from myriads.
LXX2012 (US English)
In The King James Version
My beloved is white and ruddy, the chiefest among ten thousand.
In Context
11His head is as very fine gold, his locks are flowing, black as a raven.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 32:31For their gods are not as our God, but our enemies are void of understanding.
Psalms 45:2Therefore will we not fear when the earth is troubled, and the mountains are removed into the depths of the seas. 1
Song of Solomon 2:1I am a flower of the plain, a lily of the valleys.
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 4:7ZAIN. Her Nazarites were made purer than snow, they were whiter than milk, they were purified as with fire, their polishing was superior to sapphire stone.
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 →