Song of Solomon 1:10
Comely are thy cheeks, with bead-rows, thy neck, with strings of gems.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Thy cheeks are comely with rows of jewels, thy neck with chains of gold.
In Context
9To a mare of mine, in the chariots of Pharaoh, have I likened thee, my fair one!
11[THEY] Rows of golden ornaments, will we make thee, with studs of silver.
Cross References
Genesis 24:22And it came to pass when the camels had done drinking, that the man took a ring of gold, half a shekel its weight,—and two bracelets for her hands, ten of gold their weight;
Genesis 41:42So Pharaoh took his ring from off his hand and put it upon Joseph’s hand,—and clothed him in garments of fine linen, and put the chain of gold upon his neck;
Proverbs 1:9For, a wreath of beauty, shall they be to thy head, and chains of ornament, to thy neck.
Song of Solomon 5:13His cheeks, like a raised bed of balsam, growing plants of perfume,—His lips, lilies, dripping with myrrh distilling:
Isaiah 61:10I will, greatly rejoice, in Yahweh, My soul shall exult in my God, For he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, With a robe of righteousness, hath he enwrapt me,—As a bridegroom, adorneth himself with, a chaplet, And as a bride, bedecketh herself with, her jewels.
Ezekiel 16:12And put a nose-jewel upon thy nose, And earrings in thine ears, And a crown of adorning, upon thy head.
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 →