Song of Solomon 1:17
The beams of our house, are cedars, Our fretted ceiling, is cypress-trees.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
The beams of our house are cedar, and our rafters of fir.
In Context
Cross References
1 Kings 6:9So he built the house, and finished it,—and ceiled the house with planks and beams of cedar;
Psalms 92:12The righteous, like the palm-tree, shall thrive, Like the cedar in Lebanon, shall he grow;
Song of Solomon 8:9If, a wall, she is, we will build upon it a battlement of silver,—but if, a door, she is, we will close it up with a plank of cedar.
Ezekiel 42:3over against the twenty which pertained to the inner court, and over against the pavement which pertained to the outer court, was gallery facing gallery, by the thirties;
Hebrews 11:10For he was awaiting the city having foundations, whose architect and builder is, God.
Matthew Henry on Song of Solomon 1:13-17
Conference between Christ and His Church. 12 While the king sitteth at his table, my spikenard sendeth forth the smell thereof. 13 A bundle of myrrh is my wellbeloved unto me; he shall lie all night betwixt my breasts. 14 My beloved is unto me as a cluster of camphire in the vineyards of Engedi. 15 Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves' eyes. 16 Behold, thou art fair, my beloved, yea, pleasant: also our bed is green. 17 The beams of our house are cedar, and our rafters of fir. Here… Read the whole commentary →