Song of Solomon 1:9
To a mare of mine, in the chariots of Pharaoh, have I likened thee, my fair one!
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
I have compared thee, O my love, to a company of horses in Pharaoh’s chariots.
In Context
10Comely are thy cheeks, with bead-rows, thy neck, with strings of gems.
Cross References
1 Kings 10:28And the horses that Solomon had were, an export, out of Egypt,—and, a company of the merchants of the king, used to fetch, a drove, at a price,
Song of Solomon 1:15[HE] Lo! thou art beautiful my fair one, lo! thou art beautiful, Thine eyes, [are] doves!
Song of Solomon 2:10Responded my beloved, and said to me,—Rise up! my fair—my beautiful—one, and come away,
Song of Solomon 4:1[HE] Lo! thou art beautiful, my fair one, Lo! thou art beautiful, Thine eyes, are doves, from behind thy veil,—Thy hair, is like a flock of goats, which are reclining on the sides of Mount Gilead:
Song of Solomon 5:2[SHE] I, was sleeping, but, my heart, was awake,—The voice of my beloved—knocking! Open to me, my sister, my fair one, my dove, my perfect one, for, my head, is filled with dew, my locks, with the moisture of the night.
Isaiah 31:1Alas! for them who are going down to Egypt for help, On horses, would rely,—And have trusted—In chariots—because they are many, and In horsemen, because they are very bold, But have not looked unto the Holy One of Israel, And onto Yahweh, have not sought.
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 →