Song of Solomon 5:14

His hands, cylinders of gold, set with topaz,—His body, wrought work of ivory, covered with sapphires:

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

His hands are as gold rings set with the beryl: his belly is as bright ivory overlaid with sapphires.

In Context

13His cheeks, like a raised bed of balsam, growing plants of perfume,—His lips, lilies, dripping with myrrh distilling:

15His legs, pillars of white marble, founded on sockets of gold,—His form, like Lebanon, choice as cedars:

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Cross References

Exodus 15:6Thy right hand, O Yahweh is splendid in power,—Thy right hand, O Yahweh dasheth in pieces a foe;

Exodus 28:20and the fourth row, a Tarshish stone, a sardonyx, and a jasper,—enclosed with gold, shall they be when they are set.

Psalms 44:4Thou thyself, art my king, O God, Command thou the victories of Jacob.

Song of Solomon 7:2Thy navel, is a round bowl, may it not lack spiced wine! Thy body, a heap of wheat fenced about with lilies;

Isaiah 52:13Lo! my Servant, prospereth,—He riseth, and is lifted up, and becometh very high:

Ezekiel 1:16The appearance of the wheels and of their structure was like a Tarshish-stone to look upon, and they four had one likeness,—and their appearance and their structure were just as would be a wheel in the midst of a wheel.

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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