Song of Solomon 1:10
Comely have been thy cheeks with garlands, Thy neck with chains.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
Thy cheeks are comely with rows of jewels, thy neck with chains of gold.
In Context
9To my joyous one in chariots of Pharaoh, I have compared thee, my friend,
11Garlands of gold we do make for thee, With studs of silver!
Cross References
Genesis 24:22And it cometh to pass when the camels have finished drinking, that the man taketh a golden ring (whose weight [is] a bekah), and two bracelets for her hands (whose weight [is] ten [bekahs] of gold),
Genesis 41:42And Pharaoh turneth aside his seal-ring from off his hand, and putteth it on the hand of Joseph, and clotheth him [with] garments of fine linen, and placeth a chain of gold on his neck,
Proverbs 1:9For a graceful wreath [are] they to thy head, And chains to thy neck.
Song of Solomon 5:13His cheeks as a bed of the spice, towers of perfumes, His lips [are] lilies, dropping flowing myrrh,
Isaiah 61:10I greatly rejoice in Jehovah, Joy doth my soul in my God, For He clothed me with garments of salvation, With a robe of righteousness covereth Me, As a bridegroom prepareth ornaments, And as a bride putteth on her jewels.
Ezekiel 16:12And I give a ring for thy nose, And rings for thine ears, And a crown of beauty on 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 →