Song of Solomon 5:10
My beloved [is] clear and ruddy, Conspicuous above a myriad!
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
My beloved is white and ruddy, the chiefest among ten thousand.
In Context
11His head [is] pure gold — fine gold, His locks flowing, dark as a raven,
Cross References
Deuteronomy 32:31For not as our Rock [is] their rock, (And our enemies [are] judges!)
Psalms 45:2Thou hast been beautified above the sons of men, Grace hath been poured into thy lips, Therefore hath God blessed thee to the age.
Song of Solomon 2:1As a lily among the thorns,
Isaiah 59:19And they fear from the west the name of Jehovah, And from the rising of the sun — His honour, When come in as a flood doth an adversary, The Spirit of Jehovah hath raised an ensign against him.
Lamentations 4:7Purer were her Nazarites than snow, Whiter than milk, ruddier of body than rubies, Of sapphire their form.
Philippians 2:9wherefore, also, God did highly exalt him, and gave to him a name that [is] above every name,
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 →