Song of Solomon 1:10
Thy cheeks are comely with rows of jewels, thy neck with chains of gold.
Song of Solomon 1:10 in other translations
| BSB | Your cheeks are beautiful with ornaments, your neck with strings of jewels. |
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| WEB | Your cheeks are beautiful with earrings, your neck with strings of jewels. |
| ASV | Thy cheeks are comely with plaits of hair, Thy neck with strings of jewels. |
| YLT | Comely have been thy cheeks with garlands, Thy neck with chains. |
| DARBY | Thy cheeks are comely with bead-rows, Thy neck with ornamental chains. |
| BBE | Your face is a delight with rings of hair, your neck with chains of jewels. |
| Webster | Thy cheeks are comely with rows of jewels, thy neck with chains of gold. |
What does Song of Solomon 1:10 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Song of Solomon 1:9-17
The Bridegroom gives high praises of his spouse. In the sight of Christ believers are the excellent of the earth, fitted to be instruments for promoting his glory. The spiritual gifts and graces which Christ bestows on every true believer, are described by the ornaments then in use, Song 1:10,11. The graces of the saints are many, but there is dependence upon each other. He who is the Author, will be the Finisher of…
Song of Solomon 1:10 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Song of Solomon 1:10
- Ezekiel 16:11-13
I decked thee also with ornaments, and I put bracelets upon thy hands, and a chain on thy neck. And I put a jewel on thy forehead, and earrings in thine ears, and a beautiful crown upon thine head. Thus wast thou decked with gold and silver; and thy raiment was of fine linen, and silk, and broidered work; thou didst eat fine flour, and honey, and oil: and thou wast exceeding beautiful, and thou didst prosper into a kingdom.
- 1 Peter 3:4
But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.
- Song of Solomon 5:13
His cheeks are as a bed of spices, as sweet flowers: his lips like lilies, dropping sweet smelling myrrh.
- Genesis 24:47
And I asked her, and said, Whose daughter art thou? And she said, The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor’s son, whom Milcah bare unto him: and I put the earring upon her face, and the bracelets upon her hands.
- Song of Solomon 4:9
Thou hast ravished my heart, my sister, my spouse; thou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes, with one chain of thy neck.
- Isaiah 3:18-21
In that day the Lord will take away the bravery of their tinkling ornaments about their feet, and their cauls, and their round tires like the moon, The chains, and the bracelets, and the mufflers, The bonnets, and the ornaments of the legs, and the headbands, and the tablets, and the earrings, The rings, and nose jewels,
- Genesis 24:22
And it came to pass, as the camels had done drinking, that the man took a golden earring of half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands of ten shekels weight of gold;
- Numbers 31:50
We have therefore brought an oblation for the Lord, what every man hath gotten, of jewels of gold, chains, and bracelets, rings, earrings, and tablets, to make an atonement for our souls before the Lord.
- 2 Peter 1:3-4
According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue: Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.
- Proverbs 1:9
For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck.
- Genesis 41:42
And Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand, and put it upon Joseph’s hand, and arrayed him in vestures of fine linen, and put a gold chain about his neck;
- Isaiah 61:10
I will greatly rejoice in the Lord, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels.
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Ge 24:22,47; Isa 3:18-21; Eze 16:11-13; 2Pe 1:3,4
thy neck.
4:9; Ge 41:42; Nu 31:50; Pr 1:9; 1Pe 3:4
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Context
- Song of Solomon 1:9
I have compared thee, O my love, to a company of horses in Pharaoh’s chariots.
- Song of Solomon 1:10
Thy cheeks are comely with rows of jewels, thy neck with chains of gold.
- Song of Solomon 1:11
We will make thee borders of gold with studs of silver.
Song of Solomon 1:10 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Hermosas son tus mejillas entre los pendientes, tu cuello entre los collares. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Tes joues sont agréables avec des rangées de joyaux; ton cou, avec des colliers. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Anmutig sind deine Wangen in den Kettchen dein Hals in den Schnüren. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Murenulas aureas faciemus tibi, vermiculatas argento. |