Song of Solomon 1:11

We will make thee borders of gold with studs of silver.

Song of Solomon 1:11, King James Version

Song of Solomon 1:11 in other translations

BSB	We will make you ornaments of gold, studded with beads of silver.
WEB	We will make you earrings of gold, with studs of silver.
ASV	We will make thee plaits of gold With studs of silver.
YLT	Garlands of gold we do make for thee, With studs of silver!
DARBY	We will make thee bead-rows of gold With studs of silver.
BBE	We will make you chains of gold with ornaments of silver.
Webster	We will make for thee borders of gold with studs of silver.

What does Song of Solomon 1:11 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

11. We--the Trinity implied by the Holy Ghost, whether it was so by the writer of the Song or not (Ge 1:26; Pr 8:30; 30:4). "The Jews acknowledged God as king, and Messiah as king, in interpreting the Song, but did not know that these two are one" [Leighton]. make--not merely give (Ep 2:10). borders of gold, with studs of silver--that is, "spots of silver"--Jesus Christ delights to give more "to him that hath" (Mt 25:29). He crowns His own work in us (Is 26:12). The "borders" here are equivalent to "rows" (So 1:10); but here, the King seems to give the finish to her attire, by adding a crown (borders, or circles) of gold studded with silver spots, as in Es 2:17. Both the royal and nuptial crown, or chaplet. The Hebrew for "spouse" (So 4:8) is a crowned one (Eze 16:12; Re 2:10). The crown is given at once upon conversion, in title, but in sensible possession afterwards (2Ti 4:8).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Verse 11 Borders of gold - I have observed several of the handkerchiefs, shawls, and head attire of the Eastern women, curiously and expensively worked in the borders with gold and silver, and variously coloured silk, which has a splendid effect.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

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…

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Song of Solomon 1:11 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

תּוֹרֵ֤יto.Reinecklaces ofH8447

זָהָב֙za.HavgoldH2091

נַעֲשֶׂה\־na.'a.seh-we will makeH6213

לָּ֔ךְLakhfor you

עִ֖ם'imwithH5973

נְקֻדּ֥וֹתne.ku.Dot<the> beads ofH5351

הַכָּֽסֶף\׃ha.Ka.sef<the> silverH3701

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Song of Solomon 1:11

Psalms 149:4
For the Lord taketh pleasure in his people: he will beautify the meek with salvation.
Philippians 3:21
Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself.
Genesis 1:26
And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
Ephesians 5:25-27
Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.
Song of Solomon 8:9
If she be a wall, we will build upon her a palace of silver: and if she be a door, we will inclose her with boards of cedar.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

8:9; Ge 1:26; Ps 149:4; Eph 5:25-27; Php 3:21

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

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 1:12
While the king sitteth at his table, my spikenard sendeth forth the smell thereof.

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Song of Solomon 1:11 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	Zarcillos de oro te haremos, con clavos de plata.
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	Nous te ferons des chaînes d’or avec des paillettes d’argent.
German Elberfelder 1871	Wir wollen dir goldene Kettchen machen mit Punkten von Silber. -
Latin Clementine Vulgate	Dum esset rex in accubitu suo, nardus mea dedit odorem suum.