Song of Solomon 4 · Verse 9

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.
Song of Solomon 4:9, King James Version

Song of Solomon 4:9 in other translations

BSBYou have captured my heart, my sister, my bride; you have stolen my heart with one glance of your eyes, with one jewel of your neck.
WEBYou have ravished my heart, my sister, my bride. You have ravished my heart with one of your eyes, with one chain of your neck.
ASVThou hast ravished my heart, my sister, my bride; Thou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes, With one chain of thy neck.
YLTThou hast emboldened me, my sister-spouse, Emboldened me with one of thine eyes, With one chain of thy neck.
DARBYThou hast ravished my heart, my sister, my spouse; Thou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes, With one chain of thy neck.
BBEYou have taken away my heart, my sister, my bride; you have taken away my heart, with one look you have taken it, with one chain of your neck!
WebsterThou hast ravished my heart, my sister, my spouse; thou hast ravished my heart with one of thy eyes, with one chain of thy neck.

What does Song of Solomon 4:9 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
9. sister ... spouse--This title is here first used, as He is soon about to institute the Supper, the pledge of the nuptial union. By the term "sister," carnal ideas are excluded; the ardor of a spouse's love is combined with the purity of a sister's (Is 54:5; compare Mr 3:35). one--Even one look is enough to secure His love (Zec 12:10; Lu 23:40-43). Not merely the Church collectively, but each one member of it (Mt 18:10, 14; Lu 15:7, 24, 32). chain--necklace (Is 62:3; Mal 3:17), answering to the "shields" hanging in the tower of David (So 4:4). Compare the "ornament" (1Pe 3:4); "chains" (Pr 1:9; 3:22).

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 9 Thou hast ravished my heart - לבבתני libbabtini, "Thou hast hearted me," i.e., taken away my heart; as we say, "He has barked the tree," i.e., he has stripped it of its bark; "He has fleeced the flock," i.e., deprived them of their wool. With one of thine eyes - באצד מעיניך beachad meeynayich. This has been thought a harsh expression, and various emendations have been sought. The Masoretes have put באצת beachath, "at once," in the margin; and this is confirmed by twenty of Kennicott's MSS. but De Rossi does not notice it. It is scarceiy necessary; the sense to me is clear and good without it. "Even one of thine eyes, or one glance of thine eyes, has been sufficient to deprive me of all power; it has completely overcome me;" for glance may be understood, and such forms of speech are common in all languages, when speaking on such subjects. If even taken literally, the sense is good; for the poet may refer to a side glance, shot in passing by or turning away, where only one eye could be seen. I think this a better sense than that which is obtained from the Masoretic emendation. With one chain of thy neck - Probably referring to the play of the cervical muscles, rather than to necklaces, or ringlets of hair.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Song of Solomon 4:8-15

Observe the gracious call Christ gives to the church. It is, 1. A precept; so this is Christ's call to his church to come off from the world. These hills seem pleasant, but there are in them lions' dens; they are mountains of the leopards. 2. As a promise; many shall be brought as members of the church, from every point. The church shall be delivered from her persecutors in due time, though now she dwells among…

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Song of Solomon 4:9 in the original Hebrew

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לִבַּבְתִּ֖נִיli.bav.Ti.niyou have stolen heart myH3823
אֲחֹתִ֣י'a.cho.TiO sister myH269
כַלָּ֑הkha.LahbrideH3618
לִבַּבְתִּ֙ינִי֙li.bav.Ti.niyou have stolen heart myH3823
בְּאַחַ֣תbe.'a.chadwith oneH259
מֵעֵינַ֔יִךְme.'ei.Na.yikhfrom eyes yourH5869
בְּאַחַ֥דbe.'a.Chadwith oneH259
עֲנָ֖ק'a.NaknecklaceH6060
מִצַּוְּרֹנָֽיִךְ\׃mi.tza.ve.ro.Na.yikhfrom necklaces yourH6677

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Cross references for Song of Solomon 4:9

  • Song of Solomon 5:1-2

    I am come into my garden, my sister, my spouse: I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk: eat, O friends; drink, yea, drink abundantly, O beloved. I sleep, but my heart waketh: it is the voice of my beloved that knocketh, saying, Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my undefiled: for my head is filled with dew, and my locks with the drops of the night.

  • Song of Solomon 4:12

    A garden inclosed is my sister, my spouse; a spring shut up, a fountain sealed.

  • Proverbs 5:19-20

    Let her be as the loving hind and pleasant roe; let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; and be thou ravished always with her love. And why wilt thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger?

  • Hosea 2:19-20

    And I will betroth thee unto me for ever; yea, I will betroth thee unto me in righteousness, and in judgment, and in lovingkindness, and in mercies. I will even betroth thee unto me in faithfulness: and thou shalt know the Lord.

  • 2 Corinthians 11:2

    For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ.

  • Song of Solomon 7:5-6

    Thine head upon thee is like Carmel, and the hair of thine head like purple; the king is held in the galleries. How fair and how pleasant art thou, O love, for delights!

  • Song of Solomon 7:10

    I am my beloved’s, and his desire is toward me.

  • Revelation 21:2

    And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.

  • Ezekiel 16:8

    Now when I passed by thee, and looked upon thee, behold, thy time was the time of love; and I spread my skirt over thee, and covered thy nakedness: yea, I sware unto thee, and entered into a covenant with thee, saith the Lord God, and thou becamest mine.

  • Revelation 21:9-10

    And there came unto me one of the seven angels which had the seven vials full of the seven last plagues, and talked with me, saying, Come hither, I will shew thee the bride, the Lamb’s wife. And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God,

  • Psalms 45:9

    Kings’ daughters were among thy honourable women: upon thy right hand did stand the queen in gold of Ophir.

  • John 3:29

    He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom’s voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
ravished. or, taken away, etc. my sister.
10,12; 5:1,2; Ge 20:12; Mt 12:50; 1Co 9:5; Heb 2:11-14
my spouse.
3:11; Ps 45:9; Isa 54:5; 62:5; Eze 16:8; Ho 2:19,20; Joh 3:29
2Co 11:2; Re 19:7,8; 21:2,9,10
thou hast.
6:12; 7:5,6,10; Pr 5:19,20; Zep 3:17
with one of.
1:15; 6:5
one chain.
1:10

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Context

  • Song of Solomon 4:8

    Come with me from Lebanon, my spouse, with me from Lebanon: look from the top of Amana, from the top of Shenir and Hermon, from the lions’ dens, from the mountains of the leopards.

  • 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.

  • Song of Solomon 4:10

    How fair is thy love, my sister, my spouse! how much better is thy love than wine! and the smell of thine ointments than all spices!

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Song of Solomon 4:9 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Prendiste mi corazón, hermana, esposa mía; has preso mi corazón con uno de tus ojos, con una gargantilla de tu cuello.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Tu m’as ravi le cœur, ma sœur, ma fiancée; tu m’as ravi le cœur par l’un de tes yeux, par l’un des colliers de ton cou.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Du hast mir das Herz geraubt, meine Schwester, meine Braut; du hast mir das Herz geraubt mit einem deiner Blicke, mit einer Kette von deinem Halsschmuck.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Vulnerasti cor meum, soror mea, sponsa; vulnerasti cor meum in uno oculorum tuorum, et in uno crine colli tui.