Song of Solomon 1:11
9 I compare you, my darling, to a mare among Pharaoh’s chariots.
10 Your cheeks are beautiful with ornaments, your neck with strings of jewels.
We will make you ornaments of gold, studded with beads of silver.
12 While the king was at his table, my perfume spread its fragrance.
13 My beloved is to me a sachet of myrrh resting between my breasts.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- We will make you ornaments of gold, studded with beads of silver.
- KJV
- We will make thee borders of gold with studs 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.
- DARBY
- We will make thee bead-rows of gold With studs of silver.
- BLB
- Ornaments of gold we will make for you, with studs of silver.
- ÅB
- Gullkjeder vil vi gjøre deg med sølvprikker på.
- OTB
- Vi vil lage smykker av gull til deg Med perler av sølv.
- B1930
- Gullkjeder vil vi gjøre dig med sølvprikker på.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 149:4
For the LORD takes pleasure in His people; He adorns the afflicted with salvation.
Read in contextPhilippians 3:21
who, by the power that enables Him to subject all things to Himself, will transform our lowly bodies to be like His glorious body.
Read in contextGenesis 1:26
Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, after Our likeness, to rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, and over all the earth itself and every creature that crawls upon it.”
Read in contextEphesians 5:25–27
Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her
Read in contextSong of Solomon 8:9
If she is a wall, we will build a tower of silver to protect her. If she is a door, we will enclose her with panels of cedar.
Read in context