Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Your cheeks are beautiful with earrings, your neck with strings of jewels. New Living Translation How lovely are your cheeks; your earrings set them afire! How lovely is your neck, enhanced by a string of jewels. English Standard Version Your cheeks are lovely with ornaments, your neck with strings of jewels. Berean Standard Bible Your cheeks are beautiful with ornaments, your neck with strings of jewels. King James Bible Thy cheeks are comely with rows of jewels, thy neck with chains of gold. New King James Version Your cheeks are lovely with ornaments, Your neck with chains of gold. New American Standard Bible “Your cheeks are delightful with jewelry, Your neck with strings of beads.” NASB 1995 “Your cheeks are lovely with ornaments, Your neck with strings of beads.” NASB 1977 “Your cheeks are lovely with ornaments, Your neck with strings of beads.” Legacy Standard Bible Your cheeks are lovely with ornaments, Your neck with strings of beads.” Amplified Bible “Your cheeks are lovely with ornaments, Your neck with strings of jewels.” Christian Standard Bible Your cheeks are beautiful with jewelry, your neck with its necklace. Holman Christian Standard Bible Your cheeks are beautiful with jewelry, your neck with its necklace. American Standard Version Thy cheeks are comely with plaits of hair, Thy neck with strings of jewels. Contemporary English Version Earrings add to your beauty, and you wear a necklace of precious stones. English Revised Version Thy cheeks are comely with plaits of hair, thy neck with strings of jewels GOD'S WORD® Translation Your cheeks are lovely with ornaments, your neck with strings of pearls. Good News Translation Your hair is beautiful upon your cheeks and falls along your neck like jewels. International Standard Version Your cheeks are lovely with ornaments, your neck with strings of jewels. Majority Standard Bible Your cheeks are beautiful with ornaments, your neck with strings of jewels. NET Bible Your cheeks are beautiful with ornaments; your neck is lovely with strings of jewels. New Heart English Bible Your cheeks are beautiful with earrings, your neck with strings of jewels. Webster's Bible Translation Thy cheeks are comely with rows of jewels, thy neck with chains of gold. World English Bible Your cheeks are beautiful with earrings, your neck with strings of jewels. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionYour cheeks have been lovely with garlands, your neck with chains. Young's Literal Translation Comely have been thy cheeks with garlands, Thy neck with chains. Smith's Literal Translation Thy cheeks were beautiful with with rows, thy neck with strings of pearls. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThy cheeks are beautiful as the turtledove's, thy neck as jewels. Catholic Public Domain Version Your cheeks are beautiful, like those of a turtledove. Your neck is like a bejeweled collar. New American Bible Your cheeks lovely in pendants, your neck in jewels. New Revised Standard Version Your cheeks are comely with ornaments, your neck with strings of jewels. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleYour cheeks are comely with braided hair, and your neck with necklaces. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Your cheeks are beautiful with braids and your neck with necklaces OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Thy cheeks are comely with circlets, Thy neck with beads. Brenton Septuagint Translation How are thy cheeks beautiful as those of a dove, thy neck as chains! Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Bride Confesses Her Love…9I compare you, my darling, to a mare among Pharaoh’s chariots. 10Your cheeks are beautiful with ornaments, your neck with strings of jewels. 11We will make you ornaments of gold, studded with beads of silver.… Cross References Psalm 45:13-14 All glorious is the princess in her chamber; her gown is embroidered with gold. / In colorful garments she is led to the king; her virgin companions are brought before you. Isaiah 61:10 I will rejoice greatly in the LORD, my soul will exult in my God; for He has clothed me with garments of salvation and wrapped me in a robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom wears a priestly headdress, as a bride adorns herself with her jewels. Ezekiel 16:11-13 I adorned you with jewelry, and I put bracelets on your wrists and a chain around your neck. / I put a ring in your nose, earrings on your ears, and a beautiful crown upon your head. / So you were adorned with gold and silver, and your clothing was made of fine linen, silk, and embroidered cloth. You ate fine flour, honey, and oil. You became very beautiful and rose to be queen. Proverbs 1:9 For they are a garland of grace on your head and a pendant around your neck. Revelation 19:8 She was given clothing of fine linen, bright and pure.” For the fine linen she wears is the righteous acts of the saints. 1 Peter 3:3-4 Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as braided hair or gold jewelry or fine clothes, / but from the inner disposition of your heart, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is precious in God’s sight. Isaiah 3:18-23 In that day the Lord will take away their finery: their anklets and headbands and crescents; / their pendants, bracelets, and veils; / their headdresses, ankle chains, and sashes; their perfume bottles and charms; ... 1 Timothy 2:9-10 Likewise, I want the women to adorn themselves with respectable apparel, with modesty, and with self-control, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or expensive clothes, / but with good deeds, as is proper for women who profess to worship God. Genesis 24:22 And after the camels had finished drinking, he took out a gold ring weighing a beka, and two gold bracelets for her wrists weighing ten shekels. Exodus 35:22 So all who had willing hearts, both men and women, came and brought brooches and earrings, rings and necklaces, and all kinds of gold jewelry. And they all presented their gold as a wave offering to the LORD. 1 Kings 10:1-2 Now when the queen of Sheba heard about the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to test him with difficult questions. / She arrived in Jerusalem with a very large caravan—with camels bearing spices, gold in great abundance, and precious stones. And she came to Solomon and spoke to him all that was on her mind. Esther 2:12-15 In the twelve months before her turn to go to King Xerxes, the harem regulation required each young woman to receive beauty treatments with oil of myrrh for six months, and then with perfumes and cosmetics for another six months. / When the young woman would go to the king, she was given whatever she requested to take with her from the harem to the king’s palace. / She would go there in the evening, and in the morning she would return to a second harem under the care of Shaashgaz, the king’s eunuch in charge of the concubines. She would not return to the king unless he delighted in her and summoned her by name. ... Jeremiah 2:32 Does a maiden forget her jewelry or a bride her wedding sash? Yet My people have forgotten Me for days without number. Matthew 6:28-29 And why do you worry about clothes? Consider how the lilies of the field grow: They do not labor or spin. / Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his glory was adorned like one of these. Luke 12:27 Consider how the lilies grow: They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his glory was adorned like one of these. Treasury of Scripture Your cheeks are comely with rows of jewels, your neck with chains of gold. thy cheeks Genesis 24:22,47 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; … 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, … Ezekiel 16:11-13 I decked thee also with ornaments, and I put bracelets upon thy hands, and a chain on thy neck… thy neck 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. 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; 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. Jump to Previous Bead-Rows Beads Beautiful Chains Cheeks Circlets Delight Earrings Face Garlands Gold Hair Jewels Lovely Neck Ornamental Ornaments Plaits Rings Rows StringsJump to Next Bead-Rows Beads Beautiful Chains Cheeks Circlets Delight Earrings Face Garlands Gold Hair Jewels Lovely Neck Ornamental Ornaments Plaits Rings Rows StringsSong of Solomon 1 1. the church's love unto Christ5. She confesses her deformity 7. and prays to be directed, to his flock 8. Christ directs her to the shepherd's tents 9. and showing his love to her 11. gives her gracious promises 12. the church and Christ congratulate one another Your cheeks are beautiful with ornaments In the context of ancient Near Eastern culture, beauty was often accentuated with jewelry and adornments. The mention of "cheeks" being beautiful with ornaments suggests a sense of dignity and honor. In biblical times, women often wore jewelry to signify status and beauty, as seen in Genesis 24:22, where Rebekah receives a gold nose ring and bracelets. The cheeks, a prominent feature of the face, symbolize the visible expression of inner beauty and joy. This imagery can also be seen as a metaphor for the beauty of the bride of Christ, the Church, adorned with the righteousness and grace given by God (Ephesians 5:27). your neck with strings of jewels Persons / Places / Events 1. The BelovedThe primary speaker in this verse, often interpreted as the bride or the Shulammite woman, who is expressing admiration for her beloved. 2. The Lover The recipient of the admiration, often seen as Solomon or a representation of Christ in allegorical interpretations. 3. Ornaments and Jewels Symbolic elements representing beauty, value, and adornment, often used to describe the beloved's physical and spiritual beauty. Teaching Points Spiritual AdornmentJust as physical adornment enhances beauty, spiritual adornment through virtues like love, kindness, and humility enhances our inner beauty. Value and Worth The use of ornaments and jewels signifies the immense value and worth that God places on His beloved, reminding us of our worth in Christ. Christ and the Church In a Christological interpretation, the verse can be seen as Christ's love and admiration for the Church, His bride, adorned with righteousness. Cultural Context Understanding the cultural significance of jewelry in ancient times helps us appreciate the depth of the imagery used in this verse. Personal Reflection Consider how we adorn ourselves spiritually and what that says about our relationship with God.(10) Rows.--Heb., torim, from t-r = went round; hence = either circlets or strings of jewels, or the round beads themselves of which necklaces, &c, were made. Chains.--Literally, perforated, i.e., beads, or possibly coins strung together. "Arab ladies, particularly the married, are extravagantly fond of silver and gold ornaments, and they have an endless variety of chains, bracelets, anklets, necklaces, and rings. It is also quite common to see thousands of piastres, in various coins, round the forehead and suspended from the neck, and covering a system of network, called suffa, attached to the back of the head-dress, which spreads over the shoulders and falls down to the waist" (Thomson, The Land and the Book). Olearius (quoted by Harmer) says:--"Persian ladies use as head-dress two or three rows of pearls, which pass round the head and hang down the cheeks, so that their faces seem set in pearls." Lady Mary Montague describes the Sultana Hafitan as wearing round her head-dress four strings of pearls of great size and beauty. Verses 10, 11. - Thy cheeks are comely with plaits of hair, thy neck with strings of jewels. We will make thee plaits of gold with studs of silver. This language may be suggested by the comparison first employed - the trappings of the horse. "The head frame of the horse's bridle and the poitral were then certainly, just as now, adorned with silken tassels, fringes, and other ornaments of silver. Torim, 'round ornaments,' which hang down in front on both sides of the headband or are also inwoven in the braids of hair in the forehead." The strings of jewels were necklaces - three rows of pearls. The ornamentation is, however, quite in accordance with female dress. The king makes the promise of gold and silver decoration as an expression of his personal delight in his bride and acceptance of her. Gold and silver were closely connected; hence silver was called, in the Old Egyptian language, "white gold." The idea seems to be that of silver points sprinkled over golden knobs. Compare the description in 'Faust' of Margaret's delight in the casket she finds in her room. The LXX. and Vulgate have mistaken the word torim for a similar word for "doves," taking the simile to be the beautiful colours of the dove's neck. The bride does not seem to reply immediately to the king; but we may suppose that the king takes his bride by the hand, and leads her into the banqueting chamber. But the next three verses, which are certainly in the lips of the bride, may be taken as her expression of delight in her husband, either while he feasts in the banquet or when it is over. The banquet is a familiar emblem of the delight of mutual love. Hence the feasts of love in the primitive Church were regarded, not only as seasons of fellowship between Christians, but times of rejoicing, when the soul entered into the full appreciation of the Saviour's presence.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Your cheeksלְחָיַ֙יִךְ֙ (lə·ḥā·ya·yiḵ) Noun - fdc | second person feminine singular Strong's 3895: The cheek, the jaw-bone are beautiful נָאו֤וּ (nā·wū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 4998: To be at home, to be pleasant, beautiful with ornaments, בַּתֹּרִ֔ים (bat·tō·rîm) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 8447: A succession, a string, order your neck צַוָּארֵ֖ךְ (ṣaw·wā·rêḵ) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular Strong's 6677: The back of the neck with strings [of jewels]. בַּחֲרוּזִֽים׃ (ba·ḥă·rū·zîm) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 2737: Pierced, a bead of pearl, gems, jewels Links Song of Solomon 1:10 NIVSong of Solomon 1:10 NLT Song of Solomon 1:10 ESV Song of Solomon 1:10 NASB Song of Solomon 1:10 KJV Song of Solomon 1:10 BibleApps.com Song of Solomon 1:10 Biblia Paralela Song of Solomon 1:10 Chinese Bible Song of Solomon 1:10 French Bible Song of Solomon 1:10 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Song of Solomon 1:10 Your cheeks are beautiful with earrings your (Song Songs SS So Can) |
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