Song of Solomon 5:10 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Song of Solomon 5:9-16

Here is, I. The question which the daughters of Jerusalem put to the spouse concerning her beloved, in answer to the charge she had given them, Song 5:9. Observe, 1. The respectful title they give to the spouse: O thou fairest among women! Our Lord Jesus makes his spouse truly amiable, not only in his eyes, but in the eyes of all the daughters of Jerusalem. The church is the most excellent society in the world, the communion of saints the best communion, and the beauty of the sanctuary a... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Song of Solomon 5:10

My beloved is white and ruddy ,.... This, and the following verses, contain the church's answer to the question of the daughters; she first gives a general description of her beloved, and then descends to particulars: the description of him in general is, that he is "white and ruddy"; having the whiteness of the lily, and the redness of the rose, Song of Solomon 2:1 ; which make a perfect beauty. Some understand this of the two natures in Christ, divine and human; with respect to his... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Song of Solomon 5:10

My beloved is white and ruddy - Red and white, properly mixed, are essential to a fine complexion; and this is what is intimated: he has the finest complexion among ten thousand persons; not one in that number is equal to him. Literally, "He bears the standard among ten thousand men;" or "He is one before whom a standard is borne," i.e., he is captain or chief of the whole. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 5:9-16

The bride's praise of the bridegroom. I. THE QUESTION OF THE DAUGHTERS OF JERUSALEM . 1 . The bride. The bride is dreaming still. The chorus seem in her dream to address her again as they had done in So Song of Solomon 1:8 . She is still to them the fairest among women. They awe daughters of Jerusalem, the children of the kingdom; and to them the Church, which is the bride of Christ, must appear exceeding fair. She is not, alas! without spot or blemish now. She... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 5:9-16

The personal excellences of Jesus. A man is always greater than his works, for his best work is only a part of himself. As there is more virtue in the tree than ever comes out in the fruit, so there is some quality in the man that has not come forth in his deed. The same is true in larger measure with respect to God. If there is sublimity in his works, how much more in himself! The redemptive work of Jesus is stupendous, yet his love is more stupendous still. That love of his was not... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 5:10

My beloved is white and ruddy, the chiefest among ten thousand. The mingling of colours in the countenance is a peculiar excellence. The word tsach, from the root tsahach (cf. Lamentations 4:7 ), means a bright, shining clearness; it is not the same as lavan, which would mean "dead white." So in Greek λαμπρὸς differs from λεῦκος . The red adhom, from the root dam , which means "to condense," is dark red ( rouge puce ) , no doubt as betokening health and vigour. The... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 5:10

Chiefest among ten thousand. The figure here employed by the bride to depict the superiority and excellence of her royal husband is very striking. In reply to the inquiry of those who mock and taunt her in the season of her sorrow and her loss, asking what her beloved is more than another, she replies that he is the banner in the vast embattled host, rising conspicuous and commanding above the thousand warriors by whom he is encompassed. Christians are often reproached with their... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Song of Solomon 5:10

My beloved is white and ruddy - Compare 1 Samuel 16:12; Daniel 7:9. The complexion most admired in youth. Jewish interpreters remark that he who is elsewhere called “the Ancient of Days” is here described as the Ever-Young. “White in His virgin-purity,” says Jerome, “and ruddy in His Passion.”The chiefest among ten thousand - literally, “a bannered one among a myriad;” hence one signalized, a leader of ten thousand warriors. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Song of Solomon 5:10-13

Song of Solomon 5:10-13. My beloved is white and ruddy The white may denote his pure and spotless innocence, and the ruddy colour, his bloody passion. His head is as the most fine gold It shines like gold, by reason of the crown of pure gold upon his head. We need not aim at a distinct application of this and the following particulars unto some special excellences of Christ, because such things are mere conjectures, and the only design of this description is to set forth the beauty of... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Song of Solomon 5:2-16

A dream of frustration (5:2-6:3)Another dream reflects the girl’s unfulfilled longing as she waits impatiently for her wedding day. She dreams that while she is asleep, her lover has travelled through the night to come to her and now he knocks on her door (2).Only half awake, the girl is slow to get out of bed and answer the door. She finds it a nuisance, as she has just bathed and got herself dressed for bed (3). Suddenly she realizes what has happened: her lover has come for her! Excitedly... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Song of Solomon 5:9-16

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Song of Solomon 5:10

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Song of Solomon 5:10

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 5:9-16

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 5:9-16

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 5:10

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 5:10

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Song of Solomon 5:10

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Song of Solomon 5:10-13

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Song of Solomon 5:2-16

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