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Song of Solomon 1:11

1:10 Thy cheeks are comely with rows of jewels, thy neck with chains of gold.
We will make thee borders of gold with studs of silver.

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We will make you earrings of gold, with studs of silver.

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

We will make you borders of gold with studs of silver. ¶

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

What does Song of Solomon 1:11 mean?

Song of Solomon 1:11 is a verse in the book of Song of Solomon, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include עָשָׂה (ʻâsâh), תּוֹר (tôwr), זָהָב (zâhâb). It connects to 2 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.

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We
will
makeעָשָׂהʻâsâh/aw-saw'/H6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
thee
bordersתּוֹרtôwr/tore/H8447a succession, i.e. a string or (abstractly) order
of
goldזָהָבzâhâb/zaw-hawb'/H2091gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear sky
with
studsנְקֻדָּהnᵉquddâh/ned-ood-daw'/H5351a boss
of
silver.כֶּסֶףkeçeph/keh'-sef/H3701silver (from its pale color); by implication, money

Commentary on Song of Solomon 1:11

HENRY_FULL · Song of Solomon 1:11
nt, meet together. He sympathized with them in their joys and sorrows ( Heb. x. 33 ); he conversed familiarly with them, communicated his experiences to them, and consulted theirs. He not only took such to be his companions as did fear God, but he vouchsafed himself to be a companion with all, with any, that did so, wherever he met with them. Though he was a king, he would associate with the poorest of his subjects that feared God, Ps. xv. 4 ; Jam. ii. 1 . 64 The earth, O Lord , is full of thy mercy: teach me thy statutes. Here, 1. David pleads that God is good to all the creatures according to their necessities and capacities; as the heaven is full of God's glory, so the earth is full of his mercy, full of the instances of his pity and bounty. Not only the land of Canaan, where God is known and worshipped, but the whole earth, in many parts of which he has no homage paid him, is full of his mercy. Not only the children of men upon the earth, but even the inferior creatures, taste of God's goodness. His tender mercies are over all his works. 2. He therefore prays that God would be good to him according to his necessity and capacity: " Teach me thy statutes. Thou feedest the young ravens that cry, with food proper for them; and wilt thou not feed me with spiritual food, the bread of life, which my soul needs and craves, and cannot sub

Cross-references

Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

1 Chronicles 29:14

But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly after this sort? for all things come of thee, and of thine own have we given thee. be able: Heb. retain, or, obtain strength of thine: Heb. of thine hand

Song of Solomon 1:17

The beams of our house are cedar, and our rafters of fir. rafters: or, galleries

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Song of Solomon 1:11.

Isaiah 13:17

Behold, I will stir up the Medes against them, which shall not regard silver; and as for gold, they shall not delight in it.

Isaiah 2:7

Their land also is full of silver and gold, neither is there any end of their treasures; their land is also full of horses, neither is there any end of their chariots:

Isaiah 30:22

Ye shall defile also the covering of thy graven images of silver, and the ornament of thy molten images of gold: thou shalt cast them away as a menstruous cloth; thou shalt say unto it, Get thee hence. thy graven: Heb. the graven images of thy silver cast: Heb. scatter

Isaiah 31:7

For in that day every man shall cast away his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which your own hands have made unto you for a sin. his idols of gold: Heb. the idols of his gold

Isaiah 39:2

And Hezekiah was glad of them, and shewed them the house of his precious things, the silver, and the gold, and the spices, and the precious ointment, and all the house of his armour, and all that was found in his treasures: there was nothing in his house, nor in all his dominion, that Hezekiah shewed them not. precious things: or, spicery armour: or, jewels: Heb. vessels, or, instruments

Isaiah 40:19

The workman melteth a graven image, and the goldsmith spreadeth it over with gold, and casteth silver chains.

Isaiah 46:6

They lavish gold out of the bag, and weigh silver in the balance, and hire a goldsmith; and he maketh it a god: they fall down, yea, they worship.

Isaiah 60:9

Surely the isles shall wait for me, and the ships of Tarshish first, to bring thy sons from far, their silver and their gold with them, unto the name of the LORD thy God, and to the Holy One of Israel, because he hath glorified thee.

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What does Song of Solomon 1:11 say?

Song of Solomon 1:11 (King James Version) reads: "We will make thee borders of gold with studs of silver."

Is Song of Solomon 1:11 in the Old or New Testament?

Song of Solomon 1:11 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Song of Solomon.

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