Song of Solomon 1:9

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“I compare you, my darling, to a mare among Pharaoh’s chariots.”

What this verse means

Read Song of Solomon 1:9 in the flow of Song of Solomon1 for its full sense, then follow the cross-references below to the passages that echo it. Open Song of Solomon1 to see the surrounding context.

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BSBPD

“I compare you, my darling, to a mare among Pharaoh’s chariots.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“I have compared thee, O my love, to a company of horses in Pharaoh’s chariots.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“I have compared thee, O my love, To a steed in Pharaoh’s chariots.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“To my joyous one in chariots of Pharaoh, I have compared thee, my friend,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Song of Solomon 1:9 — 13 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 50:9Chariots and horsemen alike went up with him, and it was an exceedingly large procession.
  2. 1 Kings 10:28Solomon’s horses were imported from Egypt and Kue; the royal merchants purchased them from Kue.
  3. 2 Chronicles 1:14Solomon accumulated 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horses, which he stationed in the chariot cities and also with him in Jerusalem.
  4. Song of Solomon 1:15How beautiful you are, my darling! Oh, how very beautiful! Your eyes are like doves.
  5. Song of Solomon 2:2Like a lily among the thorns is my darling among the maidens.
  6. Song of Solomon 2:10My beloved calls to me, “Arise, my darling. Come away with me, my beautiful one.
  7. Song of Solomon 2:13The fig tree ripens its figs; the blossoming vines spread their fragrance. Arise, come away, my darling; come away with me, my beautiful one.”
  8. Song of Solomon 4:1How beautiful you are, my darling— how very beautiful! Your eyes are like doves behind your veil. Your hair is like a flock of goats streaming down Mount Gilead.
  9. Song of Solomon 4:7You are altogether beautiful, my darling; in you there is no flaw.
  10. Song of Solomon 5:2I sleep, but my heart is awake. A sound! My beloved is knocking: “Open to me, my sister, my darling, my dove, my flawless one. My head is drenched with dew, my hair with the dampness of the night.”
  11. Song of Solomon 6:4You are as beautiful, my darling, as Tirzah, as lovely as Jerusalem, as majestic as troops with banners.
  12. Isaiah 31:1Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, who rely on horses, who trust in their abundance of chariots and in their multitude of horsemen. They do not look to the Holy One of Israel; they do not seek the LORD.
  13. John 15:14You are My friends if you do what I command you.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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