Song of Solomon 7:1
What does Song of Solomon 7:1 mean?
A plain-English look at Song of Solomon 7:1 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
What Song of Solomon 7:1 means
The beloved begins a fresh praise, starting from the feet and moving upward, admiring the woman’s beauty with royal dignity. Calling her a “prince’s daughter” speaks of noble bearing, not merely lineage. Her graceful steps “in sandals” suggest elegance in movement, not just adornment. Comparing her rounded thighs to crafted jewels highlights symmetry, strength, and costly worth—beauty shaped, as it were, by a master artisan. The language is artful and respectful, celebrating her form within the bonds of covenant love. The imagery invites readers to see marital affection as something honorable and skillfully wrought, where the spouse’s beauty is to be treasured as precious workmanship.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000How beautiful are thy feet in sandals, O prince’s daughter! Thy rounded thighs are like jewels, The work of the hands of a skilful workman.
KJV
King James Version · 1611How beautiful are thy feet with shoes, O prince’s daughter! the joints of thy thighs are like jewels, the work of the hands of a cunning workman.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901How beautiful are thy feet in sandals, O prince’s daughter! Thy rounded thighs are like jewels, The work of the hands of a skilful workman.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949How beautiful are your feet in their shoes, O king's daughter! The curves of your legs are like jewels, the work of the hands of a good workman:
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862As the chorus of `Mahanaim.' How beautiful were thy feet with sandals, O daughter of Nadib. The turnings of thy sides <FI>are<Fi> as ornaments, Work of the hands of an artificer.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752What shalt thou see in the Sulamitess but the companies of camps? How beautiful are thy steps in shoes, O prince's daughter! The joints of thy thighs are like jewels, that are made by the hand of a skilful workman.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890How beautiful are thy footsteps in sandals, O prince's daughter! The roundings of thy thighs are like jewels, The work of the hands of an artist.
Context
This verse opens a new section of admiration, following earlier scenes of search and reunion. The beloved now describes the woman from the ground up, reversing the head-to-toe pattern seen elsewhere. The careful, ascending praise continues through the next verses, using rich comparisons from craftsmanship and nature. Keeping this frame in mind helps the reader hear not crude flattery but poetic, covenantal celebration that builds toward fuller desire in verses 7–9 and her answering affirmation and invitation in verses 10–13.
v.1This passage
v.2Thy body islikea round goblet, Wherein no mingled wine is wanting: Thy waist is like a heap of wheat Set about with lilies.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Ephesians 6:15
and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace;
- 2 Corinthians 6:18
And will be to you a Father, And ye shall be to me sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.
- Luke 15:22
But the father said to his servants, Bring forth quickly the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet:
- Philippians 1:27
Only let your manner of life be worthy of the gospel of Christ: that, whether I come and see you or be absent, I may hear of your state, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one soul striving for the faith of the gospel;
- Daniel 2:32
As for this image, its head was of fine gold, its breast and its arms of silver, its belly and its thighs of brass,
- Exodus 35:35
Them hath he filled with wisdom of heart, to work all manner of workmanship, of the engraver, and of the skilful workman, and of the embroiderer, in blue, and in purple, in scarlet, and in fine linen, and of the weaver, even of them that do any workmanship, and of those that devise skilful works.
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