Song of Songs 1:11 (WEB)
We will make you earrings of gold, with studs of silver.
Fathers and councils · 2
Jerome
“Let us hear what the bride says before that the bridegroom comes to earth, suffers, descends to the lower world, and rises again.“We will make for thee likenesses of gold with ornaments of silver while the king sits at his table.”” — editor's note: Cant. i. 10, 11. “Plaits of gold with studs of silver.” R.V.
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Augustine of Hippo
“…understood, which is said in the Song of Songs to the bride, “We will make thee borders of gold, with studs of silver, while the King sitteth at His table;” that is, as long as Christ is in His secret place: since “your life is hid with Christ in God; when Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also…” — editor's note: In recubitu Cant. i. 11; see LXX.
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