Song Of Solomon

Song Of Solomon 4 ©

1 Christ setteth forth the graces of the church: 8 He sheweth His love to her. 16 The church prayeth to be made fit for His presence.

1

BEHOLD, athou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves' eyes bwithin thy locks: cthy hair is as a flock of goats, 1that appear from mount Gilead.

a Eze. 16.14. ch. 1.15; 5.12. Ep. 1.17,18; 3.18,19. Mat. 11.29.
b ch. 6.7.
c ch. 6.5. Ps. 110.3. Phi. 1.27; 4.8.
2

Thy dteeth are like a flock of sheep that are even shorn, which came up from the washing; whereof every one bear twins, and none is barren among them.

d 1Th. 2.10. 1Co. 1.10. Ga. 2.20. Tit. 2.11,12; 3.8. ch. 6.6.
3

Thy elips are like a thread of scarlet, and thy speech is comely: fthy temples are like a piece of a gpomegranate within thy locks.

e Pr. 31.26. 2Co. 5.18-21. 1Co. 1.23,24. Re.14.6. Ep.5.19. Col. 3.16,17; 4.6. ch. 7.9. v.11.
f ch. 6.7. Eze. 16.63. Ge. 32.10. Ezr. 9.6.
g ch. 6.11.
4

Thy hneck is like the tower of David builded for an armoury, whereon there ihang a thousand *bucklers, all shields of mighty men.

h ch. 1.10; 7.4. 1Co. 12.28. Ep. 4.11-13; 6.16. He. 11. 2Co. 10.4. 1Jn. 5.4. Ro. 8.37.
i Eze. 27.10,11.
5

Thy jtwo breasts are like two kyoung roes that are twins, which lfeed among the lilies.

j ch. 1.13; 7.3. 1Pe. 2.2. Is. 66.11; 52.7. Ep. 4.11-13. Ga. 5.6. 1Pe. 1.8. Pr. 5.19.
k ch. 2.9.
l ch. 2.16.
6

mUntil the day 2break, and the shadows flee away, I will get me to the mountain of nmyrrh, and to the hill of *frankincense.

m ch. 2.17. Lu. 1.78. Mat. 28.20. Ac. 3.21. 2Pe. 1.19.
n ch. 3.6.
7

oThou art all fair, my love; there is no spot in thee.

o Ep. 5.25,27. Nu. 23.21. Je. 50.20. Re. 1.5. Col. 2.10,11. 1Co. 1.30.
8

pCome with me qfrom Lebanon, my spouse, with me from Lebanon: look from the top of Amana, from the top of Shenir and Hermon, from the lions' dens, from the mountains of the rleopards.

p Is. 54.5. Ho. 2.19,20. Re. 18.4. Ps. 45.10,11; 27.10,13. Pr. 9.6; 13.20. Col. 3.1,2. 2Co. 4.18. 1Pe. 5.8.
q De. 3.9,25; 4.48. Ps. 72.16.
r Is. 11.6. Je. 5.6.
9

Thou hast 3ravished my heart, my sister, my sspouse; tthou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes, with one chain of thy neck.

s He. 2.11,14. 2Co. 11.2. Is. 54.5. ch. 3.11.
t ch. 6.4; 1.10,15. Is. 62.5; 53.11. Zep. 3.17. Je. 32.41. He. 12.2.
10

uHow fair is thy 4love, vmy sister, my spouse! how much wbetter is thy love than wine! and xthe smell of thine ointments than all spices!

u ch. 1.2,8,15; 3.1-5. v.1.
v ch. 5.1,2.
w ch. 1.2,4.
x ch. 1.3,12; 3.6. 2Co. 1.21,22. Ga. 5.22-25.
11

yThy lips, O my spouse, drop as the honeycomb: honey and milk are under thy tongue; zand the smell of thy garments is like the smell of Lebanon.

y v.3. ch. 5.1; 7.9. Col. 3.16,17; 4.6. Ps. 45.1; 71.8-24. Pr. 5.3; 24.13,14.
z Ge. 27.27. Ho. 14.6,7. Ps. 45.8,12,13. Tit. 2.11,12. Re. 19.8.
12

A agarden 5*inclosed is my sister, my spouse; a spring shut up, a fountain sealed.

a Pr. 5.15-18. Jn. 15.1. Is. 58.11; 44.5. Re. 21.27. Tit. 2.14. Ho. 3.3.
13

bThy plants are an orchard of pomegranates, with pleasant fruits; 6*camphire, with cspikenard,

b v.3. Ps. 92.12-14. Is. 60.21. Jn. 15.1-5,8. Ep. 2.10. Ga. 5.22-25. 1Co. 12.4-10.
c ch. 1.12.
14

Spikenard and saffron; dcalamus and cinnamon, with all trees of *frankincense; emyrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices:

d Ex. 30.23.
e ch. 5.1.
15

A ffountain of gardens, a well of living waters, and streams from Lebanon.

f Ps. 87.7; 46.4. Jn. 4.10,14; 7.38. Is. 58.11. v.12. Zec. 13.1. 1Co. 1.30. Re. 22.1. Je. 2.13; 17.13.
16

gAwake, O north wind; and come, thou south; blow upon my garden, that hthe spices thereof may flow out. iLet my beloved come into his garden, and eat his pleasant fruits.

g Eze. 37.9. Is. 64.1; 44.3,4; 59.21. Jn. 3.8. Mi. 2.8.
h ch. 1.12; 7.12,13. v.13,14. Ga. 5.22-25. 2Pe. 1.3-10; 3.18.
i Ps. 101.2; 63.1,2; 42.1,2. Is. 62.5. Zep. 3.17. Phi. 2.13. ch. 5.1.