Song Of Solomon

Song Of Solomon 4

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

1BEHOLD, ^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.

2Thy ^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.

3Thy ^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.

4Thy ^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.

5Thy ^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.

9Thou 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.

12A ^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.

14Spikenard 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.

15A ^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.