Song of Solomon 4章 ESV

Solomon Admires His Bride’s Beauty

He

1Behold, 4:1 See ch. 1:15you are beautiful, my love,

behold, you are beautiful!

4:1 ch. 1:15; 5:12Your eyes are doves

4:1 ch. 6:7behind your veil.

4:1 ch. 6:5; [ch. 7:5] Your hair is like a flock of goats

leaping down 4:1 Mic. 7:14the slopes of Gilead.

2Your 4:2 ch. 6:6teeth are like a flock of shorn ewes

that have come up from the washing,

all of which bear twins,

and not one among them has lost its young.

3Your lips are like 4:3 [Josh. 2:18] a scarlet thread,

and your mouth is 4:3 ch. 1:5; 2:14lovely.

Your 4:3 ch. 6:7cheeks are like halves of a pomegranate

4:3 [See ver. 1above]behind your veil.

4Your 4:4 [ch. 7:4] neck is like the tower of David,

built in 4:4 Neh. 3:19rows of stone;4:4 The meaning of the Hebrew word is uncertain

on it 4:4 [Ezek. 27:10, 11] hang a thousand shields,

all of 4:4 [2 Sam. 1:21]them shields of warriors.

5Your 4:5 ch. 7:3; [ch. 8:10; Prov. 5:19] two breasts are like two 4:5 See ch. 2:9fawns,

twins of a gazelle,

that 4:5 ch. 2:16; 6:3graze among the lilies.

64:6 ch. 2:17Until the day breathes

and the shadows flee,

I will go away to the mountain of 4:6 ver. 14; [ch. 3:6]myrrh

and the hill of 4:6 ver. 14; [ch. 3:6]frankincense.

74:7 See ch. 1:15You are altogether beautiful, my love;

there is no 4:7 ch. 5:2; [Eph. 5:27]flaw in you.

84:8 [Ps. 45:10, 11] Come with me from 4:8 ch. 7:4; See 1 Kgs. 4:33Lebanon, my 4:8 [Isa. 62:5] bride;

come with me from 4:8 ch. 7:4; See 1 Kgs. 4:33Lebanon.

Depart4:8 Or Look from the peak of Amana,

from the peak of 4:8 Deut. 3:9; 1 Chr. 5:23Senir and 4:8 Ps. 89:12Hermon,

from the dens of lions,

from the mountains of leopards.

9You have captivated my heart, my 4:9 ch. 5:1, 2sister, my bride;

you have captivated my heart with one glance of your eyes,

with one 4:9 [Judg. 8:26]jewel of your necklace.

10How beautiful is your love, my 4:10 [See ver. 9above] sister, my bride!

How much 4:10 ch. 1:2, 4better is your love than wine,

and 4:10 [ch. 1:3]the fragrance of your oils than any spice!

11Your 4:11 [Prov. 5:3] lips drip nectar, my bride;

4:11 Prov. 24:13honey and milk are under your tongue;

the fragrance of your garments is 4:11 Hos. 14:6; [Gen. 27:27] like the fragrance of 4:11 [See ver. 8above]Lebanon.

12A garden locked is my 4:12 [See ver. 9above] sister, my bride,

a spring locked, 4:12 [Gen. 29:3; Dan. 6:17] a fountain 4:12 [Prov. 5:15]sealed.

13Your shoots are 4:13 Eccles. 2:5an orchard of pomegranates

with all 4:13 ch. 7:13choicest fruits,

4:13 ch. 1:14henna with 4:13 See ch. 1:12nard,

14nard and saffron, 4:14 Ex. 30:23calamus and 4:14 Ex. 30:23cinnamon,

with all trees of 4:14 ver. 6frankincense,

4:14 See ch. 3:6myrrh and 4:14 John 19:39aloes,

with all 4:14 Ex. 30:23choice spices—

15a garden fountain, a well of 4:15 Jer. 2:13; [John 4:10; 7:38] living water,

and flowing streams from 4:15 [See ver. 8above]Lebanon.

16Awake, O north wind,

and come, O south wind!

Blow upon my 4:16 [ch. 5:1; 6:2] garden,

let its spices flow.

Together in the Garden of Love

She

4:16 [ch. 6:2] Let my beloved come to his 4:16 ch. 6:2garden,

and eat its 4:16 [See ver. 13above]choicest fruits.

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