Song of Solomon 4

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 4 of 8

¹ Behold, you are beautiful, My love. Behold, you are beautiful; your eyes are as doves' from behind your veil. Your hair is like a flock of goats which recline from Mount Gilead.

² Your teeth are like a flock of shorn sheep which come up from the washing place; of which they all are bearing twins; and bereavement is not among them.

³ Your lips are like a cord of scarlet, and your speech is comely; your temples are like a piece of pomegranate behind your veil.

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Chapter Summary

He sets forth the graces of His beloved.

Key Hebrew Words

רַעְיָתִ companion H7474 · TWOT 2186d

לְשׁוֹנֵ֔ tongue H3956 · TWOT 1131a

נֹ֛פֶת flowing honey H5317 · TWOT 1396

ע֤וּרִי rouse oneself H5782 · TWOT 1587

בְּאֵ֖ר well H875 · TWOT 194a

People & Context

Praise of the Beloved's Beauty

The Beloved extensively praises the woman's beauty, declaring she has no blemish and has ravished His heart with one of her eyes .

The Locked Garden

The Beloved compares the woman to a locked garden full of spices; she then invites the north and south winds to blow so her Beloved may enter and eat …

Timeline

Praise of the Beloved's Beauty

The Beloved extensively praises the woman's beauty, declaring she has no blemish and has ravished His heart with one of her eyes .

Song of Solomon 4:1-11

The Locked Garden

The Beloved compares the woman to a locked garden full of spices; she then invites the north and south winds to blow so her Beloved may enter and eat .

Song of Solomon 4:12-16

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