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

יָפֶה beautiful H3303 · TWOT 890a

רַעְיָה my love H7474 · TWOT 2186d

כַּלָּה bride, spouse H3618 · TWOT 986a

גַּן garden H1588 · TWOT 367a

מֹר myrrh H4753 · TWOT 1248b

בֶּ֫שֶׂם spices H1314 · TWOT 290a

People & Context

David

Named in v4: the beloved's neck is likened to 'the tower of David, built for an armory.'

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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