Song of Solomon 1:15
Behold thou art fair, my beloved, and comely. Our bed is flourishing.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves’ eyes.
In Context
14Behold thou art fair, O my love, behold thou art fair, thy eyes are as those of doves.
16The beams of our houses are of cedar, our rafters of cypress trees.
Cross References
Song of Solomon 2:10Behold my beloved speaketh to me: Arise, make haste, my love, my dove, my beautiful one, and come.
Song of Solomon 4:1How beautiful art thou, my love, how beautiful art thou! thy eyes are doves' eyes, besides what is hid within. Thy hair is as flocks of goats, which Come up from mount Galaad.
Song of Solomon 4:10How beautiful are thy breasts, my sister, my spouse! thy breasts are more beautiful than wine, and the sweet smell of thy ointments above all aromatical spices.
Song of Solomon 5:12His eyes as doves upon brooks of waters, which are washed with milk, and sit beside the plentiful streams.
Song of Solomon 7:6How beautiful art thou, and how comely, my dearest, in delights!
Malachi 2:14And you have said: For what cause? Because the Lord hath been witness between thee, and the wife of thy youth, whom thou hast despised: yet she was thy partner, and the wife of thy covenant.
Matthew Henry on Song of Solomon 1:13-17
Conference between Christ and His Church. 12 While the king sitteth at his table, my spikenard sendeth forth the smell thereof. 13 A bundle of myrrh is my wellbeloved unto me; he shall lie all night betwixt my breasts. 14 My beloved is unto me as a cluster of camphire in the vineyards of Engedi. 15 Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves' eyes. 16 Behold, thou art fair, my beloved, yea, pleasant: also our bed is green. 17 The beams of our house are cedar, and our rafters of fir. Here… Read the whole commentary →