Song of Solomon 7:9
I said, I will go up to the palm tree, I will take hold of its high boughs: and now shall thy breasts be as clusters of the vine, and the smell of thy nose as apples;
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
In Context
8This is thy greatness in thy delights: thou wast made like a palm tree, and thy breasts to clusters.
10and thy throat as good wine, going well with my kinsman, suiting my lips and teeth.
Cross References
Song of Solomon 2:14Thou art my dove, in the shelter of the rock, near the wall: shew me thy face, and cause me to hear thy voice; for thy voice is sweet, and thy countenance is beautiful.
Song of Solomon 5:16His throat is most sweet, and altogether desirable. This is my kinsman, and this is my companion, O daughters of Jerusalem.
Zechariah 9:15The Lord Almighty shall protect them, and they shall destroy them, and overwhelm them with sling-stones; and they shall swallow them down as wine, and fill + 9:15 Alex. the altar as bowls.the bowls as the altar.
Matthew Henry on Song of Solomon 7:2-10
The Beauty of the Church; The Complacency of Christ in His Church. 1 How beautiful are thy feet with shoes, O prince's daughter! the joints of thy thighs are like jewels, the work of the hands of a cunning workman. 2 Thy navel is like a round goblet, which wanteth not liquor: thy belly is like a heap of wheat set about with lilies. 3 Thy two breasts are like two young roes that are twins. 4 Thy neck is as a tower of ivory; thine eyes like the fishpools in Heshbon, by the gate of Bath-rabbim: thy nose is as the… Read the whole commentary →