Song of Solomon 6:7

Thy temples are like a pomegranate split open behind thy veil.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

In The King James Version

As a piece of a pomegranate are thy temples within thy locks.

In Context

6Thy teeth are like a flock of ewes, which are come up from the washing; whereof all are paired, and none faileth among them.

8There are threescore queens, and fourscore concubines, and maidens without number.

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Cross References

Song of Solomon 4:3Thy lips are like a thread of scarlet, and thy mouth is comely; thy temples are like a pomegranate split open behind thy veil.

Matthew Henry on Song of Solomon 6:5-11

The Church's Confidence in Christ; The Love of Christ to the Church. 4 Thou art beautiful, O my love, as Tirzah, comely as Jerusalem, terrible as an army with banners. 5 Turn away thine eyes from me, for they have overcome me: thy hair is as a flock of goats that appear from Gilead. 6 Thy teeth are as a flock of sheep which go up from the washing, whereof every one beareth twins, and there is not one barren among them. 7 As a piece of a pomegranate are thy temples within thy locks. 8 There are threescore queens,… Read the whole commentary →

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