Song of Solomon 1:3
To the smell are thy fragrant oils pleasant, [like] precious oil poured forth is thy name [famous afar]: therefore do maidens love thee.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
In Context
2Oh that he might kiss me with the kisses of his mouth; for thy caresses are more pleasant than wine.
Cross References
Exodus 33:12And Moses said unto the Lord, See, thou sayest unto me, Bring up this people; but thou hast not let me know whom thou wilt send with me: and yet thou hast said, I have chosen thee by name, and thou hast also found grace in my eyes.
Exodus 34:5And the Lord descended in a cloud, and stood with him there, and proclaimed, by name, the Lord.
Psalms 45:14(45:15) In embroidered clothes will she be brought unto the king: virgins that follow her, her companions, are brought unto thee.
Psalms 133:2[It is] like the precious oil upon the head, running down upon the beard, yea, Aaron's beard, which runneth down upon the upper border of his garments;
Ecclesiastes 7:1A good name is better than precious oil, and the day of death, better than the day of one's birth.
Song of Solomon 4:10How beautiful are thy caresses, O my sister, [my] bride! how much more pleasant are thy caresses than wine! and the smell of thy fragrant oils more than all spices.
Matthew Henry on Song of Solomon 1:3-7
The Love of the Church to Christ. 2 Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth: for thy love is better than wine. 3 Because of the savour of thy good ointments thy name is as ointment poured forth, therefore do the virgins love thee. 4 Draw me, we will run after thee: the king hath brought me into his chambers: we will be glad and rejoice in thee, we will remember thy love more than wine: the upright love thee. 5 I am black, but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of… Read the whole commentary →