Song of Solomon 5:12
His eyes are like [those of] doves by streamlets of waters, bathed in milk, well fitted in their setting.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
His eyes are as the eyes of doves by the rivers of waters, washed with milk, and fitly set.
In Context
11His head is bright as the finest gold, his locks are like waving foliage, and black as a raven.
Cross References
Song of Solomon 4:1Behold, thou art beautiful, my beloved, behold, thou art beautiful: thy dovelike eyes [look forth] from behind thy vail; thy hair is like a flock of goats, that come quietly down from Mount Gil'ad.
Matthew Henry on Song of Solomon 5:10-16
Enquiring after the Excellencies of Christ; The Church's Confidence in Christ. 9 What is thy beloved more than another beloved, O thou fairest among women? what is thy beloved more than another beloved, that thou dost so charge us? 10 My beloved is white and ruddy, the chiefest among ten thousand. 11 His head is as the most fine gold, his locks are bushy, and black as a raven. 12 His eyes are as the eyes of doves by the rivers of waters, washed with milk, and fitly set. 13 His cheeks are as a bed of spices, as… Read the whole commentary →