Song of Solomon 4:2

Thy teeth are as flocks of shorn sheep, 1 That have gone up from the washing; 1 All of them bearing twins, 1 And there is not a barren one among them. 1

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

Thy teeth are like a flock of sheep that are even shorn, which came up from the washing; whereof every one bear twins, and none is barren among them.

In Context

1Behold, thou art fair, my companion; 1 Behold, thou art fair; 1 Thine eyes are doves, 1 Beside thy veil: 1 Thy hair is as flocks of goats, 1 That have appeared from Gilead. 1

3Thy lips are as a thread of scarlet, 1 And thy speech is comely: 1 Like the rind of a pomegranate 1 Is thy cheek without thy veil. 1

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Cross References

Exodus 23:26There shall not be on thy land one that is impotent or barren. I will surely fulfill the number of thy days.

Song of Solomon 6:6Thy teeth are as flocks of shorn sheep, 1 That have gone up from the washing, 1 All of them bearing twins, 1 And there is none barren among them: 1 Thy lips are as a thread of scarlet, 1 And thy speech is comely. 1

Matthew Henry on Song of Solomon 4:2-8

The Beauty of the Church. 1 Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves' eyes within thy locks: thy hair is as a flock of goats, that appear from mount Gilead. 2 Thy teeth are like a flock of sheep that are even shorn, which came up from the washing; whereof every one bear twins, and none is barren among them. 3 Thy lips are like a thread of scarlet, and thy speech is comely: thy temples are like a piece of a pomegranate within thy locks. 4 Thy neck is like the tower of David builded for… Read the whole commentary →

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