Song of Solomon 6:5

Turn away thine eyes from before me, 1 For they have ravished me: 1 Thy hair is as flocks of goats 1 Which have appeared from Gilead. 1

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

Turn away thine eyes from me, for they have overcome me: thy hair is as a flock of goats that appear from Gilead.

In Context

4Thou art fair, my companion, as Pleasure, 1 Beautiful as Jerusalem, 1 Terrible as armies set in array. 1

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

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Cross References

Genesis 32:26And he saw that he prevailed not against him; and he touched the broad part of his thigh, and the broad part of Jacob’s thigh was benumbed in his wrestling with him.

Song of Solomon 4:1Behold, 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

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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