Song of Solomon 6:6

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 none barren among them: 1 Thy lips are as a thread of scarlet, 1 And thy speech is comely. 1

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

5Turn 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

7Thy cheek is like the rind of a pomegranate, 1 Being seen without thy veil. 1

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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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