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Song of Solomon 7:9

I said, I will go up to the palm tree, 1 I will take hold of its high boughs: 1 And now shall thy breasts be as clusters of the vine, 1 And the smell of thy nose as apples; 1

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

And the roof of thy mouth like the best wine for my beloved, that goeth down sweetly, causing the lips of those that are asleep to speak.

In Context

8This is thy greatness in thy delights: 1 Thou wast made like a palm tree, 1 And thy breasts to clusters. 1

10And thy throat as good wine, 1 Going well with my kinsman, 1 Suiting my lips and teeth. 1

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Cross References

Song of Solomon 2:14Thou art my dove, in the shelter of the rock, 1 Near the wall: 1 Show me thy face, 1 And cause me to hear thy voice; 1 For thy voice is sweet, 1 And thy countenance is beautiful. 1

Song of Solomon 5:16His throat is most sweet, and altogether desirable. 1 This is my kinsman, 1 And this is my companion, 1 O daughters of Jerusalem.

Zechariah 9:15The Lord Almighty shall protect them, and they shall destroy them, and overwhelm them with slingstones; and they shall swallow them down as wine, and fill the bowls as the altar.

Matthew Henry on Song of Solomon 7:2-10

The Beauty of the Church; The Complacency of Christ in His Church. 1 How beautiful are thy feet with shoes, O prince's daughter! the joints of thy thighs are like jewels, the work of the hands of a cunning workman. 2 Thy navel is like a round goblet, which wanteth not liquor: thy belly is like a heap of wheat set about with lilies. 3 Thy two breasts are like two young roes that are twins. 4 Thy neck is as a tower of ivory; thine eyes like the fishpools in Heshbon, by the gate of Bath-rabbim: thy nose is as the… Read the whole commentary →

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