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Song of Solomon 1:13

A bunch of myrrh is my beloved to me; He shall abide between my breasts.

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In The King James Version

A bundle of myrrh is my wellbeloved unto me; he shall lie all night betwixt my breasts.

In Context

12[[M.]] While the king reclineth at his table, My spikenard sendeth forth its fragrance.

14My beloved is to me a cluster of henna-flowers From the gardens of Engedi.

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Cross References

Song of Solomon 2:7[[Lov.]] I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, By the gazelles, and by the hinds of the field, That ye stir not up, nor awake my love, till she please!

Song of Solomon 4:6When the day breathes, and the shadows flee away, I will betake me to the mountain of myrrh And the hill of frankincense.

Song of Solomon 5:1[[Lov.]] I am come to my garden, my sister, my spouse! I gather my myrrh with my balsam, I eat my honeycomb with my honey, I drink my wine with my milk. Eat, O friends! Drink, yea, drink abundantly, my loved companions!

Song of Solomon 5:13His cheeks are like a bed of balsam, Like beds of spices; His lips are lilies Dropping self-flowing myrrh;

John 19:39Nicodemus also, he who at the first went to him by night, came bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred pounds weight.

Matthew Henry on Song of Solomon 1:13-17

Conference between Christ and His Church. 12 While the king sitteth at his table, my spikenard sendeth forth the smell thereof. 13 A bundle of myrrh is my wellbeloved unto me; he shall lie all night betwixt my breasts. 14 My beloved is unto me as a cluster of camphire in the vineyards of Engedi. 15 Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves' eyes. 16 Behold, thou art fair, my beloved, yea, pleasant: also our bed is green. 17 The beams of our house are cedar, and our rafters of fir. Here… Read the whole commentary →

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