Song of Solomon 4:1

[[Lov.]] Behold, thou art fair, my love! behold, thou art fair! Thine eyes are doves behind thy veil; Thy locks are like a flock of goats Which lie down on mount Gilead;

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

2Thy teeth are like a flock of shorn sheep, Which come up from the washing-place, Of which every one beareth twins, And none is barren among them;

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Cross References

Psalms 45:11For the king is captivated with thy beauty; He is now thy lord; honor thou him!

Song of Solomon 2:10My beloved speaketh, and saith to me, “Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away!

Song of Solomon 4:9Thou hast taken captive my heart, my sister, my spouse; Thou hast taken captive my heart with one of thine eyes, With one chain of thy neck.

Song of Solomon 6:5Turn away thine eyes from me! They overpower me! Thy locks are like a flock of goats, Which lie down upon Gilead.

Song of Solomon 7:5Thy head upon thee is like Carmel, And the hair of thy head like purple; The king is captivated by thy locks.

Matthew Henry on Song of Solomon 4:1

In this chapter, I. Jesus Christ, having espoused his church to himself ( ch. iii. 11 ), highly commends her beauty in the several expressions of it, concluding her fair, all fair, ver. 1-5 and again, ver. 7 . II. He retires himself, and invites her with him, from the mountains of terror to those of delight, ver. 6 , 8 . III. He professes his love to her and his delight in her affection to him, ver. 9-14 . IV. She ascribes all she had that was valuable in her to him, and depends upon the continued influence of his… Read the whole commentary →

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