Song of Solomon 4:6
When the day breathes, and the shadows flee away, I will betake me to the mountain of myrrh And the hill of frankincense.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
5Thy two breasts are like two young twin gazelles, That feed among the lilies.
7Thou art all fair, my love; There is no spot in thee!
Cross References
Psalms 66:15Burnt sacrifices of fatlings will I offer to thee with the fat of rams; Bullocks, with he-goats, will I sacrifice to thee. [[Pause.]]
Song of Solomon 4:14Spikenard and saffron, Sweet cane and cinnamon, With all trees of frankincense; Myrrh and aloes, With all the chief spices;
Malachi 1:11For from the rising of the sun even to the going down of the same My name shall be great among the nations. And in every place shall incense be offered to my name, And a pure offering; For my name shall be great among the nations, Saith Jehovah of hosts.
Luke 1:9according to the custom of the priesthood the lot fell to him to go into the temple of the Lord and burn the incense.
Matthew Henry on Song of Solomon 4:2-8
The Beauty of the Church. 1 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. 2 Thy teeth are like a flock of sheep that are even shorn, which came up from the washing; whereof every one bear twins, and none is barren among them. 3 Thy lips are like a thread of scarlet, and thy speech is comely: thy temples are like a piece of a pomegranate within thy locks. 4 Thy neck is like the tower of David builded for… Read the whole commentary →