Song of Solomon 1:13
A bag of myrrh, is my beloved to me, between my breasts, shall it tarry the night!
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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[SHE] By the time the king is in his circle, my nard, will have given out its fragrance:
14A cluster of henna, is my beloved to me, in the vineyards of En-gedi.
Cross References
Genesis 43:11Then Israel their father said unto them—If so, then do this,—Take of the song of the land in your vessels, and carry down to the man a present,—A little balsam and a little honey, tragacanth gum and cistus gum, pistachio nuts, and almonds.
Song of Solomon 2:7[HE] I adjure you, ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the gazelles or by the hinds of the field,—That ye wake not, nor arouse, the dear love until she please! [****]
Song of Solomon 4:6Until the day, breathe, and the shadows, be lengthened, I will get me unto the mountain of myrrh, and unto the hill of frankincense.
Song of Solomon 5:1[HE] I have entered my garden, my sister, bride, I have plucked my myrrh, with my balsam, I have eaten the honey of my thicket, I have drunk my wine, with my milk:—Eat ye, O friends, Drink, yea drink abundantly, ye beloved! [****]
Song of Solomon 5:13His cheeks, like a raised bed of balsam, growing plants of perfume,—His lips, lilies, dripping with myrrh distilling:
John 19:39There came, moreover, Nicodemus also,—he that came unto him by night at the first,—bearing a roll 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 →