Song of Solomon 4:3

Like a cord of crimson, are thy lips, and, thy mouth, is lovely,—Like a slice of pomegranate, are thy temples, behind thy veil:

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

2Thy teeth, are like a flock, evenly grown, which have come up from the washing-place,—whereof, all of them, are twin-bearers, and bereaved, is none among them:

4Like the tower of David, is thy neck, built for war,—A thousand shields, hung thereon, all, equipment of heroes:

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Cross References

Genesis 32:10I am too small for all the lovingkindnesses and for all the faithfulness, which thou hast done unto thy servant,—For with my staff, passed I over this Jordan, But, now, have I become two camps.

Leviticus 14:6as for the living bird, he shall take, it, and the cedar wood and the crimson, and the hyssop,—and shall dip them and the living bird, in the blood of the bird that hath been slain over the living water;

Numbers 4:8and they shall spread over them a wrapper of crimson, and cover the same with a covering of badgers’ skin,—and shall put in the staves thereof.

Joshua 2:18Lo! when we are coming into the land, this cord of crimson thread, must thou bind in the window by which thou didst let us down, and, thy father and thy mother and thy brethren and all the household of thy father, must thou gather together unto thee unto the house.

Psalms 37:30The mouth of a righteous man, softly uttereth wisdom, and, his tongue, speaketh justice:

Psalms 119:13With my lips, have I recounted All the regulations of thy mouth.

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 →

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