Song of Solomon 4:6
Until the day, breathe, and the shadows, be lengthened, I will get me unto the mountain of myrrh, and unto the hill of frankincense.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
5Thy two breasts, are like two young roes, twins of a gazelle,—which pasture among lilies.
7Thou art, all over, beautiful, my fair one, and, blemish, is there none in thee.
Cross References
Exodus 30:8and, when Aaron lighteth the lamps, between the evenings, shall he burn it,—a continual incense before Yahweh, to your generations.
Exodus 37:29And he made the holy anointing oil, and the pure fragrant incense,—the work of a perfumer.
Psalms 66:15Ascending-sacrifices of fatlings, will I cause to ascend unto thee, With the perfume of rams, I will offer bulls, with he-goats. [Selah.]
Song of Solomon 4:14Nard and saffron, sweet cane and cinnamon, with all woods of frankincense,—myrrh and aloes, with all the chiefs of spices:
Malachi 1:11For, from the rising of the sun, even unto the going in thereof, great is my Name among the nations, and, in every place, incense, is offered to my Name, and a pure present,—for great is my Name among the nations, saith Yahweh of hosts.
Luke 1:9according to the custom of his priesthood, it fell to his lot to offer incense, entering into the Temple of the Lord;
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 →