Song of Solomon 5:12

His eyes, like doves, by the channels of water,—bathing in milk, set as gems in a ring:

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

His eyes are as the eyes of doves by the rivers of waters, washed with milk, and fitly set.

In Context

11His head, is pure gold,—his locks, are bushy, black as a raven;

13His cheeks, like a raised bed of balsam, growing plants of perfume,—His lips, lilies, dripping with myrrh distilling:

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Cross References

Song of Solomon 4:1[HE] Lo! thou art beautiful, my fair one, Lo! thou art beautiful, Thine eyes, are doves, from behind thy veil,—Thy hair, is like a flock of goats, which are reclining on the sides of Mount Gilead:

Matthew Henry on Song of Solomon 5:10-16

Enquiring after the Excellencies of Christ; The Church's Confidence in Christ. 9 What is thy beloved more than another beloved, O thou fairest among women? what is thy beloved more than another beloved, that thou dost so charge us? 10 My beloved is white and ruddy, the chiefest among ten thousand. 11 His head is as the most fine gold, his locks are bushy, and black as a raven. 12 His eyes are as the eyes of doves by the rivers of waters, washed with milk, and fitly set. 13 His cheeks are as a bed of spices, as… Read the whole commentary →

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