Song of Solomon 4:1
Lo, thou [art] fair, my friend, lo, thou [art] fair, Thine eyes [are] doves behind thy veil, Thy hair as a row of the goats That have shone from mount Gilead,
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Numbers 32:1And much cattle hath been to the sons of Reuben and to the sons of Gad, very many; and they see the land of Jazer, and the land of Gilead, and lo, the place [is] a place [for] cattle;
Psalms 45:11And the king doth desire thy beauty, Because he [is] thy lord — bow thyself to him,
Song of Solomon 2:10My beloved hath answered and said to me, 'Rise up, my friend, my fair one, and come away,
Song of Solomon 4:9Thou hast emboldened me, my sister-spouse, Emboldened me with one of thine eyes, With one chain of thy neck.
Song of Solomon 6:5Turn round thine eyes from before me, Because they have made me proud. Thy hair [is] as a row of the goats, That have shone from Gilead,
Song of Solomon 7:5Thy head upon thee as Carmel, And the locks of thy head as purple, The king is bound with the flowings!
Matthew Henry on Song of Solomon 4:1
In this chapter, I. Jesus Christ, having espoused his church to himself ( ch. iii. 11 ), highly commends her beauty in the several expressions of it, concluding her fair, all fair, ver. 1-5 and again, ver. 7 . II. He retires himself, and invites her with him, from the mountains of terror to those of delight, ver. 6 , 8 . III. He professes his love to her and his delight in her affection to him, ver. 9-14 . IV. She ascribes all she had that was valuable in her to him, and depends upon the continued influence of his… Read the whole commentary →