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Song of Solomon 4:5

Thy two breasts [are] as two fawns, Twins of a roe, that are feeding among lilies.

Young's Literal Translation

In The King James Version

Thy two breasts are like two young roes that are twins, which feed among the lilies.

In Context

4As the tower of David [is] thy neck, built for an armoury, The chief of the shields are hung on it, All shields of the mighty.

6Till the day doth break forth, And the shadows have fled away, I will get me unto the mountain of myrrh, And unto the hill of frankincense.

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Cross References

Proverbs 5:19A hind of loves, and a roe of grace! Let her loves satisfy thee at all times, In her love magnify thyself continually.

Song of Solomon 2:16My beloved [is] mine, and I [am] his, Who is delighting among the lilies,

Song of Solomon 7:3Thy two breasts as two young ones, twins of a roe,

Song of Solomon 7:7This thy stature hath been like to a palm, And thy breasts to clusters.

Song of Solomon 8:10I [am] a wall, and my breasts as towers, Then I have been in his eyes as one finding peace.

1 Peter 2:2as new-born babes the word's pure milk desire ye, that in it ye may grow,

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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