NASB — Song of Songs 4 — KJV

Solomon’s Love Expressed

  1I,IIHow° beautiful° ayou are, my darling°,
  IIHow° beautiful° you are!
  Your beyes° are [like] doves° cbehind°° your veil°;
  Your dhair° is like a flock° of goats°
  That have descended° from Mount° eGilead°.
  2 “Your ateeth° are like a flock° of [newly] shorn° ewes
  Which° have come° up from [their] washing°,
  All° of which° bear° twins°,
  And not one° among them has Ilost° her young°.
  3 “Your lips° are like a ascarlet° thread°,
  And your bmouth° is lovely°.
  Your ctemples° are like a slice° of a pomegranate°
  Behind°° your veil°.
  4 “Your aneck° is like the tower° of David°,
  Built° Iwith rows° of stones°
  On which are bhung° a thousand° shields°,
  All° the round cshields° of the mighty° men°.
  5 “Your atwo° breasts° are like two° fawns°,
  Twins° of a gazelle°
  Which bfeed° among the lilies°.
  6aUntil° Ithe cool° of the day°
  When the shadows° flee° away,
  I will go° my way° to the mountain° of bmyrrh°
  And to the hill° of bfrankincense°.

[1] IBRIDEGROOM IILit Behold aSo 1:15 bSo 1:15; 5:12 cSo 6:7 dSo 6:5 eMi 7:14
[2] IOr miscarried aSo 6:6
[3] aJsh 2:18 bSo 5:16 cSo 6:7
[4] IOr for an arsenal aSo 7:4 bEzk 27:10, 11 c2S 1:21
[5] aSo 7:3 bSo 2:16; 6:2, 3
[6] ILit the day blows aSo 2:17 bSo 4:14

  7 ¶ “aYou are altogether° beautiful°, my darling°,
  And there° is no° blemish° in you.
  8 “[Come] with me from aLebanon°, [my] bbride°,
  May you come° with me from Lebanon°.
  IJourney° down° from the summit° of cAmana°,
  From the summit° of dSenir° and Hermon°,
  From the dens° of lions°,
  From the mountains° of leopards°.
  9 “You have made my heart° beat° faster°, amy sister°, [my] bride°;
  You have made my heart° beat° faster° with a single° [glance] of your eyes°,
  With a single° strand° of your bnecklace°.
  10aHow° beautiful° is your love°, my sister°, [my] bride°!
  How° much bbetter° is your love° than° wine°,
  And the cfragrance° of your oils°
  Than° all° [kinds] of Ispices°!
  11 “Your lips°, [my] bride°, adrip° bhoney°;
  Honey° and milk° are under° your tongue°,
  And the fragrance° of your garments° is like the cfragrance° of Lebanon°.
  12 “A garden° locked° is my sister°, [my] bride°,
  A Irock° garden° locked°, a aspring° bsealed° up.
  13 “Your shoots° are an Iaorchard° of bpomegranates°
  With cchoice° fruits°°, dhenna° with nard° plants°,
  14 aNard° and saffron°, calamus° and bcinnamon°,
  With all° the trees° of cfrankincense°,
  dMyrrh° and aloes°, along° with all° the finest° Ispices°.
  15 “[You are] a garden° spring°,
  A well° of Iafresh° water°,
  And streams° [flowing] from Lebanon°.”

[7] aSo 1:15; Ep 5:27
[8] IOr Look a1K 4:33; Ps 72:16 bSo 5:1; Is 62:5 c2K 5:12 dDt 3:9; 1Ch 5:23; Ezk 27:5
[9] aSo 4:10, 12; 5:1, 2 bGn 41:42; Pv 1:9; Ezk 16:11; Dn 5:7
[10] IOr balsam odors aSo 7:6 bSo 1:2, 4 cSo 1:3
[11] aPv 5:3 bPs 19:10; Pv 24:13 cGn 27:27; Ho 14:6
[12] ILit stone heap aPv 5:15-18 bGn 29:3
[13] IOr park or paradise aEc 2:5 bSo 6:11; 7:12 cSo 2:3; 4:16; 7:13 dSo 1:14
[14] IOr balsam odors aSo 1:12 bEx 30:23 cSo 4:6 dPs 45:8; So 3:6; Jn 19:39
[15] ILit living aZc 14:8; Jn 4:10

  16 ¶ “IAwake°, O north° [wind],
  And come°, [wind of] the south°;
  Make my agarden° breathe° out [fragrance],
  Let its IIspices° IIIbe wafted° abroad.
  May bmy beloved° come° into his garden°
  And eat° its cchoice° fruits°!”

[16] IBRIDE IIOr balsam odors IIILit flow forth aSo 5:1; 6:2 bSo 1:13; 2:3, 8; 6:2 cSo 4:13


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Christ setteth forth the graces of the Church.

1 ¶ Behold,² thou [art] fair,º my love;º behold,² thou [art] fair;º thou [hast] doves'º eyesº withinº² thy locks:º thy hairº [is] as a flockº of goats,º that appearº² from mountº² Gilead.º 2 Thy teethº [are] like a flockº [of sheep that are even] shorn,ºª which came upºª² from² the washing;º whereof every one²² bear twins,ºª and none² [is] barrenº among them. 3 Thy lipsº [are] like a threadº of scarlet,º and thy speechº [is] comely:º thy temples¹² [are] like a pieceº of a pomegranateº withinº² thy locks.º 4 Thy neckº [is] like the towerº of Davidº buildedºª for an armoury,º whereon² there hangºª a thousandº bucklers,º all² shieldsº of mighty men.º 5 Thy twoº breastsº [are] like twoº youngº roesº that are twins,º which feedºª among the lilies.º 6 Until² the dayº break,ºª² and the shadowsº flee away,ºª I will get¹ª² me to² the mountainº of myrrh,º and to² the hillº of frankincense.º 7 Thou [art] all² fair,º my love;º [there is] no² spotº in thee.

[1] Nu 32:1, 40; Ps 45:11; So 1:15; 2:10, 14; 4:9; 5:11, 12; 6:5, 7; 7:5; Ezk 16:14; Mt 11:29; 2Co 3:18; Php 2:3.
[2] Ex 23:26; Dt 7:13; So 6:6; Jr 15:16; Jn 15:7; Col 1:4; 1Th 2:13; 2P 1:5.
[3] Gn 32:10; Lv 14:4, 6, 49; Nu 4:8; 19:6; Jsh 2:18; Ezr 9:6; Ps 37:30; 45:2; 119:13; Pv 10:13, 20; 16:21; 31:26; So 4:11; 5:13, 16; 6:7; 7:9; Ezk 16:63; Mt 12:35; Lk 4:22; 2Co 5:18; Ep 4:29; Col 3:16; 4:6; He 9:19.
[4] 2S 22:51; 2Ch 9:15; 12:9; Ne 3:19; So 1:10; 7:4; Ep 4:15; Col 2:19; 1P 1:5.
[5] Pv 5:19; So 1:13; 2:16; 6:3; 7:3, 7; 8:1, 10; Is 66:10; 1P 2:2.
[6] Ex 20:24; 30:8, 23; 37:29; Dt 12:5; Ps 66:15; So 2:17; Is 2:2; Mal 1:11; 4:2; Lk 1:9, 78; 2P 1:19; 1Jn 2:8; Rv 5:8; 22:16.
[7] Nu 24:5; Ps 45:11, 13; So 4:1; 5:16; Ep 5:25; Col 1:22; 2P 3:14; Jde 1:24; Rv 21:2.

He sheweth his love to her.

8 ¶ Comeºª with² me from Lebanon,º² [my] spouse,º with² me from Lebanon:º² lookºª from the topº² of Amana,º from the topº² of Shenirº and Hermon,º from the lions'º dens,º² from the mountainsº² of the leopards.º 9 Thou hast ravished my heart,ºª my sister,º [my] spouse;º thou hast ravished my heartºª with oneº of thine eyes,º² with oneº chainº of thy neck.º² 10 How² fairºª is thy love,º my sister,º [my] spouse!º how² much betterºª is thy loveº than wine!º² and the smellº of thine ointmentsº than all²² spices!º 11 Thy lips,º O [my] spouse,º dropºª [as] the honeycomb:º honeyº and milkº [are] under² thy tongue;º and the smellº of thy garmentsº [is] like the smellº of Lebanon.º 12 A gardenº inclosedºª [is] my sister,º [my] spouse;º a springº shut up,ºª a fountainº sealed.ºª 13 Thy plantsº [are] an orchardº of pomegranates,º with² pleasantº fruits;º camphire,º with² spikenard,º 14 Spikenardº and saffron;º calamusº and cinnamon,º with² all² treesº of frankincense;º myrrhº and aloes,º with² all² the chiefº spices:º 15 A fountainº of gardens,º a wellº of livingº waters,º and streamsºª from² Lebanon.º

[8] Dt 3:9, 25; Jsh 12:1; Ps 45:10; 76:1, 4; Pv 9:6; So 2:13; 7:11; Jn 12:26; Col 3:1.
[9] Gn 20:12; Ps 45:9; Pv 5:19; So 1:10, 15; 3:11; 4:10, 12; 5:1; 6:5, 12; 7:5, 10; Is 54:5; 62:5; Ezk 16:8; Ho 2:19; Zp 3:17; Mt 12:50; Jn 3:29; 1Co 9:5; 2Co 11:2; He 2:11; Rv 19:7; 21:2, 9.
[10] So 1:2, 3, 4, 12; 3:6; 5:5; 2Co 1:21; Ga 5:22; Php 4:18; Rv 5:8.
[11] Gn 27:27; Ps 45:8; 71:14, 23; Pv 16:24; 24:13; So 4:3, 10; 5:1, 13; 7:9; Is 7:15; Ho 14:2, 7; He 13:15.
[12] Pv 5:15; So 6:2, 11; Is 58:11; 61:10; Jr 31:12; Ho 6:3; 1Co 6:13, 19; 7:34; 2Co 1:22; Ep 1:13; 4:30; Rv 7:3; 21:27.
[13] Ps 92:14; Ec 2:5; So 1:12, 14; 4:14; 6:2, 11; 7:12; 8:2; Is 60:21; 61:11; Mk 14:3; Jn 12:3; 15:1; Php 1:11.
[14] Gn 43:11; Ex 30:23; Nu 24:6; 1K 10:10; 2Ch 9:9; Pv 7:17; So 4:6; 5:1; 6:2; Ezk 27:19; Mk 16:1; Rv 18:13.
[15] Ps 36:8; 46:4; Ec 2:6; So 4:12; Jr 2:13; 17:13; 18:13; Jn 4:10, 14; 7:38; Rv 22:1.

The Church prayeth to be made fit for his presence.

16 ¶ Awake,ºª O north² wind;¹ and come,ºª thou south;º blow¹ª upon² my garden,º [that] the spicesº thereof may flow out.ºª Let my belovedº comeºª into his garden,º and eatºª his pleasantº fruits.º

[16] Ec 1:6; So 1:4; 4:13; 5:1; 7:12; 8:12; Is 51:9; 64:1; Ezk 37:9; Mt 26:10, 12; Jn 3:8; 5:8; Ac 2:1; 4:31; Ro 15:16, 28; 2Co 9:10; Php 1:9; Col 1:9; 1Th 2:12; He 13:20; 1P 2:5, 9; 2P 3:18.


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