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Song of Solomon 4

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1Behold, you are beautiful, my love. Behold, you are beautiful. Your eyes are like doves behind your veil. Your hair is as a flock of goats, that descend from Mount Gilead. 2Your teeth are like a newly shorn flock, which have come up from the washing, where every one of them has twins. None is bereaved among them. 3Your lips are like scarlet thread. Your mouth is lovely. Your temples are like a piece of a pomegranate behind your veil. 4Your neck is like David’s tower built for an armory, on which a thousand shields hang, all the shields of the mighty men. 5Your two breasts are like two fawns that are twins of a roe, which feed among the lilies. 6Until the day is cool, and the shadows flee away, I will go to the mountain of myrrh, to the hill of frankincense. 7You are all beautiful, my love. There is no spot in you. 8Come with me from Lebanon, my bride, with me from Lebanon. Look from the top of Amana, from the top of Senir and Hermon, from the lions’ dens, from the mountains of the leopards. 9You have ravished my heart, my sister, my bride. You have ravished my heart with one of your eyes, with one chain of your neck. 10How beautiful is your love, my sister, my bride! How much better is your love than wine, the fragrance of your perfumes than all kinds of spices! 11Your lips, my bride, drip like the honeycomb. Honey and milk are under your tongue. The smell of your garments is like the smell of Lebanon. 12My sister, my bride, is a locked up garden; a locked up spring, a sealed fountain. 13Your shoots are an orchard of pomegranates, with precious fruits, henna with spikenard plants, 14spikenard and saffron, calamus and cinnamon, with every kind of incense tree; myrrh and aloes, with all the best spices, 15a fountain of gardens, a well of living waters, flowing streams from Lebanon. 16Awake, north wind, and come, you south! Blow on my garden, that its spices may flow out. Let my beloved come into his garden, and taste his precious fruits.

World English Bible, 2020 stable text edition. Public domain; “World English Bible” is a trademark of eBible.org. eBible.org

Overview

Song of Solomon Chapter 4 presents a beautiful and intimate celebration of love between the bride and her beloved. The chapter begins with the beloved praising the bride's physical beauty, using vivid and poetic imagery to describe her features. Phrases like 'Your cheeks are beautiful with earrings, your neck with strings of jewels' (Song of Solomon 4:3) highlight the deep admiration and affection he has for her. This language not only emphasizes her external beauty but also reflects the inner beauty that comes from love and devotion. The beloved's words reveal a profound appreciation for the bride, showcasing the importance of seeing and valuing one another in a relationship. #SongOfSolomon #Love #Beauty
As the chapter progresses, the beloved invites the bride to come away with him, expressing a desire for closeness and intimacy. He describes the garden of her love, saying, 'You are a garden locked up, my sister, my bride; you are a spring enclosed, a sealed fountain' (Song of Solomon 4:12). This metaphor illustrates the exclusivity and sacredness of their relationship, emphasizing that true love is both precious and protected. The chapter culminates in an invitation to experience the fullness of love, symbolizing the joy and fulfillment found in a committed relationship. Overall, Song of Solomon 4 beautifully captures the essence of romantic love, celebrating both physical attraction and the deeper emotional connection that binds two people together. #Intimacy #RomanticLove

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  1. Proverbs 5:15v12Proverbs 5:15 uses the metaphor of drinking water from one's own cistern to describe marital fidelity, similar to the imagery of a garden enclosed in Song of Solomon 4:12, symbolizing the exclusivity of marital love.

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