Behold, thou art fair, my love, or companion, friend; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves' eyes, or, "thine eyes are doves," as lustrous and shimmering as the iridescence on the plumage of doves. And the bride answers:
Verse 15. _THOU_ HAST _DOVES' EYES_] The large and beautiful dove of Syria is supposed to be here referred to, the eyes of which are remarkably fine....
ANNOTATIONS SONG OF SONGS In studying this Love Song the primary application to the remnant of Israel must not be lost sight of. It is to be kept in mind that we are on Jewish ground and that the per...
A MUTUALLY RESPONSIVE SONG OF LOVE AND ADMIRATION. (1) The comparison of the richly-ornamented horses of Pharaoh's chariots. Parallels from ancient literature may be found in the commentaries. The Ara...
MY LOVE. Here it is Feminine, showing that the shepherd lover is replying to his betrothed. See note on Song of Solomon 1:9....
Song of Solomon 1:9 Chap. Song of Solomon 2:7. A King's Love despised In this scene Solomon presses his love upon the Shulammite for the first time; but in reply to his endeavours to win her she alwa...
_thou_hast _doves" eyes_ Rather, as R.V., THINE EYES ARE (AS) DOVES, i.e. are dove-like. As a rule in such comparisons the particle of comparison _ke_= as stands before the predicate (see Ges. _Gramm_...
In these verses the king continues his praises of the Shulammite, while she continues to think only of her absent lover. In Song of Solomon 1:15 the pronouns and the corresponding adjectives are femin...
THOU HAST DOVES' EYES— To conceive the force of this expression, we must not refer it to our common pigeons, but to the large and beautiful eyes of the doves of Syria. They who have seen that fine eas...
TEXT 1:152:6 c. Description of a conversation between the Shepherd and the Shepherdess, Song of Solomon 1:15 to Song of Solomon 2:6. Dialogue: Shepherd, Song of Solomon 1:15
Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves' eyes. FAIR - He discerns beauty in her who had said, "I am black," because of the everlasting covenant. DOVES' EYES - large...
THE ARDENT AFFECTION OF THE LOVERS 2-7. Songs of the bride: her enquiry and his answers....
He compares her eyes to doves. Eastern women spend much pains on their eyes, painting them round with kohl to add to their apparent size and increase their expressiveness. And the comparison of maiden...
This is a very happy conversation. We think that, perhaps, the couple are using friendly humour. Solomon says that the woman’s eyes are like doves (birds). Of course, doves live outside. So she jokes...
So he is now inviting her to join him. There is work for them to do together. She suggested that she wanted to look after her *vineyard (1:8). In springtime, the farmers need young workers to look aft...
HOW TO LOVE GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART SONG OF SONGS _COMMENTARY: KEITH SIMONS. TRANSLATION: MARK KIRKPATRICK_ ABOUT THE SONG OF SONGS The Song of Songs is a poem about love. The main speakers are a...
BEHOLD, THOU ART FAIR. — The song is now transferred to a male speaker — the advocates for the dramatic theory cannot agree whether Solomon or the shepherd; and no wonder, since the poem gives no indi...
הִנָּ֤ךְ יָפָה֙ רַעְיָתִ֔י הִנָּ֥ךְ יָפָ֖ה עֵינַ֥יִךְ...
TRUE LOVE TESTED SONG OF SOLOMON 1:1; Song of Solomon 2:1; Song of Solomon 3:1; Song of So
No Book has been provocative of more controversy than this. The question at issue is as to its place and value in Holy Scripture. While there are different varieties of each, the interpretations may b...
_Behold. The spouse makes a return of praise, and thanksgiving for her repose, to Christ. (Worthington) --- The corporal beauty of Solomon or of our Saviour is not fully ascertained; but their inward...
Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves' eyes. (16) Behold, thou art fair, my beloved, yea, pleasant: also our bed is green. I include in one reading these verses, becau...
Chapter 1 presents in the most clear and simple manner the assurance of the full enjoyment of blessing; but still, though affection be there, all is more characterised by desire than by peace. And aft...
BEHOLD, THOU [ART] FAIR, MY LOVE,.... These are the words of Christ, commending the beauty and comeliness of the church, expressing his great affection for her, and his high esteem of her; of her fair...
Behold, thou [art] fair, my love; behold, thou [art] fair; thou [hast] doves' eyes. Ver. 15. _Behold thou art fair, my love._] Or, My fellow friend. _as _ Son 1:9 And as she is his love, so he is her...
_Behold, thou art fair_ This is the speech of Christ. The words are doubled to manifest his fervent affection for her. _Thou hast doves' eyes_ Which are mild and harmless, chaste and faithful. And by...
MY LOVE: Or, my companion...
9-17 The Bridegroom gives high praises of his spouse. In the sight of Christ believers are the excellent of the earth, fitted to be instruments for promoting his glory. The spiritual gifts and graces...
BEHOLD, THOU ART FAIR: this is the speech of Christ. The words are doubled, partly to note the certainty of the thing, notwithstanding her mean and modest opinion of herself; and partly to manifest hi...
Song of Solomon 1:15 fair H3303 love H7474 fair H3303 doves H3123 eyes H5869 thou art fair - Song of
_ “Behold, you are fair, my love, behold you are fair. Your eyes are as doves.”_ The beloved speaks to her of her fairness, and likens her eyes to a dove. This was a tender compliment for doves' eyes...
Song of Solomon 1:5 , SONG OF SOLOMON 1:15; SONG OF SOLOMON 5:16 I. Look first at the saint's "I am." It is a sad one. "I am black black as the tents of Kedar." Every saint is consciou
SONG OF SONG OF SOLOMON 1 I. Though written very possibly by Solomon with reference to the daughter of Pharaoh, this Song seems evidently to have had a deep symbolical meaning from the very beginning....
We will this evening read in the one Book of the Bible which is wholly given up to fellowship; I allude to the Book of Canticles. This Book stands like the tree of life in the midst of the garden, and...
CONTENTS: The Bride and Bridegroom in joyful communion. CHARACTERS: Solomon, Bride (Christ, Church). CONCLUSION: Those who are full of Christ earnestly desire the manifestations of His love to their...
Song of Solomon 1:1. _The Song of songs, which is Solomon's._ Here our version varies from the Hebrew. The particle prefixed to the noun Solomon is rendered in the genitive, instead of the dative case...
SONG OF SOLOMON 1:2 The Lovers Yearn for Each Other. The two main characters, apparently betrothed, are introduced as they sing of their desire for each other. On the difference between betrothal and...
BRIDE AND BRIDEGROOM’S MUTUAL COMMENDATIONS. I. THE KING’S COMMENDATION OF SHULAMITE (Song of Solomon 1:15) Behold, thou art fair, my love; Behold, thou art fair; Thou hast dove’s eyes (Song of So...
EXPOSITION SONG OF SOLOMON 1:1 THE SONG OF SONGS, WHICH IS SOLOMON'S. This is certainly the title of the book which follows, although in our present Hebrew Bible it is the first verse of the book pre...
Tonight we want to look at the Song of Songs which is Solomon's. By the title it indicates that Solomon felt that this was the finest of the one thousand and five songs that he wrote. This is the exce...
2 Corinthians 11:2; 2 Corinthians 11:3; Ephesians 1:17; Ephesians 1:18;...
Behold — This is the speech of Christ. The words are doubled to manifest his fervent affection for her. Doves eyes — Which are mild and harmless, chaste and faithful. And by the eyes he seems to desig...