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Verse Song of Solomon 4:2. _THY TEETH_ ARE _LIKE A FLOCK_] This
comparison appears to be founded on the _evenness, neatness_, and
_whiteness_ of the _newly_ _shorn_ and newly _washed_ sheep....
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WHEREOF ... - Or, “all of them are equal pairs, and none is bereft
among them,” i. e., none has lost her mate. The points of comparison
in this simile are of course brilliant whiteness, regularity, an...
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CHAPTER 4
The King, the Bridegroom speaks of her, who is “perfect through His
comeliness put upon thee” Ezekiel 16:14. He tells out all she is in
His sight and loving estimation. He has called her fro...
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DESCRIPTIVE POEM (_WASF_) SETTING FORTH THE BEAUTY OF THE BRIDE (_cf._
Song of Solomon 5:10; Song of Solomon 6:4, and see the Introduction).
On the allegorical view, Christ here commends the beauty of...
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EVEN. evenly.
WHEREOF EVERY ONE BEAR TWINS. all of which are paired.
BARREN. bereaved, as in Jeremiah 18:21....
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Song of Solomon 4:1-7. The Royal Suitor
King Solomon is here the speaker, and in these verses he presses his
suit anew by praise of the Shulammite's beauty. The whole song is
evidently modelled, as s...
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The A.V. has supplied a great deal in the first clause, and has
diverted the comparison thereby from the whiteness to the evenness of
the teeth. The comparison is really this, _Thy teeth are like a fl...
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WHEREOF EVERY ONE BEAR TWINS— _Which are all of them twins, and none
hath lost its fellow._ New Translation....
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TEXT 4:1-7
_THIRD SCENEThe Lover's Interviews Song of Solomon 4:1_ to Song of
Solomon 5:1
First Meeting (Jerusalem?): Shepherd's Monologue, Song of Solomon
4:1-7
1.
Beh
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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.
THY TEETH (ARE) LIKE A FLOCK ... SHORN. The Heb...
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DESCRIPTION OF HER CHARMS. HER INVITATION
1-7. This short poem belongs to the class which the Arabs call wasf,
in which the bride's charms are described: they are sung while she is
being dressed, or...
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Her teeth are white, regular, a perfect set. Her cheek resembles the
rich colours of the pomegranate. She has a swan's neck, a graceful,
slender tower, hung round with ornaments, as the tower of
David...
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The couple often use descriptions that seem strange to us today. But
they are describing things that they considered beautiful.
For example, wild goats on a mountain may not seem beautiful to us.
But...
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A WONDERFUL SONG ABOUT LOVE
SONG OF SONGS
_MARK KIRKPATRICK_
CHAPTER 4
THE MAN
V1 My *dear, you are so beautiful!
Oh, you are beautiful!...
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THY TEETH... — _i.e., white as newly washed sheep._ The word
translated _shorn_ is only used as a synonym for _sheep,_ as we see by
comparison with Song of Solomon 6:6. The only other place where it i...
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שִׁנַּ֨יִךְ֙ כְּ עֵ֣דֶר הַ
קְּצוּבֹ֔ות שֶׁ עָ
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TRUE LOVE TESTED SONG OF SOLOMON 1:1; Song of Solomon 2:1; Song of
Solomon 3:1; Song of So
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III. The Actual Betrothal (Song of Solomon 3:6; Song of Solomon 4:1)
1. The Singer Song of Solomon 3:6). The Coming of Solomon.
2. Solomon...
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_Them. Those who lay aside the old man, and receive baptism, are
filled with grace, to bring forth the fruits of virtue. (St.
Augustine, Doct. ii. 6.) --- Pastors in particular, must lay aside
worldly...
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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 t...
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And now, chapter 4, He declares all that she is in His sight, although
she has been in the lion's den. From thence He calls her, all fair and
without spot in His eyes; His heart expressing His delight...
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THY TEETH [ARE] LIKE A FLOCK [OF SHEEP],.... That is, like the teeth
of a flock of sheep; as her eyes were like the eyes of doves, and her
hair like the hair of goats: and Galen long ago observed, tha...
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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.
Ver. 2. _Thy teeth are like a flock of shee...
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_Thy teeth are like a flock of sheep_ Numerous, and placed in due
order: _that are even and shorn_ Smooth and even, as also clean and
white. _Whereof every one bears twins_ Which seems to denote the t...
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1-7 If each of these comparisons has a meaning applicable to the
graces of the church, or of the faithful Christian, they are not
clearly known; and great mistakes are made by fanciful guesses. The
m...
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THY TEETH ARE LIKE A FLOCK, numerous, and placed in due order, of
sheep; which is here fitly supplied out of SONG OF SOLOMON 6:6, where
it is expressed. EVEN SHORN; smooth and even, as also clean and...
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Song of Solomon 4:2 teeth H8127 flock H5739 shorn H7094 (H8803) up
H5927 (H8804) washing H7367 twins H8382
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“Behold, you are fair, my love; behold, you are fair, Your eyes are
as doves behind your veil. Your hair is as a flock of goats, Which lie
along the side of mount Gilead. Your teeth are like a flock...
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This is a chapter which is, perhaps, more adapted for private
meditation than for rending in public. Nevertheless, as this is a
communion season, and I trust that the most of us are partakers of the
l...
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CONTENTS: The Bridegroom commends the beauty of the Bride and delights
in her affection.
CHARACTERS: Solomon, Bride (Christ, Church).
CONCLUSION: Whatever others think of the Bride of Christ, she is...
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Song of Solomon 4:8. _Come with me from Lebanon, my spouse._ This
endearing appellative occurs here for the first time. This summerhouse
of Solomon was built in the forest of Lebanon, and was intended...
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SONG OF SOLOMON—NOTE ON SONG OF SOLOMON 4:1 The first part of v.
Song of Solomon 4:1 is repeated in v....
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SONG OF SOLOMON—NOTE ON SONG OF SOLOMON 4:2 TWINS... NOT ONE... HAS
LOST ITS YOUNG. Her teeth are white, straight, and even.
⇐...
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NOTES
Song of Solomon 4:6: _Until the day dawn, and the shadows flew away, I
will get me to the mountain of myrrh and to the hill of frankincense_.
‘Until the day dawn’ (עַדשָׁיָּפוּחַ הַיּוֹם,
_adh s...
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EXPOSITION
SONG OF SOLOMON 4:1
BEHOLD, THOU ART FAIR, MY LOVE; BEHOLD, THOU ART FAIR; THINE EYES ARE
AS DOVES BEHIND THY VEIL; THINE HAIR IS AS A FLOCK OF GOATS, THAT LIE
ALONG THE SIDE OF MOUNT GILE...
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And now the bridegroom speaks.
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. Thy teeth...
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1 Thessalonians 2:13; 2 Peter 1:5; Colossians 1:4; Deuteronomy 7:13;...
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A flock — Numerous, and placed in due order. Even — Smooth and
even, as also clean and white. Twins — Which seems to denote the two
rows of teeth. Barren — Not one tooth is lacking....