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CHAPTER IV
_The bridegroom's description of his bride, her person, her_
_accomplishments, her chastity, and her general excellence_,
1-16.
NOTES ON CHAP. IV
Verse Song of Solomon 4:1. Thou
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THOU HAST DOVES’ EYES ... - Thine eyes are doves behind thy veil. So
also in Song of Solomon 4:3; Song of Solomon 6:7; Isaiah 47:2,
“veil” is better than “locks.”...
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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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BEHOLD. The words of the shepherd approaching the Shulamite.
MY LOVE. my friend. Hebrew. _ra'yah._ See note on Song of Solomon 1:9.
Feminine, showing the speaker and the one spoken to.
BEHOLD. gaze...
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_my love_ MY FRIEND.
_thou_hast _doves" eyes_ THINE EYES ARE (AS) DOVES. Cp. Song of
Solomon 1:15.
_within thy locks_ FROM BEHIND THY VEIL. The translation _locks_is
that of the Jewish commentators,...
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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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THY HAIR IS AS A FLOCK, &C.— _Thy hair is_ fine _as that of a flock
of goats, which come up_ sleek _from mount Gilead._ Bochart refers the
comparison to the hair of the eastern goats, which is of the...
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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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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.
Song of Solomon 4:1
BEHOLD, THOU (ART)...
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The maiden's eyes are here compared to doves, peeping out from behind
the veil (RV). As is usual with Syrian brides her hair is not braided,
but hangs loosely down, like a flock of black goats which g...
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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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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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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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IV.
(1) LOCKS. — Heb., _tsammah,_ only besides in Song of Solomon 6:7
and Isaiah 47:2. The derivation, and the existence of cognate Arabic
words, leave no doubt that it means _veil._ So, in Isaiah 47:...
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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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Behold, thou [art] (a) fair, my love; behold, thou [art] fair; thou
[hast] doves' eyes within thy locks: thy hair [is] as a (b) flock of
goats, that appear from mount Gilead.
(a) Because Christ delig...
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How. Christ again praises the beauty of his Church. (Worthington) ---
The dialogue takes place in the country. (Haydock) --- From corporal
beauty, which is often dangerous, and the portion of the most...
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CONTENTS
We have here the Lord Jesus commending the beauties and graces of his
Church. He invites her to a more close and Intimate communion with
him, and dwells again somewhat more fully upon her lo...
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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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BEHOLD, THOU [ART] FAIR, MY LOVE; BEHOLD, THOU [ART] FAIR,.... The
same as in Song of Solomon 1:15; here repeated by Christ, to introduce
the following commendation; to express the greatness of his lo...
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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.
Ver. 1. _Behold thou art fair, m...
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_Behold_ These words are evidently spoken by the bridegroom; _thou art
fair_ Being clothed with my righteousness, and adorned with all the
graces of my Spirit. _Behold, thou art fair_ He repeats it bo...
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Behold, thou art fair, My love, so the Bridegroom tells the Church;
BEHOLD, THOU ART FAIR; THOU HAST DOVE'S EYES, or, "thy eyes are
doves," gleaming in iridescent beauty, WITHIN THY LOCKS, or "behind...
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THE CHURCH'S STATE OF GRACE.
The Comeliness of the Church...
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THAT APPEAR:
Or, that eat of, etc....
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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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SONG OF SOLOMON CHAPTER 4 Christ commendeth his church for her beauty,
SONG OF SOLOMON 4:1. He calleth her to go with him, SONG OF SOLOMON
4:8, manifesting his love and affection for her,...
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Song of Solomon 4:1 fair H3303 love H7474 fair H3303 doves H3123 eyes
H5869 behind H1157 veil H6777 hair H8
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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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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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2 Corinthians 3:18; Ezekiel 16:14; Matthew 11:29; Numbers 32:1;...
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Behold — These words are evidently spoken by the bridegroom. Fair
— Being clothed with my righteousness, and adorned with all the
graces of my spirit. Fair — He repeats it both to confirm his
assertio...