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Verse Song of Solomon 4:3. _THY LIPS_ ARE _LIKE A THREAD OF SCARLET_]
Both _lips_ and _cheeks_ were _ruddy; sicut fragmen mali punici_. -
VULGATE. _Like the_ _section of a pomegranate_, that side cut...
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THY SPEECH IS COMELY - Perhaps, “thy mouth,” i. e., the organ of
speech....
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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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THREAD. braid.
SPEECH. mouth.
TEMPLES. cheeks.
PIECE. part....
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_like a thread of scarlet_ i.e. she has thin red lips. The word for
-red" here is _shânî_=-cochineal." In Arabic its name is _qirmiz_,
hence our word -crimson."
_thy speech_ THY MOUTH. The word used...
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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 LIPS ARE LIKE A THREAD OF SCARLET— _Thy lips are like a braid of
scarlet,_ &c. _Thy temples are like a piece of pomegranate—like the
section of a pomegranate,_ &c. See New Translation, and Bishop...
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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 lips are like a thread of scarlet, and thy speech is comely: thy
temples are like a piece of a pomegranate within thy locks.
THREAD - like a delicate fillet. Not thick and white as the leper's...
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4:3 temples (d-22) Or 'cheeks;' and so ch. 6.7....
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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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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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SPEECH. — Rather, _mouth,_ as the parallelism shows.
THY TEMPLES... — Rather, _like a piece of pomegranate thy cheeks
behind thy veil._ (See Note to Song of Solomon 4:1.) “The
pomegranate brings to my...
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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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Scarlet. Preachers of the gospel (St. Gregory) must speak with
elegance, and have their lips dyed with the blood of Christ, and
purified with coals from the altar. (Calmet) --- So, if we may use the
w...
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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 LIPS [ARE] LIKE A THREAD OF SCARLET,.... To a "thread" for
thinness, to "scarlet" for colour; thin red lips being beautiful, as
well as white teeth; so the beautiful Aspasia had red lips b, and
te...
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_Thy lips [are] like a thread of scarlet, and thy speech [is] comely:
thy temples [are] like a piece of a pomegranate within thy locks._
Ver. 3. _Thy lips are like a thread of scarlet._] Which hath t...
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Song 4:3. "Thy lips are like a thread of scarlet." There is probably a
special respect to the speech of the saints in prayer, which is dyed
in the blood of Christ, and by this means becomes pleasant a...
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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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THE CHURCH'S STATE OF GRACE.
The Comeliness of the Church...
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Thy lips are like a thread of scarlet, their crimson forming a
beautiful contrast to the dazzling whiteness of her teeth, AND THY
SPEECH IS COMELY, rather, "thy mouth is lovely," both in shape and in...
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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 LIPS ARE LIKE A THREAD OF SCARLET; fine, and smooth, and soft, and
round, and red, in which the beauty of the lips consisteth. _Thy
speech is comely_; which is added, partly as another ingredient...
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Song of Solomon 4:3 lips H8193 strand H2339 scarlet H8144 mouth H4057
lovely H5000 temples H7541 behind H1157 veil...
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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 5:18; Colossians 3:16; Colossians 3:17; Colossians 4:6;...
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Thy speech — Which is added as another ingredient of an amiable
person; and to explain the foregoing metaphor. The discourse of
believers is edifying and comfortable, and acceptable to God, and to
ser...