The wasf, the groom's head-to-foot praise of the bride: doves' eyes behind her veil, hair as a flock of goats, teeth as shorn ewes, lips a thread of scarlet, neck like David's tower.

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The wasf, the groom's head-to-foot praise of the bride: doves' eyes behind her veil, hair as a flock of goats, teeth as shorn ewes, lips a thread of scarlet, neck like David's tower. 'Thou art all fair, my love; and there is no spot in thee', the line the church has sung of Christ and his bride ever since. She is 'a garden shut up… a spring shut up, a fountain sealed', desire honoring the lock. The chapter ends with her invitation: 'Awake, O north wind… Let my beloved come into his garden, and eat his precious fruits.'

Drawn from Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory, Matthew Henry, Complete Commentary and John Wesley, Notes on the Old Testament.

Context

Poetry · Solomon — Song of Solomon overview

A. 1–7 Behold, Thou Art Fair: There Is No Spot in Thee
B. 8–16 A Garden Shut Up, a Spring Sealed — Awake, O North Wind

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Song of Solomon 66 verses
- Song of Solomon 6:2My beloved has gone down to his garden, to the beds of spices, to pasture his flock in the gardens and to gather lilies.
- Song of Solomon 6:3I belong to my beloved and he belongs to me; he pastures his flock among the lilies.
- Song of Solomon 6:5Turn your eyes away from me, for they have overcome me. Your hair is like a flock of goats streaming down from Gilead.
- Song of Solomon 6:6Your teeth are like a flock of sheep coming up from the washing; each has its twin, and not one of them is lost.
- Song of Solomon 6:7Your brow behind your veil is like a slice of pomegranate.
- Song of Solomon 6:11I went down to the walnut grove to see the blossoms of the valley, to see if the vines were budding or the pomegranates were in bloom.
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Song of Solomon 44 verses
- Song of Solomon 4:1How beautiful you are, my darling—how very beautiful! Your eyes are like doves behind your veil. Your hair is like a flock of goats streaming down Mount Gilead.
- Song of Solomon 4:6Before the day breaks and the shadows flee, I will make my way to the mountain of myrrh and to the hill of frankincense.
- Song of Solomon 4:12My sister, my bride, you are a garden locked up, a spring enclosed, a fountain sealed.
- Song of Solomon 4:14with nard and saffron, with calamus and cinnamon, with every kind of frankincense tree, with myrrh and aloes, with all the finest spices.
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Song of Solomon 13 verses
- Song of Solomon 1:2Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth! For your love is more delightful than wine.
- Song of Solomon 1:14My beloved is to me a cluster of henna blossoms in the vineyards of En-gedi.
- Song of Solomon 1:15How beautiful you are, my darling! Oh, how very beautiful! Your eyes are like doves.
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Song of Solomon 73 verses
- Song of Solomon 7:3Your breasts are like two fawns, twins of a gazelle.
- Song of Solomon 7:4Your neck is like a tower made of ivory; your eyes are like the pools of Heshbon by the gate of Bath-rabbim; your nose is like the tower of Lebanon, facing toward Damascus.
- Song of Solomon 7:6How fair and pleasant you are, O love, with your delights!
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- Song of Solomon 2:13The fig tree ripens its figs; the blossoming vines spread their fragrance. Arise, come away, my darling; come away with me, my beautiful one.”
- Song of Solomon 2:16My beloved is mine and I am his; he pastures his flock among the lilies.
- Song of Solomon 2:17Before the day breaks and shadows flee, turn, my beloved, and be like a gazelle or a young stag on the mountains of Bether.
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Song of Solomon 52 verses
- Song of Solomon 5:1I have come to my garden, my sister, my bride; I have gathered my myrrh with my spice. I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk. Eat, O friends, and drink; drink freely, O beloved.
- Song of Solomon 5:16His mouth is most sweet; he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.
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Proverbs 52 verses
- Proverbs 5:15Drink water from your own cistern, and running water from your own well.
- Proverbs 5:19A loving doe, a graceful fawn—may her breasts satisfy you always; may you be captivated by her love forever.
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John 42 verses
- John 4:10Jesus answered, “If you knew the gift of God and who is asking you for a drink, you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water.”
- John 4:14But whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a fount of water springing up to eternal life.”
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