Song of Solomon 4

Solomon Praises His Beloved

1 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. Related: Song of Solomon 1:15, 6:5, 6:7, 7:5, Micah 7:14

2 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. Related: Song of Solomon 6:6

3 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. Related: Song of Solomon 5:16, 6:7, Joshua 2:18

4 Thy neck is like the tower of David builded for an armoury, whereon there hang a thousand bucklers, all shields of mighty men. Related: Song of Solomon 7:4, 2 Samuel 22:51, Nehemiah 3:19, 1 Peter 1:5

5 Thy two breasts are like two young roes that are twins, which feed among the lilies. Related: Song of Solomon 2:16, 6:3, 7:3, 8:10, Proverbs 5:19, 1 Peter 2:2

6 Until the day break, and the shadows flee away, I will get me to the mountain of myrrh, and to the hill of frankincense. Related: Song of Solomon 2:17, 4:14, Luke 1:78

7 Thou art all fair, my love; there is no spot in thee. Related: Song of Solomon 1:15, 4:1, Colossians 1:22, 2 Peter 3:14, Jude 1:24

8 Come with me from Lebanon, my spouse, with me from Lebanon: look from the top of Amana, from the top of Shenir and Hermon, from the lions' dens, from the mountains of the leopards. Related: Song of Solomon 2:13, Deuteronomy 3:9, 1 Chronicles 5:23, Psalms 45:10

9 Thou hast ravished my heart, my sister, my spouse; thou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes, with one chain of thy neck. Related: Song of Solomon 4:12, 7:10, Psalms 45:9, Isaiah 54:5, 62:5, Ezekiel 16:8, Zephaniah 3:17, John 3:29, 2 Corinthians 11:2, Revelation 21:2 +5

10 How fair is thy love, my sister, my spouse! how much better is thy love than wine! and the smell of thine ointments than all spices! Related: Song of Solomon 7:6

11 Thy lips, O my spouse, drop as the honeycomb: honey and milk are under thy tongue; and the smell of thy garments is like the smell of Lebanon. Related: Song of Solomon 5:1, 5:13, 7:9, Genesis 27:27

13 Thy plants are an orchard of pomegranates, with pleasant fruits; camphire, with spikenard, Related: Song of Solomon 1:12, 1:14, 6:11, Ecclesiastes 2:5

14 Spikenard and saffron; calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense; myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices: Related: Song of Solomon 1:12, 3:6, 4:6, 6:2, Exodus 30:23, Proverbs 7:17, Ezekiel 27:19 +2

15 A fountain of gardens, a well of living waters, and streams from Lebanon. Related: Jeremiah 2:13, John 4:10, 4:14, 7:38

16 Awake, O north wind; and come, thou south; blow upon my garden, that the spices thereof may flow out. Let my beloved come into his garden, and eat his pleasant fruits. Related: Song of Solomon 5:1, 6:2, Ezekiel 37:9, 1 Peter 2:5