Song of Songs 4
1How beautiful you are, my darling!Oh, how beautiful!Your eyes behind your veil are doves.Your hair is like a flock of goatsdescending from the hills of Gilead. 2Your teeth are like a flock of sheep just shorn,coming up from the washing.Each has its twin;not one of them is alone. 3Your lips are like a scarlet ribbon;your mouth is lovely.Your temples behind your veilare like the halves of a pomegranate. 4Your neck is like the tower of David,built with courses of stone;on it hang a thousand shields,all of them shields of warriors. 5Your breasts are like two fawns,like twin fawns of a gazellethat browse among the lilies. 6Until the day breaksand the shadows flee,I will go to the mountain of myrrhand to the hill of incense. 7You are altogether beautiful, my darling;there is no flaw in you. 8Come with me from Lebanon, my bride,come with me from Lebanon.Descend from the crest of Amana,from the top of Senir, the summit of Hermon,from the lions’ densand the mountain haunts of leopards. 9You have stolen my heart, my sister, my bride;you have stolen my heartwith one glance of your eyes,with one jewel of your necklace. 10How delightful is your love, my sister, my bride!How much more pleasing is your love than wine,and the fragrance of your perfumemore than any spice! 11Your lips drop sweetness as the honeycomb, my bride;milk and honey are under your tongue.The fragrance of your garmentsis like the fragrance of Lebanon. 12You are a garden locked up, my sister, my bride;you are a spring enclosed, a sealed fountain. 13Your plants are an orchard of pomegranateswith choice fruits,with henna and nard, 14nard and saffron,calamus and cinnamon,with every kind of incense tree,with myrrh and aloesand all the finest spices. 15You are a garden fountain,a well of flowing waterstreaming down from Lebanon. 16Awake, north wind,and come, south wind!Blow on my garden,that its fragrance may spread everywhere.Let my beloved come into his gardenand taste its choice fruits.
Study Context for Song of Songs 4
As you study Song of Songs 4, keep in mind the overarching themes of this old testament book: Love, Marriage, Intimacy. Observe how the specific events or teachings in this chapter contribute to the book's broader message.
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Observation: What does Song of Songs 4 reveal about the character and nature of God? What does it reveal about humanity?
Application: How does the truth presented in this chapter change how you should live, think, or pray today?
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