←Song of Solomon 7→BSB

In This Chapter 6 places 5 terms

Places

    Key Terms

    Love 2 To Love Love (Appreciation) Fairness (Integrity) Fairness (Justice)

    Admiration by the Bridegroom

    ⓘ The man praises the woman's dancing feet and...

    • The man praises the woman's dancing feet and then admires her body up to her flowing hair (Song of Solomon 7:1–5).

    • This daighter of the prince might not be from a royal family, but the man sees her as equal to royalty.
    1How beautiful are your sandaled feet,O daughter of the prince!The curves of your thighs are like jewels,the handiwork of a master.2Your navel is a rounded goblet;it never lacks blended wine.Your waist is a mound of wheatencircled by the lilies.3Your breasts are like two fawns,twins of a gazelle.4Your neck is like a towermade of ivory;your eyes are like the pools of Heshbonby the gate of Bath-rabbim;your nose is like the tower of Lebanon,facing toward Damascus.
    ⓘ Mount Carmel is a tall mountain range on...

    • Mount Carmel is a tall mountain range on the Mediterranean coast.

    • the hair of your head like purple threads: Purple was expensive to make, so only royalty used it.
    5Your head crowns you like Mount Carmel,the hair of your head like purple threads;the king is captured in your tresses.
    6How fair and pleasant you are,O love, with your delights!
    ⓘ The husband talks about their intimate moments. He...

    The husband talks about their intimate moments. He moves up her body and gently touches her breasts.
    7Your stature is like a palm tree;your breasts are clusters of fruit.8I said, “I will climb the palm tree;I will take hold of its fruit.”May your breasts be like clusters of the vine,the fragrance of your breath like apples,9and your mouth† like the finest wine.

    The Bride

    May it flow smoothly to my beloved,gliding gently over lips and teeth.†
    10I belong to my beloved,and his desire is for me.
    ⓘ The woman suggests they visit the vineyards together...

    The woman suggests they visit the vineyards together to check their status and make love while there.
    11Come, my beloved,let us go to the countryside;let us spend the night among the wildflowers.†
    12Let us go early to the vineyardsto see if the vine has budded,if the blossom has opened,if the pomegranates are in bloom—there I will give you my love.
    13The mandrakes send forth a fragrance,and at our door is every delicacy,new as well as old,that I have treasured up for you, my beloved.