Solomon and His Bride Delight in Each Other

Song of Solomon 6

He

4 You are beautiful as v Tirzah, w my love,
x lovely as y Jerusalem,
z awesome as an army with banners.
 5 Turn away your eyes from me,
for they overwhelm me -
a Your hair is like a flock of goats
leaping down the slopes of Gilead.
 6 b Your teeth are like a flock of ewes
that have come up from the washing;
all of them bear twins;
not one among them has lost its young.
 7 c Your cheeks are like halves of a pomegranate
behind your veil.
 8 There are d sixty e queens and eighty e concubines,
and f virgins without number.
 9 My g dove, my h perfect one, is the only one,
the only one of her mother,
pure to i her who bore her.
j The young women saw her and called her blessed;
e the queens and e concubines also, and they praised her.

10 k "Who is this who looks down like the dawn,
beautiful as the moon, bright as the sun,
l awesome as an army with banners?"

She

11 I went down to the nut orchard
to look at m the blossoms of the valley,
n to see whether the vines had budded,
whether the pomegranates were in bloom.
 12 o Before I was aware, my desire set me
among p the chariots of my kinsman, a prince. 1

Others

13 2 Return, return, O q Shulammite,
return, return, that we may look upon you.
Why should you look upon q the Shulammite,
as upon r a dance before s two armies? 3

Song of Solomon 7

1 How beautiful are your feet in sandals,
O t noble daughter!
Your rounded thighs are like u jewels,
the work of v a master hand.
 2 Your navel is a rounded bowl
that never lacks mixed wine.
Your belly is a heap of wheat,
encircled with w lilies.
 3 x Your two breasts are like two fawns,
twins of a gazelle.
 4 Your y neck is like an ivory tower.
Your z eyes are pools in a Heshbon,
by the gate of Bath-rabbim.
Your nose is like a tower of b Lebanon,
which looks toward c Damascus.
 5 Your head crowns you like e Carmel,
and your f flowing locks are like purple;
a king is held captive in the tresses.

6 g How beautiful and h pleasant you are,
O loved one, with all your delights! 4
7 Your stature is like a palm tree,
and your breasts are like its clusters.
 8 I say I will climb the palm tree
and lay hold of its fruit.
Oh may your breasts be like i clusters of the vine,
and the scent of your breath like apples,

She

9 and your j mouth 5 like the best wine.
It goes down smoothly for my beloved,
gliding over lips and teeth. 6

10 k I am my beloved's,
l and his desire is for me.

  1. Cross References
    1 Kings 14:17
    Then Jeroboam's wife arose and departed and came to Tirzah. And as she came to the threshold of the house, the child died.
  2. Cross References
    Song of Solomon 1:15
    Behold, you are beautiful, my love; behold, you are beautiful; your eyes are doves.
  3. Cross References
    Song of Solomon 1:5
    I am very dark, but lovely, O daughters of Jerusalem, like the tents of Kedar, like the curtains of Solomon.
  4. Cross References
    Psalms 48:2
    Beautiful in elevation, is the joy of all the earth, Mount Zion, in the far north, the city of the great King.
    Psalms 50:2
    Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God shines forth.
    Lamentations 2:15
    All who pass along the way clap their hands at you; they hiss and wag their heads at the daughter of Jerusalem: "Is this the city that was called the perfection of beauty, the joy of all the earth?
    Revelation 21:2
    And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
  5. Cross References
    Song of Solomon 6:10
    "Who is this who looks down like the dawn, beautiful as the moon, bright as the sun, awesome as an army with banners?"
  6. Cross References
    Song of Solomon 4:1
    Behold, you are beautiful, my love, behold, you are beautiful! Your eyes are doves behind your veil. Your hair is like a flock of goats leaping down the slopes of Gilead.
  7. Cross References
    Song of Solomon 4:2
    Your teeth are like a flock of shorn ewes that have come up from the washing, all of which bear twins, and not one among them has lost its young.
  8. Cross References
    Song of Solomon 4:3
    Your lips are like a scarlet thread, and your mouth is lovely. Your cheeks are like halves of a pomegranate behind your veil.
  9. Cross References
    Song of Solomon 3:7
    Behold, it is the litter of Solomon! Around it are sixty mighty men, some of the mighty men of Israel.
  10. Cross References
    1 Kings 11:3
    He had 700 wives, princesses, and 300 concubines. And his wives turned away his heart.
  11. Cross References
    1 Kings 11:3
    He had 700 wives, princesses, and 300 concubines. And his wives turned away his heart.
  12. Cross References
    Psalms 45:9
    Daughters of kings are among your ladies of honor; at your right hand stands the queen in gold of Ophir.
    Psalms 45:14
    In many-colored robes she is led to the king, with her virgin companions following behind her.
  13. Cross References
    Song of Solomon 2:14
    O my dove, in the clefts of the rock, in the crannies of the cliff, let me see your face, let me hear your voice, for your voice is sweet, and your face is lovely.
  14. Cross References
    Song of Solomon 5:2
    I slept, but my heart was awake. A sound! My beloved is knocking. "Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my perfect one, for my head is wet with dew, my locks with the drops of the night.
  15. Cross References
    Proverbs 17:25
    A foolish son is a grief to his father and bitterness to her who bore him.
  16. Cross References
    Genesis 30:13
    And Leah said, "Happy am I! For women have called me happy." So she called his name Asher.
  17. Cross References
    Song of Solomon 6:8
    There are sixty queens and eighty concubines, and virgins without number.
  18. Cross References
    Song of Solomon 6:8
    There are sixty queens and eighty concubines, and virgins without number.
  19. Cross References
    Song of Solomon 3:6
    What is that coming up from the wilderness like columns of smoke, perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, with all the fragrant powders of a merchant?
  20. Cross References
    Song of Solomon 6:4
    You are beautiful as Tirzah, my love, lovely as Jerusalem, awesome as an army with banners.
  21. Cross References
    Job 8:11 - 12
    Can papyrus grow where there is no marsh? Can reeds flourish where there is no water?
  22. Cross References
    Song of Solomon 7:12
    Let us go out early to the vineyards and see whether the vines have budded, whether the grape blossoms have opened and the pomegranates are in bloom. There I will give you my love.
  23. Cross References
    Psalms 35:8
    Let destruction come upon him when he does not know it! And let the net that he hid ensnare him; let him fall into it - to his destruction!
    Proverbs 5:6
    She does not ponder the path of life; her ways wander, and she does not know it.
  24. Cross References
    2 Kings 2:12
    And Elisha saw it and he cried, "My father, my father! The chariots of Israel and its horsemen!" And he saw him no more. Then he took hold of his own clothes and tore them in two pieces.
    2 Kings 13:14
    Now when Elisha had fallen sick with the illness of which he was to die, Joash king of Israel went down to him and wept before him, crying, "My father, my father! The chariots of Israel and its horsemen!
  25. Cross References
    1 Kings 1:3
    So they sought for a beautiful young woman throughout all the territory of Israel, and found Abishag the Shunammite, and brought her to the king.
    2 Kings 4:12
    And he said to Gehazi his servant, "Call this Shunammite." When he had called her, she stood before him.
  26. Cross References
    1 Kings 1:3
    So they sought for a beautiful young woman throughout all the territory of Israel, and found Abishag the Shunammite, and brought her to the king.
    2 Kings 4:12
    And he said to Gehazi his servant, "Call this Shunammite." When he had called her, she stood before him.
  27. Cross References
    Judges 21:21
    And watch. If the daughters of Shiloh come out to dance in the dances, then come out of the vineyards and snatch each man his wife from the daughters of Shiloh, and go to the land of Benjamin.
  28. Cross References
    Genesis 32:2
    And when Jacob saw them he said, "This is God's camp!" So he called the name of that place Mahanaim.
    2 Samuel 17:24
    Then David came to Mahanaim. And Absalom crossed the Jordan with all the men of Israel.
  29. Cross References
    Psalms 45:13
    All glorious is the princess in her chamber, with robes interwoven with gold.
  30. Cross References
    Proverbs 25:12
    Like a gold ring or an ornament of gold is a wise reprover to a listening ear.
  31. Cross References
    Proverbs 8:30
    Then I was beside him, like a master workman, and I was daily his delight, rejoicing before him always.
  32. Cross References
    Song of Solomon 2:1
    I am a rose of Sharon, a lily of the valleys.
  33. Cross References
    Song of Solomon 4:5
    Your two breasts are like two fawns, twins of a gazelle, that graze among the lilies.
  34. Cross References
    Song of Solomon 4:4
    Your neck is like the tower of David, built in rows of stone; on it hang a thousand shields, all of them shields of warriors.
  35. Cross References
    Song of Solomon 5:12
    His eyes are like doves beside streams of water, bathed in milk, sitting beside a full pool.
  36. Cross References
    Numbers 21:26
    For Heshbon was the city of Sihon the king of the Amorites, who had fought against the former king of Moab and taken all his land out of his hand, as far as the Arnon.
  37. Cross References
    Song of Solomon 4:8
    Come with me from Lebanon, my bride; come with me from Lebanon. Depart from the peak of Amana, from the peak of Senir and Hermon, from the dens of lions, from the mountains of leopards.
    1 Kings 4:33
    He spoke of trees, from the cedar that is in Lebanon to the hyssop that grows out of the wall. He spoke also of beasts, and of birds, and of reptiles, and of fish.
  38. Cross References
    1 Kings 11:24
    And he gathered men about him and became leader of a marauding band, after the killing by David. And they went to Damascus and lived there and made him king in Damascus.
    2 Kings 5:12
    Are not Abana and Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? Could I not wash in them and be clean?" So he turned and went away in a rage.
  39. Cross References
    Joshua 19:26
    Allammelech, Amad, and Mishal. On the west it touches Carmel and Shihor-libnath.
  40. Cross References
    Song of Solomon 4:1
    Behold, you are beautiful, my love, behold, you are beautiful! Your eyes are doves behind your veil. Your hair is like a flock of goats leaping down the slopes of Gilead.
  41. Cross References
    Song of Solomon 1:15 - 16
    Behold, you are beautiful, my love; behold, you are beautiful; your eyes are doves.
  42. Cross References
    2 Samuel 1:23
    Saul and Jonathan, beloved and lovely! In life and in death they were not divided; they were swifter than eagles; they were stronger than lions.
    2 Samuel 1:26
    I am distressed for you, my brother Jonathan; very pleasant have you been to me; your love to me was extraordinary, surpassing the love of women.
  43. Cross References
    Song of Solomon 1:14
    My beloved is to me a cluster of henna blossoms in the vineyards of Engedi.
    Micah 7:1
    Woe is me! For I have become as when the summer fruit has been gathered, as when the grapes have been gleaned: there is no cluster to eat, no first-ripe fig that my soul desires.
  44. Cross References
    Song of Solomon 5:16
    His mouth is most sweet, and he is altogether desirable. This is my beloved and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.
  45. Cross References
    Song of Solomon 2:16
    My beloved is mine, and I am his; he grazes among the lilies.
    Song of Solomon 6:3
    I am my beloved's and my beloved is mine; he grazes among the lilies.
  46. Cross References
    Psalms 45:11
    And the king will desire your beauty. Since he is your lord, bow to him.
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