Song of Solomon 4:1

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Song of Solomon 4:1

Behold. The words of the shepherd approaching the Shulamite. my love = my friend. Hebrew. ra'yah. See note on Song of Solomon 1:9 . Feminine, showing the speaker and the one spoken to. behold = gaze on. doves' eyes. Referring to the large melting eye of the dove: a "clean" bird. within thy locks = behind (or through) thy veil. that appear = springing down. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Song of Solomon 4:1

Solomon's Love Song to the ShulamiteSong of Solomon 4:1-8"Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair;Thine eyes are doves behind thy veil.Thy hair is as a flock of goats,That lie along the slope of mount Gilead.Thy teeth are like a flock of ewes that are newly shorn,Which are come up from the washing,Whereof every one hath twins,And none is bereaved among them.Thy lips are like a thread of scarlet,And thy mouth is comely.Thy temples are like a piece of pomegranateBehind thy veil.Thy... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Song of Solomon 4:1

Song of Solomon 4:1. Thy hair is as a flock, &c.— Thy hair is fine as that of a flock of goats, which come up sleek from mount Gilead. Bochart refers the comparison to the hair of the eastern goats, which is of the most delicate silky softness. Le Clerc observes, that the hair of the goats in Palestine is generally of a black colour, or of a very dark brown. Michaelis thinks the interpretation of this difficult place to be, Thy hair is like a flock of ascending goats, which is seen from... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Song of Solomon 4:1

1. Contrast with the bride's state by nature (Isaiah 1:6) her state by grace (Isaiah 1:6- :), "perfect through His comeliness put upon her" (Ezekiel 16:14; John 15:3). The praise of Jesus Christ, unlike that of the world, hurts not, but edifies; as His, not ours, is the glory (John 5:44; Revelation 4:10; Revelation 4:11). Seven features of beauty are specified (Revelation 4:11- :) ("lips" and "speech" are but one feature, Song of Solomon 4:3), the number for perfection. To each of these is... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Song of Solomon 4:1

Description of her Charms. Her Invitation1-7. This short poem belongs to the class which the Arabs call wasf, in which the bride’s charms are described: they are sung while she is being dressed, or when she exhibits herself in her nuptial array, or on the day subsequent to the ceremony. Here is one that is still to be heard in Palestine:’Oh, her eyes are like the hue of ink drawn by the stylus,And her hair, when she dyed it with henna, like birds’feathers;Her nose as the handle of a ghttering... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Song of Solomon 4:1-16

Description of her Charms. Her Invitation1-7. This short poem belongs to the class which the Arabs call wasf, in which the bride's charms are described: they are sung while she is being dressed, or when she exhibits herself in her nuptial array, or on the day subsequent to the ceremony. Here is one that is still to be heard in Palestine:'Oh, her eyes are like the hue of ink drawn by the stylus,And her hair, when she dyed it with henna, like birds'feathers;Her nose as the handle of a ghttering... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Song of Solomon 4:1

IV.(1) Locks.—Heb., tsammah, only besides in Song of Solomon 6:7 and Isaiah 47:2. The derivation, and the existence of cognate Arabic words, leave no doubt that it means veil. So, in Isaiah 47:2, the LXX. understood it, though here they have given the strange and meaningless translation, “out of thy silence,” which the Vulg. has still further mystified into “from that which lies hid within,” a rendering which has been a fruitful source of moral allusion to the more hidden beauties of the soul.... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Song of Solomon 4:1-16

Solomon's Garden Song of Solomon 4:12-14 There is one advantage in speaking about a garden the preacher at once enlists the interest of his hearers. The love of plants and flowers is almost universal. Our greatest English essayists have written upon gardens. The father of inductive philosophy had an intense love for the beauties of nature. He says: 'God Almighty first planted a garden; and indeed it is the purest of pleasures'. Abraham Cowley, when dedicating his poem, 'The Garden,' to John... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Song of Solomon 4:1-16

TRUE LOVE TESTEDSong of Solomon 1:1-17; Song of Solomon 2:1-17; Song of Solomon 3:1-11; Song of Solomon 4:1-16; Song of Solomon 5:1THE poem opens with a scene in Solomon’s palace. A country maiden has just been introduced to the royal harem. The situation is painful enough in itself, for the poor, shy girl is experiencing the miserable loneliness of finding herself in an unsympathetic crowd. But that is not all. She is at once the object of general observation; every eye is turned towards her;... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Song of Solomon 4:1-16

CHAPTER 4 The King, the Bridegroom speaks of her, who is “perfect through His comeliness put upon thee” Ezekiel 16:14 . He tells out all she is in His sight and loving estimation. He has called her from the lions’ den, from the mountains of the leopards (Song of Solomon 4:8 ); she has passed through the fires of persecution and tribulation and now His heart expresses His delight in her. There are eight descriptions of her beauty. He tells her, “Behold thou art fair, my love, behold thou art... read more

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Song of Solomon 4:1

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Song of Solomon 4:1

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Song of Solomon 4:1

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Song of Solomon 4:1

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Song of Solomon 4:1

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Song of Solomon 4:1-16

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Song of Solomon 4:1

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Song of Solomon 4:1-16

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Song of Solomon 4:1-16

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Song of Solomon 4:1-16

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