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Song of Solomon 5:15

5:14 His hands are as gold rings set with the beryl: his belly is as bright ivory overlaid with sapphires.
His legs are as pillars of marble, set upon sockets of fine gold: his countenance is as Lebanon, excellent as the cedars.

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His legs are like pillars of marble set on sockets of fine gold. His appearance is like Lebanon, excellent as the cedars.

His legs are as pillars of marble, set upon sockets of fine gold: his countenance is as Lebanon, excellent as the cedars.

His legs are as pillars of marble, set on sockets of fine gold: his countenance is as Lebanon, excellent as the cedars.

5:16 His mouth is most sweet: yea, he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem. mouth: Heb. palate

What does Song of Solomon 5:15 mean?

Song of Solomon 5:15 is a verse in the book of Song of Solomon, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include שׁוֹק (shôwq), עַמּוּד (ʻammûwd), שֵׁשׁ (shêsh). It connects to 4 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.

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His
legsשׁוֹקshôwq/shoke/H7785the (lower) leg (as a runner)
are
as
pillarsעַמּוּדʻammûwd/am-mood'/H5982a column (as standing); also a stand, i.e. platform
of
marble,שֵׁשׁshêsh/shaysh/H8336bleached stuff, i.e. white linen or (by analogy) marble
setיָסַדyâçad/yaw-sad'/H3245to set (literally or figuratively); intensively, to found; reflexively, to sit down together, i.e. settle, consult
upon
socketsאֶדֶןʼeden/eh'-den/H134a basis (of a building, a column, etc.)
of
fine
gold:פָּזpâz/pawz/H6337pure (gold); hence, gold itself (as refined)
his
countenanceמַרְאֶהmarʼeh/mar-eh'/H4758a view (the act of seeing); also an appearance (the thing seen), whether (real) a shape (especially if handsome, comeliness; often plural the looks), or (mental) a vision
is
as
Lebanon,לְבָנוֹןLᵉbânôwn/leb-aw-nohn'/H3844Lebanon, a mountain range in Palestine
excellentבָּחַרbâchar/baw-khar'/H977properly, to try, i.e. (by implication) select
as
the
cedars.אֶרֶזʼerez/eh-rez'/H730a cedar tree (from the tenacity of its roots)

Commentary on Song of Solomon 5:15

HENRY_FULL · Song of Solomon 5:15
le?" Or, (2.) A description of the favour and mercy he desired—"that which thou usest to bestow on those that love thy name, which thou bearest to thy chosen, " Ps. cvi. 4, 5 . He desires no more, no better, than neighbour's fare, and he will take up with no less; common looks and common mercies will not serve, but such as are reserved for those that love him, which are such as eye has not seen, 1 Cor. ii. 9 . Note, The dealings of God with those that love him are such that a man needs not desire to be any better dealt with, for he will make them truly and eternally happy. And as long as God deals with us no otherwise than as he uses to deal with those that love him we have no reason to complain, 1 Cor. x. 13 . 133 Order my steps in thy word: and let not any iniquity have dominion over me. Here David prays for two great spiritual blessings, and is, in this verse, as earnest for the good work of God in him as, in the verse before, for the good-will of God towards him. He prays, 1. For direction in the paths of duty: " Order my steps in thy word; having led me into the right way, let every step I take in that way be under the guidance of thy grace." We ought to walk by rule; all the motions of the soul must not only be kept within the bounds prescribed by the word, so as not to transgress them, but carried out in the paths prescribed by the word, so as not to trifle in them. And therefore we must beg of God that by his good Spirit he would order our steps accordingly. 2. For deliverance from the power of sin: " Let no iniquity have dominion over me, so as to gain my consent to it, and that I should be led captive by it." The dominion of sin is to be drea

Cross-references

Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Ezekiel 11:17

Therefore say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will even gather you from the people, and assemble you out of the countries where ye have been scattered, and I will give you the land of Israel.

Ezekiel 36:24

For I will take you from among the heathen, and gather you out of all countries, and will bring you into your own land.

Luke 1:74

That he would grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies might serve him without fear,

Luke 1:75

In holiness and righteousness before him, all the days of our life.

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Love to ChristPillarsPreciousness of Christ

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Song of Solomon 5:15.

Exodus 27:16

And for the gate of the court shall be an hanging of twenty cubits, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, wrought with needlework: and their pillars shall be four, and their sockets four.

Exodus 26:32

And thou shalt hang it upon four pillars of shittim wood overlaid with gold: their hooks shall be of gold, upon the four sockets of silver.

Exodus 26:37

And thou shalt make for the hanging five pillars of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold, and their hooks shall be of gold: and thou shalt cast five sockets of brass for them.

Exodus 27:10

And the twenty pillars thereof and their twenty sockets shall be of brass; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets shall be of silver.

Exodus 27:11

And likewise for the north side in length there shall be hangings of an hundred cubits long, and his twenty pillars and their twenty sockets of brass; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets of silver.

Exodus 27:12

And for the breadth of the court on the west side shall be hangings of fifty cubits: their pillars ten, and their sockets ten.

Exodus 27:14

The hangings of one side of the gate shall be fifteen cubits: their pillars three, and their sockets three.

Exodus 27:15

And on the other side shall be hangings fifteen cubits: their pillars three, and their sockets three.

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What does Song of Solomon 5:15 say?

Song of Solomon 5:15 (King James Version) reads: "His legs are as pillars of marble, set upon sockets of fine gold: his countenance is as Lebanon, excellent as the cedars."

Is Song of Solomon 5:15 in the Old or New Testament?

Song of Solomon 5:15 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Song of Solomon.

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