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Song of Solomon 6:7

6:6 Thy teeth are as a flock of sheep which go up from the washing, whereof every one beareth twins, and there is not one barren among them.
As a piece of a pomegranate are thy temples within thy locks.

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Your temples are like a piece of a pomegranate behind your veil.

As a piece of a pomegranate are thy temples within thy locks.

As a piece of a pomegranate are your temples within your locks.

6:8 There are threescore queens, and fourscore concubines, and virgins without number.

What does Song of Solomon 6:7 mean?

Song of Solomon 6:7 is a verse in the book of Song of Solomon, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include פֶּלַח (pelach), רִמּוֹן (rimmôwn), רַקָּה (raqqâh). It connects to 4 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.

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As
a
pieceפֶּלַחpelach/peh'-lakh/H6400a slice
of
a
pomegranateרִמּוֹןrimmôwn/rim-mone'/H7416a pomegranate, the tree (from its upright growth) or the fruit (also an artificial ornament)
are
thy
templesרַקָּהraqqâh/rak-kaw'/H7541properly, thinness, i.e. the side of the head
withinבְּעַדbᵉʻad/beh-ad'/H1157in up to or over against; generally at, beside, among, behind, for, etc.
thy
locks.צַמָּהtsammâh/tsam-maw'/H6777a veil

Commentary on Song of Solomon 6:7

HENRY_FULL · Song of Solomon 6:7
he more need to remember God's precepts, that we may have them to support us under the pressures of a low condition. 142 Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and thy law is the truth. Observe, 1. That God's word is righteousness, and it is an everlasting righteousness. It is the rule of God's judgment, and it is consonant to his counsels from eternity and will direct his sentence for eternity. The word of God will judge us, it will judge us in righteousness, and by it our everlasting state will be determined. This should possess us with a very great reverence for the word of God that it is righteousness itself, the standard of righteousness, and it is everlasting in its rewards and punishments. 2. That God's word is a law, and that law is truth. See the double obligation we are under to be governed by the word of God. We are reasonable creatures, and as such we must be ruled by truth, acknowledging the force and power of it. If the principles be true, the practices must be agreeable to them, else we d

Cross-references

Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Job 23:12

Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food. esteemed: Heb. hid, or, laid up my: or, my appointed portion

Mark 14:33

And he taketh with him Peter and James and John, and began to be sore amazed, and to be very heavy;

Mark 14:34

And saith unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful unto death: tarry ye here, and watch.

John 4:34

Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Song of Solomon 6:7.

Song of Solomon 4:3

Thy lips are like a thread of scarlet, and thy speech is comely: thy temples are like a piece of a pomegranate within thy locks.

Song of Solomon 4:1

Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves' eyes within thy locks: thy hair is as a flock of goats, that appear from mount Gilead. that: or, that eat of, etc

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What does Song of Solomon 6:7 say?

Song of Solomon 6:7 (King James Version) reads: "As a piece of a pomegranate are thy temples within thy locks."

Is Song of Solomon 6:7 in the Old or New Testament?

Song of Solomon 6:7 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Song of Solomon.

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