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Song of Solomon 7:4

7:3 Thy two breasts are like two young roes that are twins.
Thy neck is as a tower of ivory; thine eyes like the fishpools in Heshbon, by the gate of Bathrabbim: thy nose is as the tower of Lebanon which looketh toward Damascus.

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Your neck is like an ivory tower. Your eyes are like the pools in Heshbon by the gate of Bathrabbim. Your nose is like the tower of Lebanon which looks toward Damascus.

Thy neck is as a tower of ivory; thine eyes like the fishpools in Heshbon, by the gate of Bath–rabbim: thy nose is as the tower of Lebanon which looketh toward Damascus.

Your neck is as a tower of ivory; your eyes like the fish pools in Heshbon, by the gate of Bathrabbim: your nose is as the tower of Lebanon which looks toward Damascus.

7:5 Thine head upon thee is like Carmel, and the hair of thine head like purple; the king is held in the galleries. Carmel: or, crimson held: Heb. bound

What does Song of Solomon 7:4 mean?

Song of Solomon 7:4 is a verse in the book of Song of Solomon, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include צַוָּאר (tsavvâʼr), מִגְדָּל (migdâl), שֵׁן (shên). It connects to 8 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.

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Thy
neckצַוָּארtsavvâʼr/tsav-vawr'/H6677the back of the neck (as that on which burdens are bound)
is
as
a
towerמִגְדָּלmigdâl/mig-dawl'/H4026a tower (from its size or height); by analogy, a rostrum; figuratively, a (pyramidal) bed of flowers
of
ivory;שֵׁןshên/shane/H8127a tooth (as sharp); specifically ivory; figuratively, a cliff
thine
eyesעַיִןʻayin/ah'-yin/H5869an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
like
the
fishpoolsבְּרֵכָהbᵉrêkâh/ber-ay-kaw'/H1295a reservoir (at which camels kneel as a resting-place)
in
Heshbon,חֶשְׁבּוֹןCheshbôwn/khesh-bone'/H2809Cheshbon, a place East of the Jordan
by
the
gateשַׁעַרshaʻar/shah'-ar/H8179an opening, i.e. door or gate
of
Bathrabbim:בַּת רַבִּיםBath Rabbîym/bath rab-beem'/H1337the daughter (i.e. city) of Rabbah
thy
noseאַףʼaph/af/H639properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire
is
as
the
towerמִגְדָּלmigdâl/mig-dawl'/H4026a tower (from its size or height); by analogy, a rostrum; figuratively, a (pyramidal) bed of flowers
of
LebanonלְבָנוֹןLᵉbânôwn/leb-aw-nohn'/H3844Lebanon, a mountain range in Palestine
which
lookethצָפָהtsâphâh/tsaw-faw'/H6822properly, to lean forward, i.e. to peer into the distance; by implication, to observe, await
towardפָּנִיםpânîym/paw-neem'/H6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
Damascus.דַּמֶּשֶׂקDammeseq/dam-meh'-sek/H1834Damascus, a city of Syria

Commentary on Song of Solomon 7:4

HENRY_FULL · Song of Solomon 7:4
expected. Thus he knew of old, from the days of his youth, ever since he began to look towards God, that the word of God is what one may venture one's all upon. This assurance was confirmed by the observations and experiences of his own life all along, and of others that had gone before him in the ways of God. All that ever dealt with God, and trusted in him will own that they have found him faithful. 20. RESH. 153 Consider mine affliction, and deliver me: for I do not forget thy law. 154 Plead my cause, and deliver me: quicken me according to thy word. Here, I. David prays for succour in distress. Is any afflicted? let him pray; let him pray as David does here. 1. He has an eye to God's pity, and prays, " Consider my affliction; take it into thy thoughts, and all the circumstances of it, and sit not by as one unconcerned." God is never unmindful of his people's afflictions, but he will have us to put him in remembrance ( Isa. xliii. 26 ), to spread our case before him, and then leave it to his compassionate consideration to do in it as in his wisdom he shall think fit, in his own time and way. 2. He has an eye to God's power and prays, Deliver me; and again, " Deliver me; consider my troub

Cross-references

Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

1 Samuel 24:15

The LORD therefore be judge, and judge between me and thee, and see, and plead my cause, and deliver me out of thine hand. deliver: Heb. judge

Job 5:8

I would seek unto God, and unto God would I commit my cause:

Proverbs 22:23

For the LORD will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them.

Jeremiah 11:20

But, O LORD of hosts, that judgest righteously, that triest the reins and the heart, let me see thy vengeance on them: for unto thee have I revealed my cause.

Jeremiah 50:34

Their Redeemer is strong; the LORD of hosts is his name: he shall throughly plead their cause, that he may give rest to the land, and disquiet the inhabitants of Babylon.

Jeremiah 51:36

Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will plead thy cause, and take vengeance for thee; and I will dry up her sea, and make her springs dry.

Micah 7:9

I will bear the indignation of the LORD, because I have sinned against him, until he plead my cause, and execute judgment for me: he will bring me forth to the light, and I shall behold his righteousness.

1 John 2:1

My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:

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Nehemiah 2:13

And I went out by night by the gate of the valley, even before the dragon well, and to the dung port, and viewed the walls of Jerusalem, which were broken down, and the gates thereof were consumed with fire.

Song of Solomon 4:4

Thy neck is like the tower of David builded for an armoury, whereon there hang a thousand bucklers, all shields of mighty men.

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What does Song of Solomon 7:4 say?

Song of Solomon 7:4 (King James Version) reads: "Thy neck is as a tower of ivory; thine eyes like the fishpools in Heshbon, by the gate of Bathrabbim: thy nose is as the tower of Lebanon which looketh toward Damascus."

Is Song of Solomon 7:4 in the Old or New Testament?

Song of Solomon 7:4 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Song of Solomon.

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