Christ sets forth the graces of the church,1-7. He shews forth his love to her,8-15 The church prays to be made fit for his presence, 16

thou art fair 4:9,10 1:15 2:10,14 Ps 45:11 Eze 16:14 2Co 3:18

thou hast 5:12 Mt 11:29 Php 2:3-5

thy hair 5:11 6:5,7 7:5

appear from Nu 32:1,40

2 Thy teeth are like a flock of sheep that are even shorn, which came up from the washing; whereof every one bear twins, and none is barren among them.

teeth 6:6 Jer 15:16 Joh 15:7 Col 1:4-6 1Th 2:13 2Pe 1:5-8

and none Ex 23:26 De 7:13,14

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.

lips 4:11 5:13,16 7:9 Ps 37:30 45:2 119:13 Pr 10:13,20,21 16:21-24 Mt 12:35 Lu 4:22 2Co 5:18-21 Eph 4:29 Col 3:16,17 4:6

scarlet Le 14:4,6,49-52 Nu 4:8 19:6 Jos 2:18 Pr 31:26 Heb 9:19

thy temples 6:7 Ge 32:10 Ezr 9:6 Eze 16:63

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

neck 1:10 7:4 2Sa 22:51 Eph 4:15,16 Col 2:19 1Pe 1:5

an armoury Ne 3:19

a thousand 2Ch 9:15,16 12:9-11

5 Thy two breasts are like two young roes that are twins, which feed among the lilies.

two breasts 1:13 7:3,7 8:1,10 Pr 5:19 Isa 66:10-12 1Pe 2:2

feed 2:16 6:3

6 Until the day break, and the shadows flee away, I will get me to the mountain of myrrh, and to the hill of frankincense.

day 2:17 Mal 4:2 Lu 1:78 2Pe 1:19 1Jo 2:8 Re 22:16

break Ex 20:24 30:8,23-26 37:29 De 12:5,6 Ps 66:15 Isa 2:2 Mal 1:11 Lu 1:9,10 Re 5:8

7 Thou art all fair, my love; there is no spot in thee.

4:1 5:16 Nu 24:5 Ps 45:11,13 Eph 5:25-27 Col 1:22 2Pe 3:14 Jude 1:24 Re 21:2

8 Come with me from Lebanon, my spouse, with me from Lebanon: look from the top of Amana, from the top of Shenir and Hermon, from the lions' dens, from the mountains of the leopards.

with me 2:13 7:11 Ps 45:10 Pr 9:6 Joh 12:26 Col 3:1,2

from Lebanon De 3:25

shenir De 3:9 Jos 12:1

from the lions Ps 76:1,4

9 Thou hast ravished my heart, my sister, my spouse; thou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes, with one chain of thy neck.

ravished 4:10,12 5:1,2 Ge 20:12 Mt 12:50 1Co 9:5 Heb 2:11-14

my spouse 3:11 Ps 45:9 Isa 54:5 62:5 Eze 16:8 Ho 2:19,20 Joh 3:29 2Co 11:2 Re 19:7,8 21:2,9,10

thou hast 6:12 7:5,6,10 Pr 5:19,20 Zep 3:17

with one 1:15 6:5

one chain 1:10

10 How fair is thy love, my sister, my spouse! how much better is thy love than wine! and the smell of thine ointments than all spices!

love 1:2

how much 1:2,4

the smell 1:3,12 3:6 5:5 2Co 1:21,22 Ga 5:22 Php 4:18 Re 5:8

11 Thy lips, O my spouse, drop as the honeycomb: honey and milk are under thy tongue; and the smell of thy garments is like the smell of Lebanon.

lips 4:3 5:13 7:9 Ps 71:14,15,23,24 Pr 16:24 Ho 14:2 Heb 13:15

honey 5:1 Pr 24:13,14 Isa 7:15

the smell 4:10 Ge 27:27 Ps 45:8 Ho 14:7

12 A garden inclosed is my sister, my spouse; a spring shut up, a fountain sealed.

garden 6:2,11 Pr 5:15-18 Isa 58:11 61:10,11 Jer 31:12 Ho 6:3 1Co 6:13,19,20 7:34 Re 21:27

inclosed 2Co 1:22 Eph 1:13 4:30 Re 7:3

13 Thy plants are an orchard of pomegranates, with pleasant fruits; camphire, with spikenard,

are 6:11 7:12 8:2 Ps 92:14 Ec 2:5 Isa 60:21 Joh 15:1-3 Php 1:11

pleasant 6:2

camphire 4:14 1:14

spikenard 1:12 Mr 14:3 Joh 12:3

14 Spikenard and saffron; calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense; myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices:

calamus Ex 30:23 Eze 27:19

cinnamon Pr 7:17 Re 18:13

trees 4:6 5:1 Nu 24:6

the chief 6:2 Ge 43:11 1Ki 10:10 2Ch 9:9 Mr 16:1

15 A fountain of gardens, a well of living waters, and streams from Lebanon.

fountain 4:12 Ec 2:6

a well Ps 36:8,9 46:4 Jer 2:13 17:13 Joh 4:10,14 7:38 Re 22:1

streams Jer 18:13,14

16 Awake, O north wind; and come, thou south; blow upon my garden, that the spices thereof may flow out. Let my beloved come into his garden, and eat his pleasant fruits.

awake 1:4 Ec 1:6 Isa 51:9-11 64:1 Eze 37:9 Joh 3:8 Ac 2:1,2 4:31

the spices 4:13,14 7:12,13 2Co 9:10-15 Php 1:9-11 Col 1:9-12 1Th 2:12,13 Heb 13:20,21 2Pe 3:18

let 5:1 8:12 Mt 26:10,12 Joh 5:8 Ro 15:16,28 1Pe 2:5,9,10