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Song of Songs 4:2-4
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Song of Songs 4:2-4
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
2 Your teeth[a] are like a flock of ewes to be shorn,
that come up from the washing,
All of them big with twins,
none of them barren.
3 Like a scarlet strand, your lips,
and your mouth—lovely!
Like pomegranate[b] halves, your cheeks
behind your veil.
4 (A)Like a tower of David, your neck,
built in courses,
A thousand shields hanging upon it,
all the armor of warriors.[c]
Footnotes
- 4:2 Teeth: praised for whiteness and evenness.
- 4:3 Pomegranate: a fruit with a firm skin and deep red color. The woman’s cheek (or perhaps her brow) is compared, in roundness and tint, to a half-pomegranate.
- 4:4 The ornaments about her neck are compared to the trophies and armaments on the city walls. Cf. 1 Kgs 10:10; 14:26–28; Ez 27:10.
Song of Songs 4:2-4
New International Version
Song of Songs 4:2-4
New International Version
2 Your teeth are like a flock of sheep just shorn,
coming up from the washing.
Each has its twin;
not one of them is alone.(A)
3 Your lips are like a scarlet ribbon;
your mouth(B) is lovely.(C)
Your temples behind your veil
are like the halves of a pomegranate.(D)
4 Your neck is like the tower(E) of David,
built with courses of stone[a];
on it hang a thousand shields,(F)
all of them shields of warriors.
Footnotes
- Song of Songs 4:4 The meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain.
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