13 A bundle of myrrh is my well-beloved unto me; he shall lie all night betwixt my breasts.
13 A bundle H6872 of myrrh H4753 is my wellbeloved H1730 unto me; he shall lie H3885 all night betwixt my breasts. H7699
13 My beloved is unto me `as' a bundle of myrrh, That lieth betwixt my breasts.
13 A bundle of myrrh `is' my beloved to me, Between my breasts it lodgeth.
13 A bundle of myrrh is my beloved unto me; He shall pass the night between my breasts.
13 My beloved is to me a sachet of myrrh, That lies between my breasts.
13 As a bag of myrrh is my well-loved one to me, when he is at rest all night between my breasts.
All thy garments smell of myrrh, and aloes, and cassia, out of the ivory palaces, whereby they have made thee glad.
And there came also Nicodemus, which at the first came to Jesus by night, and brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about an hundred pound weight.
I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, and by the hinds of the field, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, till he please.
I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, and by the hinds of the field, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, till he please.
Spikenard and saffron; calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense; myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices:
I am come into my garden, my sister, my spouse: I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk: eat, O friends; drink, yea, drink abundantly, O beloved.
His cheeks are as a bed of spices, as sweet flowers: his lips like lilies, dropping sweet smelling myrrh.
His left hand should be under my head, and his right hand should embrace me. I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, until he please.
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Commentary on Song of Songs 1 Matthew Henry Commentary
An Exposition, With Practical Observations, of
The Song of Solomon
Chapter 1
In this chapter, after the title of the book (v. 1), we have Christ and his church, Christ and a believer, expressing their esteem for each other.
Where there is a fire of true love to Christ in the heart this will be of use to blow it up into a flame.
Sgs 1:1
We have here the title of this book, showing,
Sgs 1:2-6
The spouse, in this dramatic poem, is here first introduced addressing herself to the bridegroom and then to the daughters of Jerusalem.
Sgs 1:7-11
Here is,
Sgs 1:12-17
Here the conference is carried on between Christ and his spouse, and endearments are mutually exchanged.