Your breasts are like two fawns, twins of a gazelle grazing among the lilies. People David, SolomonPlaces JerusalemTopics Birth, Breasts, Browse, Fawns, Feed, Feeding, Gazelle, Lilies, Roe, Roes, Twin, TwinsOutline 1. Christ sets forth the graces of the church8. He shows forth his love to her16. The church prays to be made fit for his presenceJump to Previous Birth Breasts Browse Fawns Feed Feeding Food Gazelle Lilies Roe Roes Twin Twins YoungJump to Next Birth Breasts Browse Fawns Feed Feeding Food Gazelle Lilies Roe Roes Twin Twins YoungLibrary Song of Songs
The contents of this book justify the description of it in the title, i. 1, as the "loveliest song"--for that is the meaning of the Hebrew idiom "song of songs." It abounds in poetical gems of the purest ray. It breathes the bracing air of the hill country, and the passionate love of man for woman and woman for man. It is a revelation of the keen Hebrew delight in nature, in her vineyards and pastures, flowers and fruit trees, in her doves and deer and sheep and goats. It is a song tremulous from …
John Edgar McFadyen—Introduction to the Old TestamentChrist is to be Loved
"Yes, He is altogether lovely." Song of Songs 5:16. At the ninth verse of this chapter, you have a question put forth by the daughters of Jerusalem, "What is your beloved more than another beloved?" The spouse answers, "He is the chief among ten thousand." She then recounts many of the things she finds so excellent in her beloved and then concludes with these words that I have read: "Yes, he is altogether lovely." The words set forth the transcendent loveliness of the Lord Jesus Christ, and naturally …
John Flavel—Christ Altogether Lovely The Description of Christ the Beloved. Ss 5:9-16.
The description of Christ the beloved. SS 5:9-16. The wond'ring world inquires to know Why I should love my Jesus so: What are his charms," say they, "above The objects of a mortal love?" Yes! my Beloved, to my sight Shows a sweet mixture, red and white: All human beauties, all divine, In my Beloved meet and shine. White is his soul, from blemish free; Red with the blood he shed for me; The fairest of ten thousand fairs; A sun amongst ten thousand stars. [His head the finest gold excels; There …
Isaac Watts—The Psalms and Hymns of Isaac Watts What is Meant by "Altogether Lovely"
Let us consider this excellent expression, and particularly reflect on what is contained in it, and you shall find this expression "altogether lovely." First, It excludes all unloveliness and disagreeableness from Jesus Christ. As a theologian long ago said, "There is nothing in him which is not loveable." The excellencies of Jesus Christ are perfectly exclusive of all their opposites; there is nothing of a contrary property or quality found in him to contaminate or devaluate his excellency. And …
John Flavel—Christ Altogether Lovely Parallel Verses NASB: "Your two breasts are like two fawns, Twins of a gazelle Which feed among the lilies.KJV: Thy two breasts are like two young roes that are twins, which feed among the lilies.
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