--- title: "Song of Solomon 4 - Study King James Bible with clarkes commentary" description: "Read Song of Solomon 4 with clarkes commentary commentary. 1 Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves’ eyes within thy locks: thy hair is as a flock of goats, that appear from mount G" image: "/_app/immutable/assets/missing.C7wGMEZ6.jpg" url: "https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/clarkes-commentary/song-of-solomon/4" --- [ Read](/kjv/song-of-solomon/4)[ Commentary](/study/song-of-solomon/4)[ Interlinear](/interlinear/song-of-solomon/4) Audio 1 Behold, thou *art* fair, my love; behold, thou *art* fair; thou *hast* doves’ eyes within thy locks: thy hair *is* as a flock of goats, that appear from mount Gilead.* 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. 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. 4 Thy neck *is* like the tower of David builded for an armoury, whereon there hang a thousand bucklers, all shields of mighty men. 5 Thy two breasts *are* like two young roes that are twins, which feed among the lilies. 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.* 7 Thou *art* all fair, my love; *there is* no spot in thee. 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. 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.* 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! 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. 12 A garden inclosed *is* my sister, *my* spouse; a spring shut up, a fountain sealed. ** 13 Thy plants *are* an orchard of pomegranates, with pleasant fruits; camphire, with spikenard,* 14 Spikenard and saffron; calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense; myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices: 15 A fountain of gardens, a well of living waters, and streams from Lebanon. 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. [Song of Solomon 3](/study/song-of-solomon/3) [Song of Solomon 5](/study/song-of-solomon/5) ## Commentary To verse 1 Verse [Song of Solomon 4:1](/kjv/song-of-solomon/4/1). ***Thou*****hast*****doves' eyes within thy locks*** — Perhaps this refers rather to a sort of veil worn by many of the Eastern women, but especially in Egypt. It is a species of black cloth made of the hair of some animal, probably the black goat; is suspended from the head by silken cords, one of which comes from the crown of the head, down the forehead, to the upper part of the nose, just under the eyes, at which place the veil begins; for the forehead and the eyes are uncovered, except the cord above mentioned, which is ornamented with gold, silver, and precious stones, according to the circumstances of the wearer. This partial veil not only covers all the face, the eyes and forehead excepted, but the neck also, and hangs loosely down over the bosom. One of them, lately brought from Egypt, now lies before me. But the clause, *within thy locks*, מבעד למתך mibbaad *letsammathech*, is not well translated, either by ourselves or by the *versions*. *Jerome's* translation is an indication of the meaning: *Absque eo quod intrinsecus latet; without that*, or independently of that, *which lies hidden within*. The *Septuagint,* *Syriac*, and *Arabic* have, *besides thy silence*. *Calmet* contends that none of these gives the *true meaning*, and that the word *tsemath* has not the meaning of *hair* or *locks* wherever it occurs, and has quite a different meaning in [Isaiah 47:2](/kjv/isaiah/47/2). St. Jerome on this place expresses himself thus: *Nolentibus qui interpretati sunt* *transferre nomen quod in Sancta Scriptura sonat* turpitudinem.-Ergo *tsammathech, quod* Aquila *posuit*, verenda mulieris *appellanatur cujus etymologia apud eos sonat* sitiens tuus. Calmet translates: *Vous etes toute belle, won amie; vous etes* *toute belle: vos yeux sont des yeux de colombe; sans ce que la* *pudeur et la modestie tiennent cache*. I leave the translation of these to the learned reader. See another description under [Song of Solomon 4:7](/kjv/song-of-solomon/4/7). ***As a flock of goats*** — Because it was black and sleek, as the hair of the goats of Arabia and Palestine is known to be; which, with its fine undulation, is supposed to bear some resemblance to the *curls* or *plaits* of a woman's tresses. 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