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Thy body is [like] a round goblet, [Wherein] no mingled wine is wanting: Thy waist is [like] a heap of wheat Set about with lilies.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Or, “Your lap is like a moon-shaped bowl where mixed wine never fails.” The wine in the bowl rising to the brim adds to the beauty of the ve el and…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Heap of wheat surrounded by lilies. — Wetstein (quoted by Delitzsch in his Appendix) remarks that in Syria the colour of wheat is …

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Your navel [is like] a round goblet
According to some, not the navel itself is meant; but a covering of it, a jewel …

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The analogies here are different from what they were before, and in the original refer to glorious and splendid clothing. All His saints have such …

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