Albert Barnes Commentary


Albert Barnes Commentary
"Thy teeth are like a flock [of ewes] that are [newly] shorn, Which are come up from the washing, Whereof every one hath twins, And none is bereaved among them." — Song Of Solomon 4:2 (ASV)
Regarding this phrase, it can also be rendered as “all of them are equal pairs, and none is bereft among them,” meaning that none has lost her mate. The points of comparison in this simile are, of course, brilliant whiteness, regularity, and completeness of number.