Albert Barnes Commentary


Albert Barnes Commentary
"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." — Song Of Solomon 7:2 (ASV)
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 vessel and gives a more pleasing image to the eye. Some interpret this as, “your girdle is like a moon-shaped bowl,” or that it “bears a moon-shaped ornament” .
Set about with lilies—The contrast is one of colors, with the flowers perhaps representing the purple of the robe. “The heap of wheat is not seen because it is covered by the lilies.”