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.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

You have doves’ eyes ... - Your eyes are like doves behind your veil. So also in Song of Solomon 4:3,[Reference Song of Solomon 6…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Locks. —Hebrew, tsammah, found elsewhere only in Song of Solomon 6:7 and Isaiah 47:2. The derivation, and the …

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; Song of Solomon 1:15

"Twice fair, first, through being wa…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Behold, you are fair, my love; behold, you are fair
The same as in (Song of Solomon 1:15); here repeated…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

If each of these comparisons has a meaning applicable to the graces of the church, or of the faithful Christian, these meanings are not clearly kno…

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