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All your garments smell like myrrh, aloes, and cassia. Out of ivory palaces stringed instruments have made you glad.
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The Fragrance of the King
The perfumes mentioned—myrrh, aloes, and cassia—were precious, aromatic spices often used in sacred anointing oil. Commentators explain that this imagery represents the complete preciousness and desirability of the Messiah. Every aspect of Christ, from his character to his work of salvation (his "garments"), is like a sweet, pleasing fragrance to God and to believers.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
All thy garments smell of myrrh - The word “smell” is not in the original. The literal translation would be, “Myrrh, and aloes …
19th Century
Anglican
All thy garments smell of ... —Or, perhaps, from the last verse (and comparing Psalm 133:2, and the customs referred to t…
Baptist
All your garments smell of myrrh, and aloes, and cassia, out of the ivory palaces, by which they have made you glad.
Not only is Ch…
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16th Century
Protestant
All your garments smell of myrrh. As to the meaning of the words, I am not disposed to contend much, for I find that even the Jews do not …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
All your garments [smell] of myrrh, and aloes, [and] cassia , &c.] Either his human nature, as anointed with the oil…
The throne of this almighty King is established forever. While the Holy Spirit leads Christ's people to look to his cross, he teaches them to see t…
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13th Century
Catholic
1. You are beautiful above the sons of men. The opening could refer to Christ’s divinity in one sense, but here the praise of …
