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Who is she who looks forth as the morning, Beautiful as the moon, Clear as the sun, Awesome as an army with banners?
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Awe-Inspiring Beauty
Commentators agree that this verse is an expression of awe from onlookers (the “daughters of Jerusalem”). They use escalating cosmic imagery—from the gentle dawn, to the beautiful moon, to the brilliant sun—to describe the bride's breathtaking beauty. Her appearance is so stunning it stops them in their tracks and causes them to marvel.
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Song Of Solomon
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The chorus addresses the bride here only as the Shulamite, asking her to perform a sacred dance from her country for their entertainment (see[Refer…
19th Century
Anglican
Who is she. — This verse is supposed to be spoken by the admiring ladies. The paragraph mark in the English Version should rather …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Who is she [that] looketh forth as the morning? &c.] These words may be connected with the preceding, by a supplement of …
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