Cantares 4:1-9

1 Cuán hermosa eres, amada mía. Cuán hermosa eres. Tus ojos son como palomas detrás de tu velo; tu cabellera, como rebaño de cabras que descienden del monte Galaad.

2 Tus dientes son como rebaño de ovejas trasquiladas que suben del lavadero, todas tienen mellizas, y ninguna de ellas ha perdido su cría.

3 Tus labios son como hilo de escarlata, y tu boca, encantadora. Tus mejillas, como mitades de granada detrás de tu velo.

4 Tu cuello, como la torre de David edificada con hileras de piedras; miles de escudos cuelgan de ella, todos escudos de los valientes.

5 Tus dos pechos, como dos crías mellizas de gacela, que pacen entre lirios.

6 Hasta que sople la brisa del día y huyan las sombras, me iré al monte de la mirra y al collado del incienso.

7 Toda tú eres hermosa, amada mía, y no hay defecto en ti.

8 Ven conmigo desde el Líbano, esposa mía, ven conmigo desde el Líbano. Baja desde la cumbre del Amaná, desde la cumbre del Senir y del Hermón, desde las guaridas de leones, desde los montes de leopardos.

9 Has cautivado mi corazón, hermana mía, esposa mía; has cautivado mi corazón con una sola mirada de tus ojos, con una sola hebra de tu collar.

Cantares 4:1-9 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO SONG OF SOLOMON 4

In this chapter is contained a large commendation of the church's beauty by Christ; first, more particularly, by an enumeration of several parts, as her eyes, hair, teeth, lips, temples, neck, and breasts, So 4:1-5; and more generally, So 4:7; And having observed where he himself was determined to go, he invites her to go with him; which he enforces, partly from the danger she was exposed unto where she was So 4:6,8; and partly from the comeliness of her person and graces in his esteem; with which he was ravished, and therefore was extremely desirous of her company, So 4:9-11; And then enters into some new descriptions of her; as a garden and orchard, as a spring and fountain, So 4:12-14; all which she makes to be owing to him, So 4:15; And the chapter is closed with an order from Christ to the winds to blow on his garden, and cause the spices of it to flow out; and with an invitation of the church to Christ, to come into his garden, and relax there, So 4:16.