Cantares 4:1-9

1 He aquí que tú eres hermosa, oh compañera mía, he aquí que tú eres hermosa; tus ojos entre tus guedejas como de paloma; tus cabellos como manada de cabras, que se muestran desde el monte de Galaad

2 Tus dientes, como manadas de trasquiladas ovejas, que suben del lavadero, todas con crías mellizas, y ninguna entre ellas estéril

3 Tus labios, como un hilo de grana, y tu habla hermosa; tus sienes, como cachos de granada a la parte adentro de tus guedejas

4 Tu cuello, como la torre de David, edificada para enseñar; mil escudos están colgados de ella, todos escudos de valientes

5 Tus dos pechos, como dos cabritos mellizos de gama, que son apacentados entre los lirios

6 Hasta que apunte el día y huyan las sombras, me iré al monte de la mirra, y al collado del incienso

7 Toda tú eres hermosa, oh compañera mía y en ti no hay mancha

8 Conmigo del Líbano, oh esposa, conmigo vendrás del Líbano; mirarás desde la cumbre de Amana, desde la cumbre del Senir y del Hermón; desde las guaridas de los leones, desde los montes de los tigres

9 Prendiste mi corazón, hermana, esposa mía; has preso mi corazón con uno de tus ojos, con una gargantilla de tu cuello

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.