Cantique Des Cantiqu 4:1-6

1 Que tu es belle, mon amie, que tu es belle! Tes yeux sont des colombes, Derrière ton voile. Tes cheveux sont comme un troupeau de chèvres, Suspendues aux flancs de la montagne de Galaad.

2 Tes dents sont comme un troupeau de brebis tondues, Qui remontent de l'abreuvoir; Toutes portent des jumeaux, Aucune d'elles n'est stérile.

3 Tes lèvres sont comme un fil cramoisi, Et ta bouche est charmante; Ta joue est comme une moitié de grenade, Derrière ton voile.

4 Ton cou est comme la tour de David, Bâtie pour être un arsenal; Mille boucliers y sont suspendus, Tous les boucliers des héros.

5 Tes deux seins sont comme deux faons, Comme les jumeaux d'une gazelle, Qui paissent au milieu des lis.

6 Avant que le jour se rafraîchisse, Et que les ombres fuient, J'irai à la montagne de la myrrhe Et à la colline de l'encens.

Cantique Des Cantiqu 4:1-6 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.