Cantique Des Cantiqu 4:1-7

1 Que tu es belle, ma bien-aimée, que tu es belle! Tes yeux sont comme ceux des colombes, derrière ton voile; tes cheveux sont comme un troupeau de chèvres suspendues aux montagnes de Galaad.

2 Tes dents sont comme un troupeau de brebis tondues qui remontent du lavoir, qui sont toutes deux à deux, et dont aucune ne manque.

3 Tes lèvres sont comme un fil d'écarlate; ton parler est gracieux; ta joue est comme une moitié de grenade, sous tes voiles.

4 Ton cou est comme la tour de David, bâtie pour servir d'arsenal, à laquelle pendent mille boucliers, tous les boucliers des vaillants.

5 Tes deux mamelles sont comme deux faons jumeaux d'une gazelle, qui paissent au milieu des lis.

6 Avant que le vent du jour souffle, et que les ombres fuient, je m'en irai à la montagne de la myrrhe, et à la colline de l'encens.

7 Tu es toute belle, ma bien-aimée, et sans tache.

Cantique Des Cantiqu 4:1-7 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.