How beautiful are thy feet with shoes, O prince's daughter! the joints of thy thighs are like jewels, the work of the hands of a cunning workman.
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Thy navel is like a round goblet, which wanteth not liquor: thy belly is like an heap of wheat set about with lilies.
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Thy neck is as a tower of ivory; thine eyes like the fishpools in Heshbon, by the gate of Bathrabbim: thy nose is as the tower of Lebanon which looketh toward Damascus.
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Thine head upon thee is like Carmel, and the hair of thine head like purple; the king is held in the galleries.
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I said, I will go up to the palm tree, I will take hold of the boughs thereof: now also thy breasts shall be as clusters of the vine, and the smell of thy nose like apples;
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And the roof of thy mouth like the best wine for my beloved, that goeth down sweetly, causing the lips of those that are asleep to speak.
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Let us get up early to the vineyards; let us see if the vine flourish, whether the tender grape appear, and the pomegranates bud forth: there will I give thee my loves.
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The mandrakes give a smell, and at our gates are all manner of pleasant fruits, new and old, which I have laid up for thee, O my beloved.
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Chapter Study & Analysis
Overview
The Beloved continues his description of the Shulamite, focusing on her "stature" and "breath." The Shulamite responds with a bold declaration of belonging: "I am my beloved’s, and his desire is toward me," inviting him to the fields and vineyards.
THEOLOGICAL CONTEXT
1. The Assurance of Belonging: The shift from "My beloved is mine" (Ch. 2) to "I am my beloved’s" (v. 10) shows a maturation from possessive love to total surrender to His desire.2. Fruitfulness for the King: The "pleasant fruits, new and old" (v. 13) represent the accumulated works and the fresh devotion that the believer lays up for Christ.
3. The Mandrakes: A symbol of love and fertility within the covenant of grace.
Practical Lessons
PRACTICAL LESSONS
1. Confidence in Grace: Living in the reality that God actually "desires" fellowship with us.
2. Active Devotion: Inviting Christ into the "fields" (the practical, daily world) to share in our labor and our fruit.
PRACTICAL LESSONS
1. Confidence in Grace: Living in the reality that God actually "desires" fellowship with us.2. Active Devotion: Inviting Christ into the "fields" (the practical, daily world) to share in our labor and our fruit.