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Song of Solomon 6:6
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Your teeth are like a flock of ewescoming up from washing,each one having a twin,and not one missing.
Your teeth are like a flock of ewes, Which have come up from the washing; Of which every one has twins; None is bereaved among them.
Thy teeth are as a flock of sheep which go up from the washing, whereof every one beareth twins, and there is not one barren among them.
Your teeth are like a flock of ewes that have come up from the washing; all of them bear twins; not one among them has lost its young.
"Your teeth are like a flock of ewes That have come up from their watering place, All of which bear twins, And not one among them has lost her young.
Your teeth are white like sheep just coming from their bath; each one has a twin, and none of them is missing.
"Your teeth are like a flock of ewes Which have come up from their washing, All of which bear twins, And not one among them has lost her young.
Your teeth are like a flock of ewes, Which have come up from the washing; Of which every one has twins; None is bereaved among them.
Thy teeth are like a flocke of sheepe, which goe vp from the washing, which euery one bring out twinnes, and none is barren among them.
Your teeth are like a flock of ewesWhich have come up from their washing,All of which bear twins,And not one among them has lost her young.
Your teeth are like a flock of sheep coming up from the washing; each has its twin, and not one is lost.
Your teeth are whiter than sheep freshly washed; they match perfectly, not one is missing.
Your teeth are like a flock of sheep that have just come up from being washed; each of them is matched, and none of them is missing.
Thy teeth are like a flock of sheep Which go up from the washing; Which have all borne twins, And none is barren among them.
Your teeth are white like ewes just coming from their bath. They all give birth to twins. Not one of them has lost a baby.
Your teeth are like a flock of sheep which go up from washing; every one of them bears twins, and none is bereft among them.
Your teeth are as white as a flock of sheep that have just been washed. Not one of them is missing; they are all perfectly matched.
Your teeth are like a flock of the ewes that have come up from the washing, all of them bearing twins, and there is none bereaved among them.
Your teeth are like a flock of ewes which come up from the washing place, of which they all are bearing twins, and a bereaved one is not among them.
Thy teth are like a flock of shepe yt be clypped, which go out of the washinge place: where euery one beareth two twyns, & not one vnfrutefull amoge them.
Thy teeth are like a flock of ewes, Which are come up from the washing; Whereof every one hath twins, And none is bereaved among them.
Your teeth are like a flock of sheep which come up from the washing; every one has two lambs, and there is not one without young.
Thy teeth are like a flock of ewes, which are come up from the washing; whereof all are paired, and none faileth among them.
Thy teeth are as a flocke of sheepe which goe vp from the washing, wherof euery one beareth twinnes, and there is not one barren among them.
Thy teeth are lyke a flocke of shorne sheepe which go out of the wasshyng place, where euery one beareth twinnes, and not one vnfruitfull among them.
Thy cheek is like the rind of a pomegranate, being seen without thy veil.
Thy teeth are like a flock of ewes, which are come up from the washing; whereof every one hath twins, and none is bereaved among them.
Thi teeth as a flok of scheep, that stieden fro waischyng; alle ben with double lambren, `ether twynnes, and no bareyn is among tho.
Your teeth are like a flock of ewes, Which have come up from the washing; Whereof every one has twins, And none is bereaved among them.
Thy teeth [are] as a flock of sheep which go up from the washing, of which every one beareth twins, and [there is] not one barren among them.
Your teeth are like a flock of sheep coming up from the washing; each has its twin; not one of them is missing.
Your teeth are like a flock of sheep Which have come up from the washing; Every one bears twins, And none is barren among them.
Your teeth are like a flock of sheep which has come up from the washing. All of them give birth to two lambs at a time, and not one of them has lost her young.
Your teeth are like a flock of ewes, that have come up from the washing; all of them bear twins, and not one among them is bereaved.
Thy teeth, are like a flock of sheep which have come up from the washing-place, - whereof, all of them, are twin-bearers, and bereaved, is there none among them:
(6-5) Thy teeth as a flock of sheep, which come up from the washing, all with twins, and there is none barren among them.
Your teeth are like a flock of ewes, that have come up from the washing, all of them bear twins, not one among them is bereaved.
Thy teeth as a row of the lambs, That have come up from the washing, Because all of them are forming twins, And a bereaved one is not among them.
"Your teeth are like a flock of ewes Which have come up from their washing, All of which bear twins, And not one among them has lost her young.
Contextual Overview
Young Man
You are beautiful, my darling, like the lovely city of Tirzah. Yes, as beautiful as Jerusalem, as majestic as an army with billowing banners. 5 Turn your eyes away, for they overpower me. Your hair falls in waves, like a flock of goats winding down the slopes of Gilead. 6 Your teeth are as white as sheep that are freshly washed. Your smile is flawless, each tooth matched with its twin. 7 Your cheeks are like rosy pomegranates behind your veil. 8 Even among sixty queens and eighty concubines and countless young women, 9 I would still choose my dove, my perfect one— the favorite of her mother, dearly loved by the one who bore her. The young women see her and praise her; even queens and royal concubines sing her praises: 10 "Who is this, arising like the dawn, as fair as the moon, as bright as the sun, as majestic as an army with billowing banners?"Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Song of Solomon 4:2, Matthew 21:19, Matthew 25:30
Reciprocal: Song of Solomon 7:3 - General
Cross-References
But Noah found favor with the Lord .
Noah was the father of three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
"Look! I am about to cover the earth with a flood that will destroy every living thing that breathes. Everything on earth will die.
But I will confirm my covenant with you. So enter the boat—you and your wife and your sons and their wives.
So the Lord changed his mind about the terrible disaster he had threatened to bring on his people.
God is not a man, so he does not lie. He is not human, so he does not change his mind. Has he ever spoken and failed to act? Has he ever promised and not carried it through?
Oh, that they would always have hearts like this, that they might fear me and obey all my commands! If they did, they and their descendants would prosper forever.
Oh, that they were wise and could understand this! Oh, that they might know their fate!
"Indeed, the Lord will give justice to his people, and he will change his mind about his servants, when he sees their strength is gone and no one is left, slave or free.
"I am sorry that I ever made Saul king, for he has not been loyal to me and has refused to obey my command." Samuel was so deeply moved when he heard this that he cried out to the Lord all night.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Thy teeth [are] as a flock of sheep which go up from the washing, whereof everyone beareth twins, and [there is] not one barren among them]. :-.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
The section might be entitled, “Renewed declaration of love after brief estrangement.”
Song of Solomon 6:4
Tirzah ... Jerusalem - Named together as the then two fairest cities of the land. For Jerusalem compare Psalms 48:2. “Tirzah” (i. e., “Grace” or “Beauty “)was an old Canaanite royal city Joshua 12:24. It became again a royal residence during the reigns of Baasha and his three successors in the kingdom of the ten tribes, and may well therefore have been famed for its beauty in the time of Solomon.
Terrible as ... - Awe-inspiring as the bannered (hosts). The warlike image, like others in the Song, serves to enhance the charm of its assured peace.
Song of Solomon 6:5
Even for the king the gentle eyes of the bride have an awe-striking majesty. Such is the condescension of love. Now follows Song of Solomon 6:5-7 the longest of the repetitions which abound in the Song, marking the continuance of the king’s affection as when first solemnly proclaimed Song of Solomon 4:1-6. The two descriptions belong, according to some (Christian) expositors, to the Church of different periods, e. g. to the primitive Church in the splendor of her first vocation, and to the Church under Constantine; other (Jewish) expositors apply them to “the congregation of Israel” under the first and second temples respectively.
Song of Solomon 6:9
The king contrasts the bride with the other claimants for her royal estate or favor Song of Solomon 6:8. She not only outshines them all for him, but herself has received from them disinterested blessing and praise.
This passage is invaluable as a divine witness to the principle of monogamy under the Old Testament and in the luxurious age of Solomon.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Song of Solomon 6:6. Thy teeth — See on Song of Solomon 4:2.