Cantique 4:10

La Bible David Martin

Combien sont belles tes amours, ma sœur, mon épouse? combien sont tes amours meilleures que le vin? et l'odeur de tes parfums plus qu'aucune drogue aromatique?

Parallel Translations

La Bible Ostervald (1996)
Que tes amours sont belles, ma sœur, mon épouse! Combien ton amour est meilleur que le vin, et combien tes parfums sont plus suaves qu'aucun aromate!

Darby's French Translation
Que de charme ont tes amours, ma soeur, ma fiancée! Que tes amours sont meilleures que le vin, et l'odeur de tes parfums plus que tous les aromates!

Louis Segond (1910)
Que de charmes dans ton amour, ma soeur, ma fiancée! Comme ton amour vaut mieux que le vin, Et combien tes parfums sont plus suaves que tous les aromates!

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

love: Heb. loves, Song of Solomon 1:2, *marg.

how much: Song of Solomon 1:2, Song of Solomon 1:4

the smell: Song of Solomon 1:3, Song of Solomon 1:12, Song of Solomon 3:6, Song of Solomon 5:5, 2 Corinthians 1:21, 2 Corinthians 1:22, Galatians 5:22, Philippians 4:18, Revelation 5:8

Reciprocal: Genesis 8:21 - smelled Genesis 43:11 - spices 1 Kings 9:3 - mine eyes Psalms 45:11 - So shall Proverbs 27:9 - Ointment Ecclesiastes 7:1 - precious Song of Solomon 1:8 - O thou Song of Solomon 1:15 - thou art fair Song of Solomon 4:1 - my Song of Solomon 4:9 - my sister Song of Solomon 4:11 - the smell Song of Solomon 7:6 - General Song of Solomon 8:2 - I would cause Matthew 12:50 - and sister Mark 3:34 - Behold John 12:3 - ointment 1 Corinthians 9:5 - a sister

Gill's Notes on the Bible

How fair is thy love, [my] sister, my spouse!.... Of these titles, :-;

:-; and of the love of the church to Christ,

:-; here said to be "fair", lovely and delightful, grateful and acceptable; as it is to Christ, in the several acts and effects of it, and therefore the word is plural, "thy loves" r; being exceeding beautiful in his eye, and extremely well pleasing to him; therefore says, "how fair!" as admiring it, it being hard to say how fair it was; and this appears from the large manifestations of Christ's love to those that love him; and from his causing all things to work together for the good of such; and from his preparing and laying up things, unseen and unheard of, for them;

how much better is thy love than wine! which is saying the same thing of her love to him she says of his to her, Song of Solomon 1:2; her love to Christ is more pleasant, more cheering, and more acceptable to him, than the wine of legal sacrifices, or than all burnt offerings; or than any duty whatever, unless that is the principle from whence it flows,

Mark 12:33;

and the smell of thine ointments than all spices! the same with Christ's ointments, commended Song of Solomon 1:3; namely, the graces of the Spirit, which are in Christ without measure, and from him communicated to his people; and when exercised by them, are very delightful to him, and preferred by him to "all spices": even to all those used in the holy anointing oil, typical of them, Exodus 30:23.

r דודיך "amores tui", Pagninus, Montanus, &c.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The similes employed refer to the graces of adornment, speech, and gesture, as expressions of inward character and sentiment.

Song of Solomon 4:9

With one of thine eyes - Rather, with one look of thine.

Song of Solomon 4:11

Honeycomb - literally, Thy lips distill a dropping (of pure honey). Compare the marginal references.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 10. How much better is thy love — דדיך dodayich; Hebrew. μαστοισου; Septuagint. Ubera tua; Vulgate. "Thy breasts." And so all the versions, except the Chaldee.

Smell of thine ointments — Perfumes.