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Song of Solomon 4

The man praises the woman’s beauty in detailed poetic images, calls her his spouse, describes her as an enclosed garden, and the chapter closes with her invitation for the beloved to enjoy the garden’s fruits.

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OUTLINE

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TSK NETWORK

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47 phrase-level groups · 1 general groups · 211 reciprocal source verses.

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Verses 1–7The beloved praises her beauty from head to foot Verses 8–14He calls his spouse from Lebanon and praises her love and garden-like fragrance Verses 15–16She invites the winds to blow upon her garden and her beloved to enter

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1Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair;…2Thy teeth are like a flock of sheep that are…3Thy lips are like a thread of scarlet, and thy…4Thy neck is like the tower of David builded for…5Thy two breasts are like two young roes that are…6Until the day break, and the shadows flee away, I…7Thou art all fair, my love; there is no spot…8Come with me from Lebanon, my spouse, with me from…9Thou hast ravished my heart, my sister, my spouse; thou…10How fair is thy love, my sister, my spouse! how…11Thy lips, O my spouse, drop as the honeycomb: honey…12A garden inclosed is my sister, my spouse; a spring…13Thy plants are an orchard of pomegranates, with pleasant fruits;…14Spikenard and saffron; calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of…15A fountain of gardens, a well of living waters, and…16Awake, O north wind; and come, thou south; blow upon…