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She May the wine go straight to my beloved, flowing gently over lips and teeth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/songs/7.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />May your kisses be as exciting as the best wine— Young Woman Yes, wine that goes down smoothly for my lover, flowing gently over lips and teeth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/songs/7.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />and your mouth like the best wine. She It goes down smoothly for my beloved, gliding over lips and teeth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/songs/7.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />and your mouth like the finest wine. May it flow smoothly to my beloved, gliding gently over lips and teeth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/songs/7.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And the roof of thy mouth like the best wine for my beloved, that goeth <i>down</i> sweetly, causing the lips of those that are asleep to speak.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/songs/7.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And the roof of your mouth like the best wine. <i>The wine</i> goes <i>down</i> smoothly for my beloved, Moving gently the lips of sleepers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/songs/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And your mouth like the best wine!” “It goes <i>down</i> smoothly for my beloved, Flowing gently <i>through</i> the lips of those who are asleep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/songs/7.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />And your mouth like the best wine!&#8221 &#8220It goes down smoothly for my beloved, Flowing gently through the lips of those who fall asleep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/songs/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And your mouth like the best wine!” “It goes <i>down</i> smoothly for my beloved, Flowing gently <i>through</i> the lips of those who fall asleep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/songs/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And your mouth like the best wine!” “It goes <i>down</i> smoothly for my beloved, Flowing gently <i>through</i> the lips of those who fall asleep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/songs/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />And your kisses like the best wine!’” “It goes <i>down</i> smoothly <i>and</i> sweetly for my beloved, Gliding gently over his lips while he sleeps.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/songs/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Your mouth is like fine wine — Woman flowing smoothly for my love, gliding past my lips and teeth!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/songs/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Your mouth is like fine wine— W flowing smoothly for my love, gliding past my lips and teeth! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/songs/7.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And thy mouth like the best wine, That goeth down smoothly for my beloved, Gliding through the lips of those that are asleep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/songs/7.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Kissing you is more delicious than drinking the finest wine. How wonderful and tasty! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/songs/7.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And thy mouth like the best wine, that goeth down smoothly for my beloved, gliding through the lips of those that are asleep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/songs/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />May your mouth taste like the best wine...... that goes down smoothly to my beloved and glides over the lips of those about to sleep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/songs/7.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />and your mouth like the finest wine. Then let the wine flow straight to my lover, flowing over his lips and teeth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/songs/7.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />May your mouth be like good wine. May it go down smoothly to my beloved, gliding gently over the lips of the sleeping ones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/songs/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />and your mouth like the finest wine. May it flow smoothly to my beloved, gliding gently over lips and teeth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/songs/7.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />May your mouth be like the best wine, flowing smoothly for my beloved, gliding gently over our lips as we sleep together. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/songs/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Your mouth like the best wine, that goes down smoothly for my beloved, gliding over my lips and my teeth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/songs/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/songs/7.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Your mouth is like the best wine, that goes down smoothly for my beloved, gliding through the lips of those who are asleep. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/songs/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And your palate as the good wine—Flowing to my beloved in uprightness, "" Strengthening the lips of the aged!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/songs/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And thy palate as the good wine -- 'Flowing to my beloved in uprightness, Strengthening the lips of the aged!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/songs/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And thy palate as good wine going to my beloved for uprightness, causing the lips of the sleeping to flow softly.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/songs/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Thy throat like the best wine, worthy for my beloved to drink, and for his lips and his teeth to ruminate. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/songs/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Bride: <font color=#0000CC>Your throat is like the finest wine: wine worthy for my beloved to drink, and for his lips and teeth to contemplate.</font><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/songs/7.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />And your mouth like the best wine— that flows down smoothly for my lover, gliding over my lips and teeth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/songs/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />and your kisses like the best wine that goes down smoothly, gliding over lips and teeth.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/songs/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And your palate is like the best wine for my beloved, that goes down in the mouth of my beloved and makes me move my lips and my teeth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/songs/7.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And your palate is like fine wine that goes to my beloved for uprightness that shakes my lips and my teeth<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/songs/7.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And the roof of thy mouth like the best wine, That glideth down smoothly for my beloved, Moving gently the lips of those that are asleep.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/songs/7.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />and thy throat as good wine, going well with my kinsman, suiting my lips and teeth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/songs/7-9.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/9D_QEk8ZdxU?start=1011" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/songs/7.htm">Admiration by the Bridegroom</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">8</span>I said, “I will climb the palm tree; I will take hold of its fruit.” May your breasts be like clusters of the vine, the fragrance of your breath like apples, <span class="reftext">9</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2441.htm" title="2441: wə·ḥik·kêḵ (Conj-w:: N-msc:: 2fs) -- Probably from chanak in the sense of tasting; properly, the palate or inside of the mouth; hence, the mouth itself.">and your mouth</a> <a href="/hebrew/2896.htm" title="2896: haṭ·ṭō·wḇ (Art:: Adj-ms) -- Pleasant, agreeable, good.">like the finest</a> <a href="/hebrew/3196.htm" title="3196: kə·yên (Prep-k:: N-msc) -- Wine. From an unused root meaning to effervesce; wine; by implication, intoxication.">wine.</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: hō·w·lêḵ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">May it flow</a> <a href="/hebrew/4339.htm" title="4339: lə·mê·šā·rîm (Prep-l:: N-mp) -- Evenness, uprightness, equity. From yashar; evenness, i.e. prosperity or concord; also straightness, i.e. rectitude.">smoothly</a> <a href="/hebrew/1730.htm" title="1730: lə·ḏō·w·ḏî (Prep-l:: N-msc:: 1cs) -- Or dod; from an unused root meaning properly, to boil, i.e. to love; by implication, a love- token, lover, friend; specifically an uncle.">to my beloved,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1680.htm" title="1680: dō·w·ḇêḇ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To move gently, glide, glide over. A primitive root; to move slowly, i.e. Glide.">gliding gently over</a> <a href="/hebrew/8193.htm" title="8193: śip̄·ṯê (N-fdc) -- Or sepheth; probably from caphah or shaphah through the idea of termination; the lip; by implication, language; by analogy, a margin.">lips</a> <a href="/hebrew/3463.htm" title="3463: yə·šê·nîm (Adj-mp) -- Sleeping. From yashen; sleepy.">and teeth.</a> </span><span class="reftext">10</span>I belong to my beloved, and his desire is for me.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/5-18.htm">Proverbs 5:18-19</a></span><br />May your fountain be blessed, and may you rejoice in the wife of your youth: / A loving doe, a graceful fawn—may her breasts satisfy you always; may you be captivated by her love forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/45-2.htm">Psalm 45:2</a></span><br />You are the most handsome of men; grace has anointed your lips; therefore God has blessed you forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/62-5.htm">Isaiah 62:5</a></span><br />For as a young man marries a young woman, so your sons will marry you; and as a bridegroom rejoices over his bride, so your God will rejoice over you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/2-23.htm">Genesis 2:23-24</a></span><br />And the man said: “This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called ‘woman,’ for out of man she was taken.” / For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/5-25.htm">Ephesians 5:25-33</a></span><br />Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her / to sanctify her, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, / and to present her to Himself as a glorious church, without stain or wrinkle or any such blemish, but holy and blameless. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/19-7.htm">Revelation 19:7-9</a></span><br />Let us rejoice and be glad and give Him the glory. For the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His bride has made herself ready. / She was given clothing of fine linen, bright and pure.” For the fine linen she wears is the righteous acts of the saints. / Then the angel told me to write, “Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.” And he said to me, “These are the true words of God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/15-1.htm">John 15:1-5</a></span><br />“I am the true vine, and My Father is the keeper of the vineyard. / He cuts off every branch in Me that bears no fruit, and every branch that does bear fruit, He prunes to make it even more fruitful. / You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/6-19.htm">1 Corinthians 6:19-20</a></span><br />Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; / you were bought at a price. Therefore glorify God with your body.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/2-19.htm">Hosea 2:19-20</a></span><br />So I will betroth you to Me forever; I will betroth you in righteousness and justice, in loving devotion and compassion. / And I will betroth you in faithfulness, and you will know the LORD.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-12.htm">Jeremiah 31:12-14</a></span><br />They will come and shout for joy on the heights of Zion; they will be radiant over the bounty of the LORD—the grain, new wine, and oil, and the young of the flocks and herds. Their life will be like a well-watered garden, and never again will they languish. / Then the maidens will rejoice with dancing, young men and old as well. I will turn their mourning into joy, and give them comfort and joy for their sorrow. / I will fill the souls of the priests abundantly, and will fill My people with My goodness,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/9-15.htm">Matthew 9:15</a></span><br />Jesus replied, “How can the guests of the bridegroom mourn while He is with them? But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/11-2.htm">2 Corinthians 11:2</a></span><br />I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy. For I promised you to one husband, to present you as a pure virgin to Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/54-5.htm">Isaiah 54:5</a></span><br />For your husband is your Maker—the LORD of Hosts is His name—the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer; He is called the God of all the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/3-29.htm">John 3:29</a></span><br />The bride belongs to the bridegroom. The friend of the bridegroom stands and listens for him, and is overjoyed to hear the bridegroom’s voice. That joy is mine, and it is now complete.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/104-15.htm">Psalm 104:15</a></span><br />wine that gladdens the heart of man, oil that makes his face to shine, and bread that sustains his heart.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And the roof of your mouth like the best wine for my beloved, that goes down sweetly, causing the lips of those that are asleep to speak.</p><p class="hdg">the roof</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/songs/2-14.htm">Song of Solomon 2:14</a></b></br> O my dove, <i>that art</i> in the clefts of the rock, in the secret <i>places</i> of the stairs, let me see thy countenance, let me hear thy voice; for sweet <i>is</i> thy voice, and thy countenance <i>is</i> comely.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/songs/5-16.htm">Song of Solomon 5:16</a></b></br> His mouth <i>is</i> most sweet: yea, he <i>is</i> altogether lovely. This <i>is</i> my beloved, and this <i>is</i> my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/16-29.htm">Proverbs 16:29</a></b></br> A violent man enticeth his neighbour, and leadeth him into the way <i>that is</i> not good.</p><p class="hdg">the best</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/62-8.htm">Isaiah 62:8,9</a></b></br> The LORD hath sworn by his right hand, and by the arm of his strength, Surely I will no more give thy corn <i>to be</i> meat for thine enemies; and the sons of the stranger shall not drink thy wine, for the which thou hast laboured: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/zechariah/9-15.htm">Zechariah 9:15-17</a></b></br> The LORD of hosts shall defend them; and they shall devour, and subdue with sling stones; and they shall drink, <i>and</i> make a noise as through wine; and they shall be filled like bowls, <i>and</i> as the corners of the altar… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/2-11.htm">Acts 2:11-13,46,47</a></b></br> Cretes and Arabians, we do hear them speak in our tongues the wonderful works of God… </p><p class="hdg">sweetly</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/songs/5-2.htm">Song of Solomon 5:2</a></b></br> I sleep, but my heart waketh: <i>it is</i> the voice of my beloved that knocketh, <i>saying</i>, Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my undefiled: for my head is filled with dew, <i>and</i> my locks with the drops of the night.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/romans/13-11.htm">Romans 13:11</a></b></br> And that, knowing the time, that now <i>it is</i> high time to awake out of sleep: for now <i>is</i> our salvation nearer than when we believed.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_thessalonians/4-13.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:13,14</a></b></br> But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/proverbs/17-6.htm">Aged</a> <a href="/songs/5-2.htm">Asleep</a> <a href="/songs/7-8.htm">Beloved</a> <a href="/songs/5-10.htm">Best</a> <a href="/proverbs/28-10.htm">Causing</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/11-3.htm">Fall</a> <a href="/songs/7-5.htm">Flowing</a> <a href="/proverbs/29-21.htm">Gently</a> <a href="/proverbs/23-31.htm">Glideth</a> <a href="/job/26-13.htm">Gliding</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/12-7.htm">Goes</a> <a href="/songs/7-1.htm">Good</a> <a href="/songs/1-2.htm">Kisses</a> <a href="/songs/5-13.htm">Lips</a> <a href="/songs/5-16.htm">Mouth</a> <a href="/songs/6-5.htm">Moving</a> <a href="/songs/2-3.htm">Palate</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/10-18.htm">Roof</a> <a href="/proverbs/23-31.htm">Smoothly</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/7-21.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-30.htm">Stealeth</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/7-13.htm">Straight</a> <a href="/proverbs/24-5.htm">Strengthening</a> <a href="/job/24-20.htm">Sweetly</a> <a href="/proverbs/28-6.htm">Uprightness</a> <a href="/songs/7-2.htm">Wine</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/3-5.htm">Aged</a> <a href="/jonah/1-5.htm">Asleep</a> <a href="/songs/7-11.htm">Beloved</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-19.htm">Best</a> <a href="/isaiah/9-16.htm">Causing</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-25.htm">Fall</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-23.htm">Flowing</a> <a href="/isaiah/8-6.htm">Gently</a> <a href="/proverbs/23-31.htm">Glideth</a> <a href="/isaiah/27-1.htm">Gliding</a> <a href="/isaiah/2-9.htm">Goes</a> <a href="/songs/7-13.htm">Good</a> <a href="/matthew/26-49.htm">Kisses</a> <a href="/isaiah/6-5.htm">Lips</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-20.htm">Mouth</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-8.htm">Moving</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-4.htm">Palate</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-27.htm">Roof</a> <a href="/proverbs/23-31.htm">Smoothly</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-7.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/zechariah/5-3.htm">Stealeth</a> <a href="/isaiah/26-7.htm">Straight</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-13.htm">Strengthening</a> <a href="/job/24-20.htm">Sweetly</a> <a href="/isaiah/11-4.htm">Uprightness</a> <a href="/songs/8-2.htm">Wine</a><div class="vheading2">Song of Solomon 7</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/songs/7-1.htm">a further description of the church's graces.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/songs/7-10.htm">The church professes her faith and desire</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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Wine was a staple in ancient Israel, often associated with abundance and blessing (<a href="/psalms/104-15.htm">Psalm 104:15</a>). The comparison of the beloved's mouth to fine wine suggests sweetness, pleasure, and delight. In the context of the Song of Solomon, which celebrates marital love, this imagery underscores the deep affection and attraction between the lovers. The reference to "finest wine" also implies a sense of refinement and quality, indicating the beloved's words and kisses are cherished and savored. This can be seen as a metaphor for the richness and depth of love, paralleling the spiritual joy found in a relationship with God (<a href="/john/2.htm">John 2:1-11</a>, where Jesus turns water into wine, symbolizing the new covenant).<p><b>May it flow smoothly to my beloved,</b><br>The desire for the wine to flow smoothly reflects a longing for ease and harmony in the relationship. In ancient Near Eastern culture, smooth wine was a sign of good quality, free from impurities. This imagery can be seen as a metaphor for the purity and sincerity of love. The smooth flow suggests a seamless connection and communication between the lovers, emphasizing unity and mutual satisfaction. This can also be related to the peace and fulfillment found in a relationship with Christ, who is often depicted as the bridegroom of the Church (<a href="/ephesians/5-25.htm">Ephesians 5:25-27</a>).<p><b>gliding gently over lips and teeth.</b><br>The gentle gliding over lips and teeth highlights the tenderness and intimacy of the lovers' interaction. In the poetic language of the Song of Solomon, physical expressions of love are celebrated as part of God's design for marriage. The mention of lips and teeth suggests a close, personal connection, emphasizing the importance of both verbal and non-verbal communication in a loving relationship. This can be seen as a reflection of the gentle and nurturing nature of Christ's love for His people, as He speaks words of life and truth (<a href="/john/6-63.htm">John 6:63</a>). The imagery of gliding also conveys a sense of grace and elegance, qualities that are often associated with divine love.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lover.htm">The Lover</a></b><br>Often interpreted as Solomon, the lover in the Song of Solomon represents the bridegroom, expressing deep affection and admiration for his beloved.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_beloved.htm">The Beloved</a></b><br>The Shulammite woman, representing the bride, is the object of the lover's affection and admiration.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_setting.htm">The Setting</a></b><br>The Song of Solomon is set in a pastoral and royal context, often using imagery from nature and the royal court to describe the love between the lover and the beloved.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_wine.htm">The Wine</a></b><br>Symbolizes joy, celebration, and the richness of love, often used in biblical literature to denote abundance and blessing.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_imagery_of_lips_and_teeth.htm">The Imagery of Lips and Teeth</a></b><br>Represents communication, intimacy, and the sweetness of words exchanged between lovers.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_words.htm">The Power of Words</a></b><br>Just as the beloved's mouth is compared to the best wine, our words should be edifying, bringing joy and encouragement to others.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/intimacy_in_relationships.htm">Intimacy in Relationships</a></b><br>The passage highlights the importance of intimacy and communication in relationships, encouraging us to cultivate deep and meaningful connections.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_wine.htm">Symbolism of Wine</a></b><br>Wine as a symbol of joy and abundance reminds us of the blessings found in godly relationships and the joy of the Lord.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/christ_and_the_church.htm">Christ and the Church</a></b><br>The love between the lover and the beloved can be seen as a reflection of Christ's love for the Church, calling us to a deeper understanding of divine love.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_beauty_of_creation.htm">The Beauty of Creation</a></b><br>The use of natural imagery in the Song of Solomon invites us to appreciate the beauty of God's creation and its reflection of His love.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_song_of_solomon_7.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Song of Solomon 7</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_themes_are_in_song_of_solomon.htm">What themes are explored in the Song of Solomon?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/do_findings_support_song_of_solomon_8_2-4.htm">Are there any archaeological findings that corroborate the cultural practices alluded to in Song of Solomon 8:2-4, or are these references purely poetic?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_song_7_7-8_imagery_suggest_syncretism.htm">Song of Solomon 7:7-8 - Does the imagery of a palm tree and clustered fruit borrow from neighboring fertility cults, raising concerns about syncretism or idolatry?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_include_a_love_poem_in_scripture.htm">Song of Solomon 7 (entire) - Why is a passionate love poem with no explicit reference to God included in scripture, and does it clash with broader biblical themes of divine focus?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/songs/7.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(9) <span class= "bld">Causing the lips.</span>--The text in this verse has evidently undergone some change. The LXX., in stead of <span class= "ital">siphthei yesheynim, </span>lips of sleepers, read <span class= "ital">sephathaim veshinnayim, </span><span class= "greekheb">??????? ??? ??? ??????</span>. The Marg., instead of <span class= "ital">yesheynim, </span>sleepers, reads <span class= "ital">yeshanim, </span>the ancient, which Luther adopts, translating "of the previous year." <span class= "ital">Ledodi, </span>for my beloved, is evidently either an accidental insertion of the copyist, the eye having caught <span class= "ital">dodi </span>in the next verse, or more probably is wrongly vowelled. The verse is untranslatable as it stands; but by reading <span class= "ital">ledodai, </span>"to my caresses" (comp. <a href="/songs/1-2.htm" title="Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth: for your love is better than wine.">Song of Solomon 1:2</a>; <a href="/songs/4-10.htm" title="How fair is your love, my sister, my spouse! how much better is your love than wine! and the smell of your ointments than all spices!">Song of Solomon 4:10</a>; <a href="/songs/7-12.htm" title="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 you my loves.">Song of Solomon 7:12</a>), we get a sense entirely harmonious with the context, and this is a change less violent than to reject <span class= "ital">ledodi </span>altogether. It is the old figure, comparing kisses to wine (comp. <a href="/songs/1-2.htm" title="Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth: for your love is better than wine.">Song of Solomon 1:2</a>; <a href="/songs/2-4.htm" title="He brought me to the banqueting house, and his banner over me was love.">Song of Solomon 2:4</a>; <a href="/songs/5-1.htm" title="I am come into my garden, my sister, my spouse: I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk: eat, O friends; drink, yes, drink abundantly, O beloved.">Song of Solomon 5:1</a>). "The roof of the mouth" (comp. <a href="/songs/5-16.htm" title="His mouth is most sweet: yes, he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.">Song of Solomon 5:16</a>), or palate, is put by metonymy for the mouth generally. <span class= "ital">Dobeb </span>is either from the root <span class= "ital">dob, </span>cognate with <span class= "ital">zob = </span>flow gently, and means <span class= "ital">suffusing, </span>in which case we translate "Thy mouth pours out an exquisite wine, which runs sweetly down in answer to my caresses, and suffuses (LXX. <span class= "greekheb">???????????</span><span class= "ital">, accommodating itself to</span>) our lips as we fall asleep"--or, according to the Rabbinical interpretation, followed by the Authorised Version (which connects <span class= "ital">dobeb </span>with <span class= "ital">dabab, </span>a Talmudic word = speaking), there may be in it the idea of a dream making the lips move as in speech. In this case the lines of Shelley suggest the meaning:-- . . . <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/songs/7-9.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">and your mouth</span><br /><span class="heb">וְחִכֵּ֕ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḥik·kêḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2441.htm">Strong's 2441: </a> </span><span class="str2">Palate, roof of the mouth, gums</span><br /><br /><span class="word">like the finest</span><br /><span class="heb">הַטּ֛וֹב</span> <span class="translit">(haṭ·ṭō·wḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2896.htm">Strong's 2896: </a> </span><span class="str2">Pleasant, agreeable, good</span><br /><br /><span class="word">wine.</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּיֵ֥ין</span> <span class="translit">(kə·yên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3196.htm">Strong's 3196: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wine, intoxication</span><br /><br /><span class="word">May it flow</span><br /><span class="heb">הוֹלֵ֥ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(hō·w·lêḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, come, walk</span><br /><br /><span class="word">smoothly</span><br /><span class="heb">לְמֵישָׁרִ֑ים</span> <span class="translit">(lə·mê·šā·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4339.htm">Strong's 4339: </a> </span><span class="str2">Evenness, prosperity, concord, straightness, rectitude</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to my beloved,</span><br /><span class="heb">לְדוֹדִ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḏō·w·ḏî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1730.htm">Strong's 1730: </a> </span><span class="str2">To love, a love-token, lover, friend, an uncle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">gliding gently over</span><br /><span class="heb">דּוֹבֵ֖ב</span> <span class="translit">(dō·w·ḇêḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1680.htm">Strong's 1680: </a> </span><span class="str2">To move gently, glide, glide over</span><br /><br /><span class="word">lips</span><br /><span class="heb">שִׂפְתֵ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(śip̄·ṯê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - fdc<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8193.htm">Strong's 8193: </a> </span><span class="str2">The lip, language, a margin</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and teeth.</span><br /><span class="heb">יְשֵׁנִֽים׃</span> <span class="translit">(yə·šê·nîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3462.htm">Strong's 3462: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be slack, languid, sleep, to grow old, stale, inveterate</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/songs/7-9.htm">Song of Solomon 7:9 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/songs/7-9.htm">Song of Solomon 7:9 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/songs/7-9.htm">Song of Solomon 7:9 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/songs/7-9.htm">Song of Solomon 7:9 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/songs/7-9.htm">Song of Solomon 7:9 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/songs/7-9.htm">Song of Solomon 7:9 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/songs/7-9.htm">Song of Solomon 7:9 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/songs/7-9.htm">Song of Solomon 7:9 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/songs/7-9.htm">Song of Solomon 7:9 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/songs/7-9.htm">Song of Solomon 7:9 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/songs/7-9.htm">OT Poetry: Song of Solomon 7:9 Your mouth like the best wine that (Song Songs SS So Can)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/songs/7-8.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Song of Solomon 7:8"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Song of Solomon 7:8" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/songs/7-10.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Song of Solomon 7:10"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Song of Solomon 7:10" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>