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Your waist is a mound of wheat encircled by lilies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/songs/7.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Your navel is perfectly formed like a goblet filled with mixed wine. Between your thighs lies a mound of wheat bordered with lilies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/songs/7.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Your navel is a rounded bowl that never lacks mixed wine. Your belly is a heap of wheat, encircled with lilies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/songs/7.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Your navel is a rounded goblet; it never lacks blended wine. Your waist is a mound of wheat encircled by the lilies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/songs/7.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Thy navel <i>is like</i> a round goblet, <i>which</i> wanteth not liquor: thy belly <i>is like</i> an heap of wheat set about with lilies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/songs/7.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Your navel <i>is</i> a rounded goblet; It lacks no blended beverage. Your waist <i>is</i> a heap of wheat Set about with lilies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/songs/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Your navel is <i>like</i> a round goblet <i>That</i> never lacks mixed wine; Your belly is <i>like</i> a heap of wheat, Surrounded with lilies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/songs/7.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Your navel is like a round goblet Which never lacks mixed wine; Your belly is like a heap of wheat Fenced about with lilies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/songs/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Your navel is <i>like</i> a round goblet Which never lacks mixed wine; Your belly is like a heap of wheat Fenced about with lilies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/songs/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Your navel is <i>like</i> a round basin Which never lacks mixed wine; Your belly is like a heap of wheat Encircled with lilies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/songs/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Your navel is a round goblet Which never lacks mixed wine. Your belly is like a heap of wheat Surrounded with lilies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/songs/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Your navel is a rounded bowl; it never lacks mixed wine. Your belly is a mound of wheat surrounded by lilies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/songs/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Your navel is a rounded bowl; it never lacks mixed wine. Your waist is a mound of wheat surrounded by lilies. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/songs/7.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Thy body is like a round goblet, Wherein no mingled wine is wanting: Thy waist is like a heap of wheat Set about with lilies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/songs/7.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />your navel is a wine glass filled to overflowing. Your body is full and slender like a bundle of wheat bound together by lilies. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/songs/7.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Thy navel is like a round goblet, wherein no mingled wine is wanting: thy belly is like an heap of wheat set about with lilies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/songs/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Your navel is a round bowl. May it always be filled with spiced wine. Your waist is a bundle of wheat enclosed in lilies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/songs/7.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />A bowl is there, that never runs out of spiced wine. A sheaf of wheat is there, surrounded by lilies. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/songs/7.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Your navel is a rounded goblet that never lacks mixed wine. Your abdomen is a bundle of wheat, enclosed by lilies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/songs/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Your navel is a rounded goblet; it never lacks blended wine. Your waist is a mound of wheat encircled by the lilies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/songs/7.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Your navel is a round mixing bowl--may it never lack mixed wine! Your belly is a mound of wheat, encircled by lilies. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/songs/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Your body is like a round goblet, no mixed wine is wanting. Your waist is like a heap of wheat, set about with lilies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/songs/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Thy navel is like a round goblet, which wanteth not liquor: thy belly is like a heap of wheat set about with lilies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/songs/7.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Your body is like a round goblet, no mixed wine is wanting. Your waist is like a heap of wheat, set about with lilies. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/songs/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Your waist [is] a basin of roundness, "" It does not lack the mixture, "" Your body a heap of wheat, fenced with lilies,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/songs/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Thy waist is a basin of roundness, It lacketh not the mixture, Thy body a heap of wheat, fenced with lilies,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/songs/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Thy navel a bowl of roundness, it will not want mixed wine; thy belly a heap of wheat enclosed with lilies.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/songs/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Thy navel is like a round bowl never wanting cups. Thy belly is like a heap of wheat, set about with lilies. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/songs/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><font color=#008800>Your navel is a round bowl, never lacking in curvature. Your abdomen is like a bundle of wheat, surrounded with lilies.</font><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/songs/7.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Your valley, a round bowl that should never lack mixed wine. Your belly, a mound of wheat, encircled with lilies. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/songs/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Your navel is a rounded bowl that never lacks mixed wine. Your belly is a heap of wheat, encircled with lilies.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/songs/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Your navel is like a round goblet in which mingled wine is never lacking; your belly is like a heap of wheat set about with lilies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/songs/7.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Your navel is a goblet that is round that lacks no mixture in it. Your belly is a heap of wheat that is enclosed in lilies<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/songs/7.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Thy navel is like a round goblet, Wherein no mingled wine is wanting; Thy belly is like a heap of wheat Set about with lilies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/songs/7.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Thy navel is <i>as</i> a turned bowl, not wanting liquor; thy belly is <i>as</i> a heap of wheat set about with lilies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/songs/7-2.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=950" 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">1</span>How beautiful are your sandaled feet, O daughter of the prince! The curves of your thighs are like jewels, the handiwork of a master. <span class="reftext">2</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/8326.htm" title="8326: šā·rə·rêḵ (N-msc:: 2fs) -- The umbilical cord, a bodice. From sharar in the sense of twisting; the umbilical cord, i.e. a bodice.">Your navel</a> <a href="/hebrew/5469.htm" title="5469: has·sa·har (Art:: N-ms) -- Roundness. From an unused root meaning to be round; roundness.">is a rounded</a> <a href="/hebrew/101.htm" title="101: ’ag·gan (N-msc) -- A bowl, basin. Probably from nagan; a bowl.">goblet;</a> <a href="/hebrew/408.htm" title="408: ’al- (Adv) -- Not (a subjective neg.). A negative particle; not; once as a noun, nothing.">it never</a> <a href="/hebrew/2637.htm" title="2637: yeḥ·sar (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To lack, need, be lacking, decrease. A primitive root; to lack; by implication, to fail, want, lessen.">lacks</a> <a href="/hebrew/4197.htm" title="4197: ham·mā·zeḡ (Art:: N-ms) -- A mixture. From an unused root meaning to mingle; tempered wine.">blended wine.</a> <a href="/hebrew/990.htm" title="990: biṭ·nêḵ (N-fsc:: 2fs) -- From an unused root probably meaning to be hollow; the belly, especially the womb; also the bosom or body of anything.">Your waist</a> <a href="/hebrew/6194.htm" title="6194: ‘ă·rê·maṯ (N-fsc) -- A heap. (Jer. 50:26) or (feminine) aremah; from aram; a heap; specifically, a sheaf.">is a mound</a> <a href="/hebrew/2406.htm" title="2406: ḥiṭ·ṭîm (N-fp) -- Wheat. Of uncertain derivation; wheat, whether the grain or the plant.">of wheat</a> <a href="/hebrew/5473.htm" title="5473: sū·ḡāh (V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-fs) -- To fence about. A primitive root; to hem in, i.e. Bind.">encircled</a> <a href="/hebrew/7799.htm" title="7799: baš·šō·wō·šan·nîm (Prep-b, Art:: N-cp) -- Or showshan; or shoshan; and showshannah; from suws; a lily, as a flower of arch. Ornament; also a trumpet: lily, Shoshannim.">by the lilies.</a> </span><span class="reftext">3</span>Your breasts are like two fawns, twins of a gazelle.…<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/5-19.htm">Proverbs 5:19</a></span><br />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/45-11.htm">Psalm 45:11</a></span><br />and the king will desire your beauty; bow to him, for he is your lord.<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/49-12.htm">Genesis 49:12</a></span><br />His eyes are darker than wine, and his teeth are whiter than milk.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/16-7.htm">Ezekiel 16:7</a></span><br />I made you thrive like a plant of the field. You grew up and matured and became very beautiful. Your breasts were formed and your hair grew, but you were naked and bare.<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="/isaiah/61-10.htm">Isaiah 61:10</a></span><br />I will rejoice greatly in the LORD, my soul will exult in my God; for He has clothed me with garments of salvation and wrapped me in a robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom wears a priestly headdress, as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/45-13.htm">Psalm 45:13-14</a></span><br />All glorious is the princess in her chamber; her gown is embroidered with gold. / In colorful garments she is led to the king; her virgin companions are brought before you.<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="/jeremiah/31-12.htm">Jeremiah 31:12</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.<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="/ephesians/5-25.htm">Ephesians 5:25-27</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 19:7-8</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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/3-3.htm">1 Peter 3:3-4</a></span><br />Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as braided hair or gold jewelry or fine clothes, / but from the inner disposition of your heart, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is precious in God’s sight.<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.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Your navel is like a round goblet, which wants not liquor: your belly is like an heap of wheat set about with lilies.</p><p class="hdg">navel</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/3-8.htm">Proverbs 3:8</a></b></br> It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.</p><p class="hdg">liquor</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/songs/5-14.htm">Song of Solomon 5:14</a></b></br> His hands <i>are as</i> gold rings set with the beryl: his belly <i>is as</i> bright ivory overlaid <i>with</i> sapphires.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/45-16.htm">Psalm 45:16</a></b></br> Instead of thy fathers shall be thy children, whom thou mayest make princes in all the earth.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/46-3.htm">Isaiah 46:3</a></b></br> Hearken unto me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, which are borne <i>by me</i> from the belly, which are carried from the womb:</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/proverbs/26-15.htm">Basin</a> <a href="/songs/5-14.htm">Belly</a> <a href="/exodus/37-29.htm">Blended</a> <a href="/songs/5-14.htm">Body</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/12-6.htm">Bowl</a> <a href="/proverbs/23-31.htm">Cup</a> <a href="/psalms/119-61.htm">Encircled</a> <a href="/psalms/108-10.htm">Fenced</a> <a href="/songs/6-10.htm">Full</a> <a href="/genesis/44-17.htm">Goblet</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/12-3.htm">Grain</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/3-5.htm">Heap</a> <a href="/proverbs/15-21.htm">Lacketh</a> <a href="/songs/6-3.htm">Lilies</a> <a href="/songs/3-10.htm">Middle</a> <a href="/proverbs/9-5.htm">Mingled</a> <a href="/proverbs/26-17.htm">Mixed</a> <a href="/proverbs/3-8.htm">Navel</a> <a href="/songs/6-5.htm">Round</a> <a href="/songs/7-1.htm">Rounded</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/5-12.htm">Stomach</a> <a href="/proverbs/30-25.htm">Store</a> <a href="/proverbs/31-17.htm">Waist</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/6-2.htm">Wanteth</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/1-15.htm">Wanting</a> <a href="/proverbs/27-22.htm">Wheat</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/9-9.htm">Wherein</a> <a href="/songs/5-1.htm">Wine</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/22-11.htm">Basin</a> <a href="/isaiah/46-3.htm">Belly</a> <a href="/exodus/30-25.htm">Blended</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-6.htm">Body</a> <a href="/isaiah/51-17.htm">Bowl</a> <a href="/isaiah/51-17.htm">Cup</a> <a href="/acts/14-20.htm">Encircled</a> <a href="/isaiah/2-15.htm">Fenced</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-11.htm">Full</a> <a href="/isaiah/51-17.htm">Goblet</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-10.htm">Grain</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-6.htm">Heap</a> <a href="/james/1-5.htm">Lacketh</a> <a href="/matthew/6-28.htm">Lilies</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-2.htm">Middle</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-14.htm">Mingled</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-22.htm">Mixed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-4.htm">Navel</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-18.htm">Round</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-20.htm">Rounded</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-6.htm">Stomach</a> <a href="/isaiah/2-12.htm">Store</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-27.htm">Waist</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/15-8.htm">Wanteth</a> <a href="/daniel/5-27.htm">Wanting</a> <a href="/isaiah/17-5.htm">Wheat</a> <a href="/isaiah/2-22.htm">Wherein</a> <a href="/songs/7-9.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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The imagery of a "rounded goblet" suggests beauty and abundance, as goblets were used in festive and sacred contexts. This metaphor may also imply a sense of completeness and perfection. The goblet, a vessel for wine, can symbolize joy and celebration, which are central themes in the Song of Solomon. The navel's comparison to a goblet may also reflect the intimate and cherished nature of the beloved, emphasizing her desirability and the joy she brings.<p><b>it never lacks blended wine.</b><br>Wine in biblical times was a symbol of joy, prosperity, and divine blessing. The phrase "never lacks blended wine" suggests an unending source of joy and satisfaction. Blended wine, often mixed with spices, was considered a luxury, indicating the richness and depth of the beloved's character and the relationship. This imagery can also be seen as a reflection of the abundance and generosity of God's love, as wine is frequently used in Scripture to symbolize divine blessing and covenant (e.g., <a href="/john/2.htm">John 2:1-11</a>, the wedding at Cana).<p><b>Your waist is a mound of wheat</b><br>Wheat is a staple grain, symbolizing sustenance, fertility, and prosperity. The comparison of the waist to a "mound of wheat" suggests fruitfulness and abundance. In the agrarian society of ancient Israel, wheat was a critical part of daily life and a sign of God's provision. This imagery may also evoke the harvest, a time of joy and celebration, further emphasizing the themes of abundance and blessing. The waist, as a central part of the body, represents strength and stability, qualities that are admired in the beloved.<p><b>encircled by the lilies.</b><br>Lilies are often associated with beauty, purity, and love in biblical literature. The image of the waist being "encircled by the lilies" suggests a sense of grace and elegance. Lilies are mentioned elsewhere in the Song of Solomon (e.g., 2:1-2), reinforcing the theme of natural beauty and the beloved's allure. This phrase may also symbolize the protective and nurturing aspect of love, as the lilies encircle and adorn the mound of wheat. In a broader biblical context, lilies can represent the beauty of creation and God's care for His people (e.g., <a href="/matthew/6-28.htm">Matthew 6:28-29</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_beloved.htm">The Beloved</a></b><br>The speaker in this verse is the bridegroom, often interpreted as Solomon, who is expressing admiration for his bride. The beloved is a central figure in the Song of Solomon, representing beauty and love.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_bride.htm">The Bride</a></b><br>The bride is the recipient of the bridegroom's admiration. She symbolizes purity, beauty, and the ideal of romantic love.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/imagery_of_agriculture.htm">Imagery of Agriculture</a></b><br>The use of "wheat" and "lilies" reflects the agrarian culture of ancient Israel, where such imagery would resonate with the audience's daily life and environment.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/c/celebration_of_marital_love.htm">Celebration of Marital Love</a></b><br>The verse highlights the beauty and joy found in marital love, encouraging couples to appreciate and celebrate each other.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_and_imagery.htm">Symbolism and Imagery</a></b><br>The use of rich imagery invites believers to see the beauty in God's creation and in the relationships He has ordained.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_reflection.htm">Spiritual Reflection</a></b><br>While the text is a celebration of human love, it also invites reflection on the deeper spiritual love between Christ and the Church.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/cultural_context.htm">Cultural Context</a></b><br>Understanding the cultural and historical context of the imagery used can enrich our appreciation of the text and its meaning.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/holistic_appreciation.htm">Holistic Appreciation</a></b><br>The verse encourages a holistic appreciation of one's spouse, valuing both physical beauty and the deeper, spiritual connection.<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/is_'rounded_bowl'_navel_literal_or_hyperbole.htm">Song of Solomon 7:2 – Does describing a navel as a “rounded bowl” for wine suggest literal impossibility or exaggeration that conflicts with scientific reality? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_can_solomon_build_the_temple,_not_david.htm">Why does God prohibit David from building the temple in 2 Samuel 7 yet allow Solomon to do so, raising questions of consistency in divine commands?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/did_the_'rose_of_sharon'_exist_in_israel.htm">In Song of Solomon 2:1, is there any historical or botanical proof that the 'rose of Sharon' existed in ancient Israel?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/where_is_mount_ephraim_in_the_bible.htm">What does 'Do not awaken love until it pleases' mean?</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>(2) <span class= "bld">Heap of wheat set about with lilies.</span>--Wetstein (quoted by Delitzsch in his Appendix) remarks that in Syria the colour of wheat is regarded as the most beautiful colour the human body can have; and after remarking on the custom of decorating the heaps of winnowed corn with flowers in token of the joy of harvest, says:--"The appearance of such heaps of wheat, which one may see in long parallel rows on the threshing-floors of a village, is very pleasing to a peasant; and the comparison of the Song (<a href="/songs/7-5.htm" title="Your head on you is like Carmel, and the hair of your head like purple; the king is held in the galleries.">Song of Solomon 7:5</a>) every Arabian will regard as beautiful."<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/songs/7.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 2.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Thy navel is like a round goblet, wherein no mingled wine is wanting: thy belly is like a heap of wheat set about with lilies.</span> It must be remembered that ladies are speaking of one who is in the ladies' apartment. There is nothing indelicate in the description, though it is scarcely Western. The "round goblet," or basin, with mixed wine, <span class="accented">i.e.</span> wine with water or snow mixed with it, is intended to convey the idea of the shape of the lovely body with its flesh colour appearing through the semitransparent clothing, and moving gracefully like the diluted wine in the glass goblet. The navel is referred to simply as the center of the body, which it is in infants, and nearly so in adults. Perhaps Delitzsch is right in thinking that there may be an attempt to describe the navel itself as like the whirling hollow of water in a basin. In the latter part of the verse the shape of the body is undoubtedly intended. "To the present day winnowed and sifted corn is piled up in great heaps of symmetrical, half-spherical form, which are then frequently stuck over with things that move in the wind, for the purpose of protecting them against birds. The appearance of such heaps of wheat," says Wetstein, "which one may see in long parallel rows on the threshing floors of a village, is very pleasing to a peasant; and the comparison of the song every Arabian will regard as beautiful." According to the Moslem Sunnas, the colour of wheat was that of Adam. The white is a subdued white, denoting both perfect spotlessness and the purity of health. The smooth, round, fair body of the maiden is seen to advantage in the varied movements of the dance. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/songs/7-2.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">Your navel</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁרְרֵךְ֙</span> <span class="translit">(šā·rə·rêḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8326.htm">Strong's 8326: </a> </span><span class="str2">The umbilical cord, a bodice</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is a rounded</span><br /><span class="heb">הַסַּ֔הַר</span> <span class="translit">(has·sa·har)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5469.htm">Strong's 5469: </a> </span><span class="str2">Roundness</span><br /><br /><span class="word">goblet;</span><br /><span class="heb">אַגַּ֣ן</span> <span class="translit">(’ag·gan)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_101.htm">Strong's 101: </a> </span><span class="str2">A bowl, basin</span><br /><br /><span class="word">it never</span><br /><span class="heb">אַל־</span> <span class="translit">(’al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_408.htm">Strong's 408: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">lacks</span><br /><span class="heb">יֶחְסַ֖ר</span> <span class="translit">(yeḥ·sar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2637.htm">Strong's 2637: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lack, need, be lacking, decrease</span><br /><br /><span class="word">blended wine.</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמָּ֑זֶג</span> <span class="translit">(ham·mā·zeḡ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4197.htm">Strong's 4197: </a> </span><span class="str2">Tempered wine</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Your waist</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּטְנֵךְ֙</span> <span class="translit">(biṭ·nêḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_990.htm">Strong's 990: </a> </span><span class="str2">The belly, the womb, the bosom, body of anything</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is a mound</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲרֵמַ֣ת</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·rê·maṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6194.htm">Strong's 6194: </a> </span><span class="str2">A heap, a sheaf</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of wheat</span><br /><span class="heb">חִטִּ֔ים</span> <span class="translit">(ḥiṭ·ṭîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2406.htm">Strong's 2406: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wheat</span><br /><br /><span class="word">encircled</span><br /><span class="heb">סוּגָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(sū·ḡāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5473.htm">Strong's 5473: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hem in, bind</span><br /><br /><span class="word">by the lilies.</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּשּׁוֹשַׁנִּֽים׃</span> <span class="translit">(baš·šō·wō·šan·nîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7799.htm">Strong's 7799: </a> </span><span class="str2">A lily, as a, flower of architectural ornament, a, trumpet</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/songs/7-2.htm">Song of Solomon 7:2 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/songs/7-2.htm">Song of Solomon 7:2 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/songs/7-2.htm">Song of Solomon 7:2 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/songs/7-2.htm">Song of Solomon 7:2 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/songs/7-2.htm">Song of Solomon 7:2 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/songs/7-2.htm">Song of Solomon 7:2 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/songs/7-2.htm">Song of Solomon 7:2 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/songs/7-2.htm">Song of Solomon 7:2 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/songs/7-2.htm">Song of Solomon 7:2 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/songs/7-2.htm">Song of Solomon 7:2 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/songs/7-2.htm">OT Poetry: Song of Solomon 7:2 Your body is like a round goblet (Song Songs SS So Can)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/songs/7-1.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Song of Solomon 7:1"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Song of Solomon 7:1" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/songs/7-3.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Song of Solomon 7:3"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Song of Solomon 7:3" /></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>