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Your temples behind your veil are like the halves of a pomegranate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/songs/4.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Your lips are like scarlet ribbon; your mouth is inviting. Your cheeks are like rosy pomegranates behind your veil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/songs/4.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Your lips are like a scarlet thread, and your mouth is lovely. Your cheeks are like halves of a pomegranate behind your veil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/songs/4.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Your lips are like a scarlet ribbon, and your mouth is lovely. Your brow behind your veil is like a slice of pomegranate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/songs/4.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Thy lips <i>are</i> like a thread of scarlet, and thy speech <i>is</i> comely: thy temples <i>are</i> like a piece of a pomegranate within thy locks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/songs/4.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Your lips <i>are</i> like a strand of scarlet, And your mouth is lovely. Your temples behind your veil <i>Are</i> like a piece of pomegranate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/songs/4.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Your lips are like a scarlet thread, And your mouth is beautiful. Your temples are like a slice of a pomegranate Behind your veil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/songs/4.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Your lips are like a scarlet thread, And your mouth is lovely. Your temples are like a slice of a pomegranate Behind your veil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/songs/4.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Your lips are like a scarlet thread, And your mouth is lovely. Your temples are like a slice of a pomegranate Behind your veil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/songs/4.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Your lips are like a scarlet thread, And your mouth is lovely. Your temples are like a slice of a pomegranate Behind your veil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/songs/4.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Your lips are like a ribbon of scarlet, And your mouth is lovely. Your temples are like a slice of the pomegranate Behind your veil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/songs/4.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Your lips are like a scarlet cord, and your mouth is lovely. Behind your veil, your brow is like a slice of pomegranate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/songs/4.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Your lips are like a scarlet cord, and your mouth is lovely. Behind your veil, your brow is like a slice of pomegranate. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/songs/4.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Thy lips are like a thread of scarlet, And thy mouth is comely. Thy temples are like a piece of a pomegranate Behind thy veil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/songs/4.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Your lips are crimson cords, your mouth is shapely; behind your veil are hidden beautiful rosy cheeks. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/songs/4.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Thy lips are like a thread of scarlet, and thy mouth is comely: thy temples are like a piece of a pomegranate behind thy veil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/songs/4.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Your lips are like scarlet thread. Your mouth is lovely. Your temples behind your veil are like slices of pomegranate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/songs/4.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Your lips are like a scarlet ribbon; how lovely they are when you speak. Your cheeks glow behind your veil. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/songs/4.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Your lips are like a scarlet thread, and your mouth is lovely. Behind your veil, your temple is like a slice of pomegranate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/songs/4.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Your lips are like a scarlet ribbon, and your mouth is lovely. Your brow behind your veil is like a slice of pomegranate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/songs/4.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Your lips are like a scarlet thread; your mouth is lovely. Your forehead behind your veil is like a slice of pomegranate. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/songs/4.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Your lips are like scarlet thread. Your mouth is lovely. Your temples are like a piece of a pomegranate behind your veil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/songs/4.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Thy lips are like a thread of scarlet, and thy speech is comely: thy temples are like a piece of pomegranate within thy locks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/songs/4.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Your lips are like scarlet thread. Your mouth is lovely. Your temples are like a piece of a pomegranate behind your veil. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/songs/4.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />As a thread of scarlet [are] your lips, "" And your speech [is] lovely, "" As the work of the pomegranate [is] your temple behind your veil,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/songs/4.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> As a thread of scarlet are thy lips, And thy speech is comely, As the work of the pomegranate is thy temple behind thy veil,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/songs/4.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />As a scarlet thread thy lips, and thy speech becoming: as a piece of pomegranate, thy temples from behind thy veil.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/songs/4.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Thy lips are as a scarlet lace: and thy speech sweet. Thy cheeks are as a piece of a pomegranate, besides that which lieth hid within. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/songs/4.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><font color=#CC0000>Your lips are like a scarlet ribbon, and your eloquence is sweetness. Like a piece of pomegranate, so are your cheeks, except for what is hidden within.</font><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/songs/4.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Like a scarlet strand, your lips, and your mouth—lovely! Like pomegranate halves, your cheeks behind your veil. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/songs/4.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Your lips are like a crimson thread, and your mouth is lovely. Your cheeks are like halves of a pomegranate behind your veil.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/songs/4.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Your lips are like a thread of scarlet, and your speech is comely like the first flowers of the pomegranate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/songs/4.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Your lips like a cord of scarlet and your speech beautiful as the blossoms of a pomegranate<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/songs/4.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Thy lips are like a thread of scarlet, And thy mouth is comely; Thy temples are like a pomegranate split open Behind thy veil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/songs/4.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Thy lips are as a thread of scarlet, and thy speech is comely: like the rind of a pomegranate is thy cheek without thy veil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/songs/4-3.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=470" 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/4.htm">Solomon Admires His Bride</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">2</span>Your teeth are like a flock of newly shorn sheep coming up from the washing; each has its twin, and not one of them is lost. <span class="reftext">3</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/8193.htm" title="8193: śip̄·ṯō·ṯa·yiḵ (N-fpc:: 2fs) -- Or sepheth; probably from caphah or shaphah through the idea of termination; the lip; by implication, language; by analogy, a margin.">Your lips</a> <a href="/hebrew/8144.htm" title="8144: haš·šā·nî (Art:: N-ms) -- Scarlet. Of uncertain derivation; crimson, properly, the insect or its color, also stuff dyed with it.">are like a scarlet</a> <a href="/hebrew/2339.htm" title="2339: kə·ḥūṭ (Prep-k:: N-msc) -- Thread, cord, line. From an unused root probably meaning to sew; a string; by implication, a measuring tape.">ribbon,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4057.htm" title="4057: ū·miḏ·bā·rêḵ (Conj-w:: N-msc:: 2fs) -- A pasture, a desert, speech. From dabar in the sense of driving; a pasture; by implication, a desert; also speech.">and your mouth</a> <a href="/hebrew/5000.htm" title="5000: nā·weh (Adj-ms) -- Comely, seemly. From na'ah or naveh; suitable, or beautiful.">is lovely.</a> <a href="/hebrew/7541.htm" title="7541: raq·qā·ṯêḵ (N-fsc:: 2fs) -- The temple (part of the head). Feminine of raq; properly, thinness, i.e. The side of the head.">Your brow</a> <a href="/hebrew/1157.htm" title="1157: mib·ba·‘aḏ (Prep-m) -- From ad with prepositional prefix; in up to or over against; generally at, beside, among, behind, for, etc.">behind</a> <a href="/hebrew/6777.htm" title="6777: lə·ṣam·mā·ṯêḵ (Prep-l:: N-fsc:: 2fs) -- (woman's) veil. From an unused root meaning to fasten on; a veil.">your veil</a> <a href="/hebrew/6400.htm" title="6400: kə·p̄e·laḥ (Prep-k:: N-msc) -- Cleavage, a millstone. From palach; a slice.">is like a slice</a> <a href="/hebrew/7416.htm" title="7416: hā·rim·mō·wn (Art:: N-ms) -- A pomegranate. Or rimmon; from ramam; a pomegranate, the tree or the fruit.">of pomegranate.</a> </span><span class="reftext">4</span>Your neck is like the tower of David, built with rows of stones; on it hang a thousand shields, all of them shields of warriors.…<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/15-4.htm">Proverbs 15:4</a></span><br />A soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/35-2.htm">Isaiah 35:2</a></span><br />It will bloom profusely and rejoice with joy and singing. The glory of Lebanon will be given to it, the splendor of Carmel and Sharon. They will see the glory of the LORD, the splendor of our God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/25-11.htm">Proverbs 25:11</a></span><br />A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/33-9.htm">Isaiah 33:9</a></span><br />The land mourns and languishes; Lebanon is ashamed and decayed. Sharon is like a desert; Bashan and Carmel shake off their leaves.<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/5-2.htm">Isaiah 5:2</a></span><br />He dug it up and cleared the stones and planted the finest vines. He built a watchtower in the middle and dug out a winepress as well. He waited for the vineyard to yield good grapes, but the fruit it produced was sour!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/16-24.htm">Proverbs 16:24</a></span><br />Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.<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/45-11.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/62-3.htm">Isaiah 62:3</a></span><br />You will be a crown of glory in the hand of the LORD, a royal diadem in the palm of your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/31-26.htm">Proverbs 31:26</a></span><br />She opens her mouth with wisdom, and faithful instruction is on her tongue.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/28-1.htm">Isaiah 28:1</a></span><br />Woe to the majestic crown of Ephraim’s drunkards, to the fading flower of his glorious splendor, set on the summit above the fertile valley, the pride of those overcome by wine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/12-34.htm">Matthew 12:34</a></span><br />You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/4-22.htm">Luke 4:22</a></span><br />All spoke well of Him and marveled at the gracious words that came from His lips. “Isn’t this the son of Joseph?” they asked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/4-29.htm">Ephesians 4:29</a></span><br />Let no unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building up the one in need and bringing grace to those who listen.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Your lips are like a thread of scarlet, and your speech is comely: your temples are like a piece of a pomegranate within your locks.</p><p class="hdg">lips</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/songs/4-11.htm">Song of Solomon 4:11</a></b></br> Thy lips, O <i>my</i> spouse, drop <i>as</i> the honeycomb: honey and milk <i>are</i> under thy tongue; and the smell of thy garments <i>is</i> like the smell of Lebanon.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/songs/5-13.htm">Song of Solomon 5:13,16</a></b></br> His cheeks <i>are</i> as a bed of spices, <i>as</i> sweet flowers: his lips <i>like</i> lilies, dropping sweet smelling myrrh… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/songs/7-9.htm">Song of Solomon 7:9</a></b></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.</p><p class="hdg">scarlet</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/14-4.htm">Leviticus 14:4,6,49-52</a></b></br> Then shall the priest command to take for him that is to be cleansed two birds alive <i>and</i> clean, and cedar wood, and scarlet, and hyssop: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/4-8.htm">Numbers 4:8</a></b></br> And they shall spread upon them a cloth of scarlet, and cover the same with a covering of badgers' skins, and shall put in the staves thereof.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/19-6.htm">Numbers 19:6</a></b></br> And the priest shall take cedar wood, and hyssop, and scarlet, and cast <i>it</i> into the midst of the burning of the heifer.</p><p class="hdg">thy temples</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/songs/6-7.htm">Song of Solomon 6:7</a></b></br> As a piece of a pomegranate <i>are</i> thy temples within thy locks.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/32-10.htm">Genesis 32:10</a></b></br> I am not worthy of the least of all the mercies, and of all the truth, which thou hast shewed unto thy servant; for with my staff I passed over this Jordan; and now I am become two bands.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezra/9-6.htm">Ezra 9:6</a></b></br> And said, O my God, I am ashamed and blush to lift up my face to thee, my God: for our iniquities are increased over <i>our</i> head, and our trespass is grown up unto the heavens.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/proverbs/23-31.htm">Bright</a> <a href="/songs/1-10.htm">Cheeks</a> <a href="/songs/4-1.htm">Fair</a> <a href="/songs/2-14.htm">Form</a> <a href="/songs/2-13.htm">Fruit</a> <a href="/1_kings/16-21.htm">Halves</a> <a href="/songs/2-6.htm">Head</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/10-12.htm">Lips</a> <a href="/songs/1-2.htm">Mouth</a> <a href="/proverbs/31-26.htm">Open</a> <a href="/proverbs/28-21.htm">Piece</a> <a href="/1_samuel/14-2.htm">Pomegranate</a> <a href="/proverbs/31-21.htm">Red</a> <a href="/exodus/28-37.htm">Ribbon</a> <a href="/proverbs/31-21.htm">Scarlet</a> <a href="/songs/2-14.htm">Sides</a> <a href="/luke/11-11.htm">Slice</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/5-6.htm">Speech</a> <a href="/proverbs/7-23.htm">Split</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/5-6.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/judges/5-26.htm">Temples</a> <a href="/job/27-18.htm">Thread</a> <a href="/songs/4-1.htm">Veil</a> <a href="/songs/4-1.htm">Within</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/12-14.htm">Work</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/songs/5-14.htm">Bright</a> <a href="/songs/5-13.htm">Cheeks</a> <a href="/songs/4-7.htm">Fair</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-16.htm">Form</a> <a href="/songs/6-7.htm">Fruit</a> <a href="/songs/6-7.htm">Halves</a> <a href="/songs/5-2.htm">Head</a> <a href="/songs/4-11.htm">Lips</a> <a href="/songs/5-16.htm">Mouth</a> <a href="/songs/5-2.htm">Open</a> <a href="/songs/6-7.htm">Piece</a> <a href="/songs/6-7.htm">Pomegranate</a> <a href="/songs/5-10.htm">Red</a> <a href="/genesis/38-18.htm">Ribbon</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-18.htm">Scarlet</a> <a href="/songs/6-7.htm">Sides</a> <a href="/songs/6-7.htm">Slice</a> <a href="/songs/5-16.htm">Speech</a> <a href="/songs/6-7.htm">Split</a> <a href="/songs/6-7.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/songs/6-7.htm">Temples</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-9.htm">Thread</a> <a href="/songs/5-7.htm">Veil</a> <a href="/songs/5-4.htm">Within</a> <a href="/songs/5-14.htm">Work</a><div class="vheading2">Song of Solomon 4</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/songs/4-1.htm">Christ sets forth the graces of the church</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/songs/4-8.htm">He shows forth his love to her</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/songs/4-16.htm">The church prays to be made fit for his presence</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 comparison of the beloved's lips to a scarlet ribbon suggests not only their physical beauty but also the richness and allure of her speech. Scarlet, being a vivid and striking color, emphasizes the vibrancy and attractiveness of her words. This imagery can be connected to <a href="/proverbs/31-26.htm">Proverbs 31:26</a>, where a virtuous woman is described as speaking with wisdom and kindness. The lips, as a symbol of speech, may also reflect the purity and righteousness of the beloved's character, reminiscent of the purity of Christ's teachings.<p><b>and your mouth is lovely</b><br>The mouth, in biblical literature, often symbolizes communication and the expression of inner thoughts and feelings. The description of the beloved's mouth as lovely highlights the grace and charm of her words and expressions. This can be seen as a reflection of the inner beauty and integrity of the beloved, aligning with the biblical principle that what comes out of the mouth reflects the heart (<a href="/matthew/12-34.htm">Matthew 12:34</a>). The loveliness of her mouth may also symbolize the harmony and peace found in her presence, akin to the peace that Christ brings to believers.<p><b>Your brow behind your veil is like a slice of pomegranate</b><br>The pomegranate is a fruit that, in biblical times, was associated with abundance, fertility, and beauty. Its numerous seeds symbolize prosperity and blessing. The comparison of the beloved's brow to a slice of pomegranate suggests not only her physical beauty but also her potential for fruitfulness and blessing. The veil indicates modesty and mystery, enhancing the allure of the beloved. This imagery can be linked to the temple's decorations in Solomon's time, where pomegranates were used as a symbol of divine blessing (<a href="/1_kings/7-18.htm">1 Kings 7:18</a>). The reference to the veil also evokes the idea of the sacred and the hidden, much like the mysteries of Christ and the church, as seen in <a href="/ephesians/5-32.htm">Ephesians 5:32</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 Solomon, who is expressing his admiration for his bride, often referred to as the Shulammite woman. This is a poetic and romantic dialogue between the two lovers.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_shulammite_woman.htm">The Shulammite Woman</a></b><br>She is the recipient of Solomon's praise. Her beauty and purity are celebrated throughout the Song of Solomon.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/a/ancient_israel.htm">Ancient Israel</a></b><br>The cultural and historical backdrop of the Song of Solomon, where marriage and romantic love are celebrated within the context of God's creation.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_beauty_of_words.htm">The Beauty of Words</a></b><br>Just as Solomon admires the beauty of his bride's lips, we should recognize the power and beauty of our words. Words can build up and express love, reflecting the heart of God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/inner_beauty_and_purity.htm">Inner Beauty and Purity</a></b><br>The reference to the temples behind the veil suggests a beauty that is both seen and hidden, emphasizing the importance of inner beauty and purity in relationships.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_sanctity_of_marriage.htm">The Sanctity of Marriage</a></b><br>This verse, like the rest of the Song of Solomon, celebrates the sanctity and joy of marital love, encouraging believers to honor and cherish their spouses.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_in_scripture.htm">Symbolism in Scripture</a></b><br>Understanding the symbolic language in the Bible can deepen our appreciation of its messages. The imagery of scarlet and pomegranate can symbolize passion, life, and fruitfulness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/christ's_love_for_the_church.htm">Christ's Love for the Church</a></b><br>The love expressed in Song of Solomon can be seen as a reflection of Christ's love for His Church, encouraging believers to respond with love and devotion.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_song_of_solomon_4.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Song of Solomon 4</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><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_song_4_fit_solomon's_many_wives.htm">If historically attributed to King Solomon, how does Song of Solomon 4 mesh with the accounts of his many wives and concubines in other biblical texts (e.g., 1 Kings 11:3)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_grandly_describe_solomon's_procession.htm">Why does the text (Song of Solomon 3:6-7) describe Solomon's procession with such grandeur, given the lack of archaeological evidence for this specific event?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_no_historical_proof_of_solomon's_role.htm">If the author truly was King Solomon, why is there no explicit historical record or external verification of these events beyond the text (Song of Solomon 3)?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/songs/4.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(3) <span class= "bld">Speech.</span>--Rather, <span class= "ital">mouth, </span>as the parallelism shows.<p><span class= "bld">Thy temples </span>. . .--Rather, <span class= "ital">like a piece of pomegranate thy cheeks behind thy veil. </span>(See Note to <a href="/songs/4-1.htm" title="Behold, you are fair, my love; behold, you are fair; you have doves' eyes within your locks: your hair is as a flock of goats, that appear from mount Gilead.">Song of Solomon 4:1</a>.) "The pomegranate brings to my mind the blushes of my beloved, when her cheeks are covered with a modest resentment" (Persian Ode, quoted by Ginsburg from Sir Wm. Jones). For the pomegranate see <a href="/exodus/28-34.htm" title="A golden bell and a pomegranate, a golden bell and a pomegranate, on the hem of the robe round about.">Exodus 28:34</a>. It naturally supplied to the Eastern poet the image for which the Western poet goes to the apple. "Her cheeks like apples which the sun hath rudded" (Spenser).<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/songs/4.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 3.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Thy lips are like a thread of scarlet, and thy mouth is comely; thy temples are like a piece of a pomegranate behind thy veil.</span> <span class="accented">Scarlet</span>; that is, shining, glistening red colour. <span class="accented">Thy mouth</span> (<span class="hebrew">מִדְבָּרֵך</span>). Thy mouth as speaking. So the LXX., Jerome, and Venetian, "thy speech," <span class="accented">eloquium</span>, conversation. But this is questioned, as it should then be <span class="hebrew">דְּבוּרֵך</span>. The word <span class="accented">midhbar</span> undoubtedly means "the mouth," from <span class="accented">davar</span>, "to speak," with the <span class="hebrew">מ</span> preformative, as the name of the instrument. It is the preterite for <span class="hebrew">פִיך</span>, but perhaps as referring specially to speech. <span class="accented">Thy temples</span>; Latin <span class="accented">tempora</span>, from the adjective <span class="hebrew">רַק</span>, "weak," meaning the thin, piece of skull on each side of the eyes, like the German <span class="accented">schlafe</span>, from <span class="accented">schlaff</span>, "slack." The inside of the pomegranate is of a red colour mixed and tempered with the ruby colour. Ginsburg, however, thinks that the cheeks are intended, and that the comparison is with the outside of the pomegranate, in which the vermilion colour is mingled with brown, and resembles the round cheek; but then why say, "<span class="accented">piece</span> of a pomegranate"? <span class="hebrew">פֶלַת</span>, from the root "to cut fruit" (see <a href="/1_kings/4.htm">1 Kings 4</a>:39), certainly must refer to the cut fruit and the appearance of the inside. The meaning may be a segment, that is, so as to represent the roundness of the cheek. Possibly the reference may be to blushes on the bride's cheek, or to ornaments which appeared through the veil. We can scarcely expect to make out every particular in an Eastern description. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/songs/4-3.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 lips</span><br /><span class="heb">שִׂפְתֹתַ֔יִךְ</span> <span class="translit">(śip̄·ṯō·ṯa·yiḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct | second person feminine singular<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">are like a scarlet</span><br /><span class="heb">הַשָּׁנִי֙</span> <span class="translit">(haš·šā·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8144.htm">Strong's 8144: </a> </span><span class="str2">Crimson, the insect, its color, stuff dyed with it</span><br /><br /><span class="word">ribbon,</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּח֤וּט</span> <span class="translit">(kə·ḥūṭ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2339.htm">Strong's 2339: </a> </span><span class="str2">A string, a measuring tape</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and your mouth</span><br /><span class="heb">וּמִדְבָּרֵ֖יךְ</span> <span class="translit">(ū·miḏ·bā·rêḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4057.htm">Strong's 4057: </a> </span><span class="str2">A pasture, a desert, speech</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is lovely.</span><br /><span class="heb">נָאוֶ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(nā·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5000.htm">Strong's 5000: </a> </span><span class="str2">Suitable, beautiful</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Your brow</span><br /><span class="heb">רַקָּתֵ֔ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(raq·qā·ṯêḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7541.htm">Strong's 7541: </a> </span><span class="str2">Thinness, the side of the head</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is like a slice</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּפֶ֤לַח</span> <span class="translit">(kə·p̄e·laḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6400.htm">Strong's 6400: </a> </span><span class="str2">Cleavage, a millstone</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of pomegranate</span><br /><span class="heb">הָֽרִמּוֹן֙</span> <span class="translit">(hā·rim·mō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7416.htm">Strong's 7416: </a> </span><span class="str2">A pomegranate, the tree, the fruit</span><br /><br /><span class="word">behind</span><br /><span class="heb">מִבַּ֖עַד</span> <span class="translit">(mib·ba·‘aḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1157.htm">Strong's 1157: </a> </span><span class="str2">In up to, over against, at, beside, among, behind, for</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your veil.</span><br /><span class="heb">לְצַמָּתֵֽךְ׃</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ṣam·mā·ṯêḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6777.htm">Strong's 6777: </a> </span><span class="str2">(woman's) veil</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/songs/4-3.htm">Song of Solomon 4:3 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/songs/4-3.htm">Song of Solomon 4:3 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/songs/4-3.htm">Song of Solomon 4:3 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/songs/4-3.htm">Song of Solomon 4:3 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/songs/4-3.htm">Song of Solomon 4:3 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/songs/4-3.htm">Song of Solomon 4:3 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/songs/4-3.htm">Song of Solomon 4:3 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/songs/4-3.htm">Song of Solomon 4:3 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/songs/4-3.htm">Song of Solomon 4:3 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/songs/4-3.htm">Song of Solomon 4:3 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/songs/4-3.htm">OT Poetry: Song of Solomon 4:3 Your lips are like scarlet thread (Song Songs SS So Can)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/songs/4-2.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Song of Solomon 4:2"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Song of Solomon 4:2" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/songs/4-4.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Song of Solomon 4:4"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Song of Solomon 4:4" /></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>