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Yes, as beautiful as Jerusalem, as majestic as an army with billowing banners.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/songs/6.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />You are beautiful as Tirzah, my love, lovely as Jerusalem, awesome as an army with banners.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/songs/6.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />You are as beautiful, my darling, as Tirzah, as lovely as Jerusalem, as majestic as troops with banners.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/songs/6.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Thou <i>art</i> beautiful, O my love, as Tirzah, comely as Jerusalem, terrible as <i>an army</i> with banners.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/songs/6.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />O my love, you <i>are as</i> beautiful as Tirzah, Lovely as Jerusalem, Awesome as <i>an army</i> with banners!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/songs/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“You are as beautiful as Tirzah, my darling, As lovely as Jerusalem, As awesome as an army with banners.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/songs/6.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220You are as beautiful as Tirzah, my darling, As lovely as Jerusalem, As awesome as an army with banners.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/songs/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“You are as beautiful as Tirzah, my darling, As lovely as Jerusalem, As awesome as an army with banners.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/songs/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“You are as beautiful as Tirzah, my darling, As lovely as Jerusalem, As majestic as an army with banners.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/songs/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“You are as beautiful as Tirzah, my darling, As lovely as Jerusalem, As majestic as an army with banners!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/songs/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You are as beautiful as Tirzah, my darling, lovely as Jerusalem, awe-inspiring as an army with banners.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/songs/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You are as beautiful as Tirzah, my darling, lovely as Jerusalem, awe-inspiring as an army with banners. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/songs/6.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Thou art fair, O my love, as Tirzah, Comely as Jerusalem, Terrible as an army with banners.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/songs/6.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />My dearest, the cities of Tirzah and Jerusalem are not as lovely as you. Your charms are more powerful than all of the stars in the heavens. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/songs/6.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Thou art beautiful, O my love, as Tirzah, comely as Jerusalem, terrible as an army with banners.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/songs/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />You are beautiful, my true love, like Tirzah, lovely like Jerusalem, awe-inspiring like those great cities. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/songs/6.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />My love, you are as beautiful as Jerusalem, as lovely as the city of Tirzah, as breathtaking as these great cities. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/songs/6.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />You are beautiful, my darling, like Tirzah, lovely like Jerusalem, as awesome as an army with banners.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/songs/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />You are as beautiful, my darling, as Tirzah, as lovely as Jerusalem, as majestic as troops with banners.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/songs/6.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />My darling, you are as beautiful as Tirzah, as lovely as Jerusalem, as awe-inspiring as bannered armies! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/songs/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />You are beautiful, my love, as Tirzah, lovely as Jerusalem, awesome as an army with banners.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/songs/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Thou art beautiful, O my love, as Tirzah, comely as Jerusalem, terrible as an army with banners.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/songs/6.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />You are beautiful, my love, as Tirzah, lovely as Jerusalem, awesome as an army with banners. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/songs/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />You [are] beautiful, my friend, as Tirzah, lovely as Jerusalem, "" Awe-inspiring as bannered hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/songs/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Fair art thou, my friend, as Tirzah, Comely as Jerusalem, Awe-inspiring as bannered hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/songs/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Thou art beautiful my friend, as delight; becoming as Jerusalem, a terror as those being furnished with banners.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/songs/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Thou art beautiful, O my love, sweet and comely as Jerusalem: terrible as an army set in array. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/songs/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Groom to Bride: <font color=#CC0000>My love, you are beautiful: sweet and graceful, like Jerusalem; terrible, like an army in battle array.</font><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/songs/6.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Beautiful as Tirzah are you, my friend; fair as Jerusalem, fearsome as celestial visions! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/songs/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />You are beautiful as Tirzah, my love, comely as Jerusalem, terrible as an army with banners.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/songs/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />You are beautiful and desirable, O my beloved, comely as Jerusalem, and esteemed as one chosen among beauties.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/songs/6.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />You are beautiful, my intimate one, as desire; you are beautiful as Jerusalem, and you are awesome as the chosen one<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/songs/6.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Thou art beautiful, O my love, as Tirzah, Comely as Jerusalem, Terrible as an army with banners.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/songs/6.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Thou art fair, my companion, as Pleasure, beautiful as Jerusalem, terrible as <i>armies</i> set in array.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/songs/6-4.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=835" 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/6.htm">Together in the Garden</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">3</span>I belong to my beloved and he belongs to me; he pastures his flock among the lilies. <span class="reftext">4</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: ’at (Pro-2fs) -- You (masc. sing.). ">You</a> <a href="/hebrew/3303.htm" title="3303: yā·p̄āh (Adj-fs) -- Fair, beautiful. From yaphah; beautiful.">are as beautiful,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7474.htm" title="7474: ra‘·yā·ṯî (N-fsc:: 1cs) -- A companion. Feminine of rea'; a female associate.">my darling,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8656.htm" title="8656: kə·ṯir·ṣāh (Prep-k:: N-proper-fs) -- From ratsah; delightsomeness; Tirtsah, a place in Palestine; also an Israelitess.">as Tirzah,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5000.htm" title="5000: nā·wāh (Adj-fs) -- Comely, seemly. From na'ah or naveh; suitable, or beautiful.">as lovely</a> <a href="/hebrew/3389.htm" title="3389: kî·rū·šā·lim (Prep-k:: N-proper-fs) -- Probably foundation of peace, capital city of all Isr. ">as Jerusalem,</a> <a href="/hebrew/366.htm" title="366: ’ă·yum·māh (Adj-fs) -- Terrible, dreadful. From an unused root; frightful.">as majestic</a> <a href="/hebrew/1713.htm" title="1713: kan·niḏ·gā·lō·wṯ (Prep-k, Art:: V-Nifal-Prtcpl-fp) -- To flaunt, raise a, flag, to be conspicuous. A primitive root; to flaunt, i.e. Raise a flag; figuratively, to be conspicuous.">as troops with banners.</a> </span><span class="reftext">5</span>Turn your eyes away from me, for they have overcome me. Your hair is like a flock of goats streaming down from Gilead.…<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="/songs/4-1.htm">Song of Solomon 4:1</a></span><br />How beautiful you are, my darling—how very beautiful! Your eyes are like doves behind your veil. Your hair is like a flock of goats streaming down Mount Gilead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/songs/1-15.htm">Song of Solomon 1:15</a></span><br />How beautiful you are, my darling! Oh, how very beautiful! Your eyes are like doves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/songs/5-9.htm">Song of Solomon 5:9-10</a></span><br />How is your beloved better than others, O most beautiful among women? How is your beloved better than another, that you charge us so? / My beloved is dazzling and ruddy, outstanding among ten thousand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/songs/7-5.htm">Song of Solomon 7:5</a></span><br />Your head crowns you like Mount Carmel, the hair of your head like purple threads; the king is captured in your tresses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/songs/2-2.htm">Song of Solomon 2:2</a></span><br />Like a lily among the thorns is my darling among the maidens.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/62-3.htm">Isaiah 62:3-5</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. / No longer will you be called Forsaken, nor your land named Desolate; but you will be called Hephzibah, and your land Beulah; for the LORD will take delight in you, and your land will be His bride. / 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="/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/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="/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="/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="/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="/revelation/21-2.htm">Revelation 21:2</a></span><br />I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-9.htm">Revelation 21:9-11</a></span><br />Then one of the seven angels with the seven bowls full of the seven final plagues came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb.” / And he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the holy city of Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God, / shining with the glory of God. Its radiance was like a most precious jewel, like a jasper, as clear as crystal.<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="/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.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">You are beautiful, O my love, as Tirzah, comely as Jerusalem, terrible as an army with banners.</p><p class="hdg">beautiful</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/songs/6-10.htm">Song of Solomon 6:10</a></b></br> Who <i>is</i> she <i>that</i> looketh forth as the morning, fair as the moon, clear as the sun, <i>and</i> terrible as <i>an army</i> with banners?</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/5-2.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="hdg">as tirzah</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/14-17.htm">1 Kings 14:17</a></b></br> And Jeroboam's wife arose, and departed, and came to Tirzah: <i>and</i> when she came to the threshold of the door, the child died;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/15-21.htm">1 Kings 15:21,33</a></b></br> And it came to pass, when Baasha heard <i>thereof</i>, that he left off building of Ramah, and dwelt in Tirzah… </p><p class="hdg">comedy</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/48-2.htm">Psalm 48:2</a></b></br> Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, <i>is</i> mount Zion, <i>on</i> the sides of the north, the city of the great King.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/lamentations/2-15.htm">Lamentations 2:15</a></b></br> All that pass by clap <i>their</i> hands at thee; they hiss and wag their head at the daughter of Jerusalem, <i>saying, Is</i> this the city that <i>men</i> call The perfection of beauty, The joy of the whole earth?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/revelation/21-2.htm">Revelation 21:2</a></b></br> And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.</p><p class="hdg">terrible</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/songs/6-10.htm">Song of Solomon 6:10</a></b></br> Who <i>is</i> she <i>that</i> looketh forth as the morning, fair as the moon, clear as the sun, <i>and</i> terrible as <i>an army</i> with banners?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/24-5.htm">Numbers 24:5-9</a></b></br> How goodly are thy tents, O Jacob, <i>and</i> thy tabernacles, O Israel! … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/144-4.htm">Psalm 144:4-8</a></b></br> Man is like to vanity: his days <i>are</i> as a shadow that passeth away… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/songs/3-7.htm">Army</a> <a href="/songs/6-10.htm">Awe-Inspiring</a> <a href="/psalms/145-6.htm">Awesome</a> <a href="/psalms/20-5.htm">Banners</a> <a href="/songs/6-1.htm">Beautiful</a> <a href="/songs/5-2.htm">Darling</a> <a href="/songs/6-1.htm">Fair</a> <a href="/proverbs/10-24.htm">Feared</a> <a href="/numbers/2-34.htm">Flags</a> <a href="/songs/5-16.htm">Friend</a> <a href="/psalms/148-2.htm">Hosts</a> <a href="/songs/5-16.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/songs/5-8.htm">Love</a> <a href="/psalms/111-3.htm">Majestic</a> <a href="/proverbs/11-16.htm">Terrible</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-16.htm">Tirzah</a> <a href="/psalms/110-3.htm">Troops</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/songs/6-10.htm">Army</a> <a href="/songs/6-10.htm">Awe-Inspiring</a> <a href="/songs/6-10.htm">Awesome</a> <a href="/songs/6-10.htm">Banners</a> <a href="/songs/6-9.htm">Beautiful</a> <a href="/songs/6-9.htm">Darling</a> <a href="/songs/6-10.htm">Fair</a> <a href="/songs/6-10.htm">Feared</a> <a href="/songs/6-10.htm">Flags</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-8.htm">Friend</a> <a href="/songs/6-10.htm">Hosts</a> <a href="/songs/8-4.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/songs/7-6.htm">Love</a> <a href="/songs/6-10.htm">Majestic</a> <a href="/songs/6-10.htm">Terrible</a> <a href="/numbers/26-33.htm">Tirzah</a> <a href="/songs/6-10.htm">Troops</a><div class="vheading2">Song of Solomon 6</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/songs/6-1.htm">the church professes her faith in Christ</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/songs/6-4.htm">Christ shows the graces of the church</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/songs/6-10.htm">and his love toward her</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/songs/6.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/songs/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/songs/6.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>You are as beautiful, my darling, as Tirzah</b><br>Tirzah was a city of great significance in ancient Israel, known for its beauty and strategic location. It served as the capital of the Northern Kingdom of Israel before Samaria. The mention of Tirzah highlights the beloved's beauty in a way that would resonate with the original audience, who would understand the city's renown. This comparison elevates the beloved's beauty to a level of national pride and admiration. The use of "my darling" indicates a deep, personal affection, emphasizing the intimate relationship between the speaker and the beloved, which can be seen as a reflection of the intimate relationship between Christ and the Church.<p><b>as lovely as Jerusalem</b><br>Jerusalem, the spiritual and political center of Israel, was revered for its beauty and significance as the city of God. By comparing the beloved to Jerusalem, the speaker not only acknowledges her physical beauty but also her spiritual and moral qualities. Jerusalem was the site of the Temple, the dwelling place of God's presence, which adds a layer of holiness and reverence to the comparison. This can be seen as a type of the Church, the bride of Christ, which is called to be holy and set apart.<p><b>as majestic as troops with banners</b><br>The imagery of "troops with banners" conveys strength, order, and dignity. In ancient times, banners were used in military contexts to signify unity and purpose. This phrase suggests that the beloved possesses a commanding presence and an inner strength that is both awe-inspiring and admirable. The majesty of the beloved can be seen as a reflection of the Church's role in spiritual warfare, standing firm in faith and unity. This imagery also connects to the victorious nature of Christ, who leads His people in triumph.<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 his admiration for his bride. In a broader spiritual sense, this can be seen as a representation of Christ's love for the Church.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/tirzah.htm">Tirzah</a></b><br>An ancient city known for its beauty and significance, Tirzah was once the capital of the northern kingdom of Israel. It symbolizes beauty and delight.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The holy city, central to Jewish worship and identity. It represents spiritual beauty, strength, and the presence of God.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/troops_with_banners.htm">Troops with Banners</a></b><br>This imagery suggests strength, order, and majesty. It conveys a sense of awe and respect, likening the beloved's presence to a powerful and organized army.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_beauty_of_holiness.htm">The Beauty of Holiness</a></b><br>Just as the bride is described as beautiful and majestic, believers are called to reflect the beauty of holiness in their lives. Our spiritual beauty is found in our relationship with Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_strength_of_unity.htm">The Strength of Unity</a></b><br>The imagery of "troops with banners" highlights the strength found in unity and order. As the Church, we are called to stand together in faith, displaying the strength of our collective witness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_value_of_spiritual_identity.htm">The Value of Spiritual Identity</a></b><br>The comparison to Tirzah and Jerusalem emphasizes the importance of our spiritual identity. We are to see ourselves as God sees us—valuable, beautiful, and significant in His kingdom.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/christ's_love_for_the_church.htm">Christ's Love for the Church</a></b><br>This verse is a reminder of the deep, personal love Christ has for His Church. It encourages us to rest in His love and to respond with devotion and faithfulness.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_song_of_solomon_6.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Song of Solomon 6</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_'terrible_army'_imply_hyperbole.htm">(Song of Solomon 6:4,10) Does comparing a lover to a “terrible army with banners” suggest hyperbole that conflicts with a literal reading of the text? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_'tirzah'_anachronistic_in_solomon's_era.htm">(Song of Solomon 6:4) Was “Tirzah” actually significant during Solomon’s reign, or is this reference an anachronism undermining authorship claims? </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/how_does_song_4_7's_perfection_fit_reality.htm">How can the description of the bride's flawless perfection in Song of Solomon 4:7 align with human reality, given our understanding of human imperfection?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/songs/6.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(4) <span class= "bld">Beautiful </span>. . . <span class= "bld">as Tirzah.</span>--There is no sufficient reason for the employment of Tirzah side by side with Jerusalem in this comparison but the fact that they were both capitals, the one of the northern, the other of the southern kingdom. This fixes the date of the composition of the poem within certain limits (see <span class= "ital">Excursus </span>I.). Jeroboam first selected the ancient sanctuary of Shechem for his capital; but, from some unexplained cause, moved the seat of his government, first to Penuel, on the other side Jordan, and then to Tirzah, formerly the seat of a petty Canaanite prince. (See <a href="/1_kings/12-25.htm" title="Then Jeroboam built Shechem in mount Ephraim, and dwelled therein; and went out from there, and built Penuel.">1Kings 12:25</a>; <a href="/1_kings/14-17.htm" title="And Jeroboam's wife arose, and departed, and came to Tirzah: and when she came to the threshold of the door, the child died;">1Kings 14:17</a>; <a href="/1_kings/15-21.htm" title="And it came to pass, when Baasha heard thereof, that he left off building of Ramah, and dwelled in Tirzah.">1Kings 15:21</a>; <a href="/1_kings/15-33.htm" title="In the third year of Asa king of Judah began Baasha the son of Ahijah to reign over all Israel in Tirzah, twenty and four years.">1Kings 15:33</a>; <a href="/1_kings/16-6.htm" title="So Baasha slept with his fathers, and was buried in Tirzah: and Elah his son reigned in his stead.">1Kings 16:6</a>; <a href="/1_kings/16-8.htm" title="In the twenty and sixth year of Asa king of Judah began Elah the son of Baasha to reign over Israel in Tirzah, two years.">1Kings 16:8</a>; <a href="/1_kings/16-15.htm" title="In the twenty and seventh year of Asa king of Judah did Zimri reign seven days in Tirzah. And the people were encamped against Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines.">1Kings 16:15</a>; <a href="/1_kings/16-18.htm" title="And it came to pass, when Zimri saw that the city was taken, that he went into the palace of the king's house, and burnt the king's house over him with fire, and died.">1Kings 16:18</a>; <a href="/1_kings/16-23.htm" title="In the thirty and first year of Asa king of Judah began Omri to reign over Israel, twelve years: six years reigned he in Tirzah.">1Kings 16:23</a>; <a href="/joshua/12-24.htm" title="The king of Tirzah, one: all the kings thirty and one.">Joshua 12:24</a>.) Robinson identified <span class= "ital">Tirzah </span>with <span class= "ital">Tell-zah, </span>not far from Mount Ebal, which agrees with Brocardus, who places <span class= "ital">Thersa </span>on a high mountain, three degrees from Samaria to the east. Tirzah only remained the capital till the reign of Omri, but comes into notice again as the scene of the conspiracy of Menahem against Shallum (<a href="/context/2_kings/15-14.htm" title="For Menahem the son of Gadi went up from Tirzah, and came to Samaria, and smote Shallum the son of Jabesh in Samaria, and slew him, and reigned in his stead.">2Kings 15:14-16</a>). The LXX. translate <span class= "ital">Tirzah </span>by <span class= "greekheb">???????</span><span class= "ital">, </span>Vulg. <span class= "ital">suavis</span>; and the ancient versions generally adopt this plan, to avoid, as Dr. Ginsburg thinks, the mention of the two capitals, because this made against the Solomonic authorship. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/songs/6.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 4-7.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Thou art beautiful, O my love, as Tirzah, comely as Jerusalem, terrible as an army with banners. Turn away thine eyes from me, for they have overcome me. Thy hair is as a flock of goats that lie along the side of Gilead. Thy teeth are like a flock of ewes which are come up from the washing, whereof every one hath twins, and none is bereaved among them. Thy temples are like a piece of a pomegranate behind thy veil.</span> The king is not far off. The bride knows that he is near. She prepares herself for him with words of love. He is coming among his "rosebud garden. of girls." His voice is heard as he approaches. And as he enters the chamber he bursts forth with lavish praises of his bride. Tirzah and Jerusalem, two of the most beautiful cities of the world, are taken as symbols of the surpassing beauty of the bride - doubtless also with an intended reference to the symbology of Scripture, where the people of God are compared throughout to a city. Tirzah was discovered by Robinson in 1852, on a height in the mountain range to the north of Nablus, under the name <span class="accented">Tulluzah</span>, high and beautiful, in a region of olive trees. The name itself signifies sweetness, which might be so employed even if there were no actual city so called. Jerusalem is said to have been "the perfection of beauty" (<a href="/psalms/48-2.htm">Psalm 48:2</a>; <a href="/psalms/50-2.htm">Psalm 50:2</a>; <a href="/lamentations/2-15.htm">Lamentations 2:15</a>). Cities are generally spoken of as females, as also nations. The Church is the city of God. The new Jerusalem is the bride of the Lamb. If the prophets did not take their language from this Song of Solomon, then the phraseology and symbology which we find here must have been familiarly known and used among the people of Israel from the time of Solomon. The beauty of the bride is overwhelming, it is subduing and all-conquering, like a warrior host with flying banners going forth to victory. Solomon confesses that he is vanquished. This, of course, is the hyperbole of love, but it is full of significance to the spiritual mind. The Church of Christ in the presence and power of the Lord is irresistible. It is not until he appears that the bride is seen in her perfection. She hangs her head and complains while he is absent; but when he comes and reveals himself, delighting in his people, their beauty, which is a reflection of his, will shine forth as the sun forever and ever. The word which is employed, "terrible," is from the root "to be impetuous," "to press impetuously upon," "to infuse terror," LXX., <span class="greek">ἀναπτεροῦν</span>, "to make to start up," referring to the flash of the eyes, the overpowering brightness of the countenance. So the purity and excellence of the Church shall delight the Lord, and no earthly power shall be able to stand before it. Heaven and earth shall meet in the latter days. Wickedness shall fly before righteousness as a detbated host before a victorious army. Is there not something like a practical commentary on these words in the history of all great revivals of religion and eras of reformation? Are there not signs even now that the beauty of the Church is becoming more and more army-like, and bearing down opposition? The remainder of the description is little more than a repetition of what has gone before, with some differences. Mount Gilead is here simply Gilead. The flock of shorn sheep is here the flock of ewes with their young. Perhaps there is intended to be a special significance in the use of the same description. The bride is the same, and therefore the same terms apply to her; but she is more beautiful than ever in the eyes of the bridegroom. Is it not a delicate mode of saying, "Though my absence from thee has made thee complain for a while, thou art still the same to me"? There is scope here for variety of interpretation which there is no need to follow. Some would say the reference is to the state of the Church at different periods - as <span class="accented">e.g.</span> to the primitive Church in its simplicity and purity, to the Church of the empire in its splendour and growing dominion. The Jewish expositors apply it to the different stages in the history of Israel, "the congregation" being the bride, as under the first temple and under the second temple. Ibn Ezra, and indeed all expositors, recognize the reason for the repetition as in the sameness of affection. "The beloved repeats the same things here to show that it is still his own true bride to whom he speaks, the sameness in the features proving it." So the Targum. The flock of goats, the flock of ewes, the piece of pomegranate, all suggest the simple purity of country life in which the king found so much satisfaction, he is wrapt up in his northern beauty, and idolizes her. One cannot help thinking of the early Jewish Church coming forth from Galilee, when all spoke of the freshness and genuineness of a simple-hearted piety drawn forth by the preaching of the Son of Mary - the virgin-born Bridegroom whose bride was like the streams and flowers, the birds and flocks, of beautiful Galilee; a society of believing peasants untouched by the conventionalities of Judaea, and ready to respond to the grand mountain like earnestness and heavenly purity of the new Prophet, the Shepherd of Israel, "who feedeth his flock among the lilies." There is a correspondence in the early Church, before corruption crept in and sophistication obscured the simplicity of faith and life among Christians, to this description of the bride, the Lamb's wife. There must be a return to that primitive ideal before there can be the rapturous joy of the Church which is promised. We are too much turned aside from the Bridegroom to false and worthless attractions which do not delight the Beloved One. When he sees his bride as he first saw her, he will renew his praises and lift her up to himself. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/songs/6-4.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">You</span><br /><span class="heb">אַ֤תְּ</span> <span class="translit">(’at)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> </span><span class="str2">Thou and thee, ye and you</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are beautiful,</span><br /><span class="heb">יָפָ֨ה</span> <span class="translit">(yā·p̄āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3303.htm">Strong's 3303: </a> </span><span class="str2">Fair, beautiful</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my darling,</span><br /><span class="heb">רַעְיָתִי֙</span> <span class="translit">(ra‘·yā·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7474.htm">Strong's 7474: </a> </span><span class="str2">A female associate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as Tirzah,</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּתִרְצָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(kə·ṯir·ṣāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8656.htm">Strong's 8656: </a> </span><span class="str2">Tirzah -- daughter of Zelophehad, also a Canaanite city</span><br /><br /><span class="word">lovely</span><br /><span class="heb">נָאוָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(nā·wāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - feminine 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">as Jerusalem,</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(kî·rū·šā·lim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3389.htm">Strong's 3389: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">majestic</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲיֻמָּ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·yum·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_366.htm">Strong's 366: </a> </span><span class="str2">Terrible, dreadful</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as an army with banners.</span><br /><span class="heb">כַּנִּדְגָּלֽוֹת׃</span> <span class="translit">(kan·niḏ·gā·lō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k, Article | Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1713.htm">Strong's 1713: </a> </span><span class="str2">To flaunt, raise a, flag, to be conspicuous</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/songs/6-4.htm">Song of Solomon 6:4 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/songs/6-4.htm">Song of Solomon 6:4 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/songs/6-4.htm">Song of Solomon 6:4 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/songs/6-4.htm">Song of Solomon 6:4 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/songs/6-4.htm">Song of Solomon 6:4 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/songs/6-4.htm">Song of Solomon 6:4 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/songs/6-4.htm">Song of Solomon 6:4 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/songs/6-4.htm">Song of Solomon 6:4 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/songs/6-4.htm">Song of Solomon 6:4 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/songs/6-4.htm">Song of Solomon 6:4 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/songs/6-4.htm">OT Poetry: Song of Solomon 6:4 You are beautiful my love as Tirzah (Song Songs SS So Can)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/songs/6-3.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Song of Solomon 6:3"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Song of Solomon 6:3" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/songs/6-5.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Song of Solomon 6:5"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Song of Solomon 6:5" /></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>