Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Song of Solomon 4:3

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3. thread —like a delicate fillet. Not thick and white as the leper's lips (type of sin), which were therefore to be "covered," as "unclean" ( :- ). scarlet —The blood of Jesus Christ ( Isaiah 6:5-9 ) cleanses the leprosy, and unseals the lips ( Isaiah 57:19 ; Hosea 14:2 ; Hebrews 13:15 ). Rahab's scarlet thread was a type of it ( Hebrews 13:15- : ). speech —not a separate feature from the lips ( Zephaniah 3:9 ; Colossians 4:6 ). Contrast "uncircumcised lips" ( Exodus 6:12 ). MAURER and BURROWES translate, "thy mouth." temples —rather, the upper part of the cheek next the temples: the seat of shamefacedness; so, "within thy locks," no display ( 1 Corinthians 11:5 ; 1 Corinthians 11:6 ; 1 Corinthians 11:15 ). Mark of true penitence ( Ezra 9:6 ; Ezekiel 16:63 ). Contrast Jeremiah 3:3 ; Ezekiel 3:7 . pomegranate —When cut, it displays in rows seeds pellucid, like crystal, tinged with red. Her modesty is not on the surface, but within, which Jesus Christ can see into. return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-4" class="com-number"

Pericope (part_of)

• part_of pericope/per-sng-4-001

절 (explains)

bible-text/sng-4-3

Source

• source-manifest/jfb — Jamieson-Fausset-Brown (PD)
• evidence_grade: T_theological