Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Song of Solomon 5:13

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13. cheeks —the seat of beauty, according to the Hebrew meaning [GESENIUS]. Yet men smote and spat on them ( :- ). bed —full, like the raised surface of the garden bed; fragrant with ointments, as beds with aromatic plants (literally, "balsam"). sweet flowers —rather, " terraces of aromatic herbs"—" high-raised parterres of sweet plants," in parallelism to "bed," which comes from a Hebrew root, meaning "elevation." lips — ( Psalms 45:2 ; John 7:46 ). lilies —red lilies. Soft and gentle ( 1 Peter 2:22 ; 1 Peter 2:23 ). How different lips were man's ( 1 Peter 2:23- : )! dropping . . . myrrh —namely, His lips, just as the sweet dewdrops which hang in the calyx of the lily. return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-14" class="com-number"

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