12His eyes are as the eyes of doves by the rivers of waters, washed with milk, and fitly set.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves' eyes within thy locks: thy hair is as a flock of goats, that appear from mount Gilead.
Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves' eyes.
Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 9-16)Here is, I. The question which the daughters of Jerusalem put to the spouse concerning her beloved, in answer to the charge she had given them, Song 5:9. Observe, 1. The respectful title they give to the spouse: O thou fairest among women ! Our Lord Jesus makes his spouse truly amiable, not only in his eyes, but in the eyes of all the daughters of Jerusalem. The church is the most excellent societ…
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