Song of Solomon 4:1 meaning and explanation
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.
Song of Solomon 4:1, Berean Standard Bible
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The speaker is the bridegroom, praising his beloved at the start of a long poem of admiration. Ancient Near Eastern love poetry often praised a woman by comparing her features to landscapes and animals, and he does the same here.
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