Song of Solomon 4:5

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3 Your lips are like a strand of scarlet,
And your mouth is lovely.
^aYour temples behind your veil
Are like a piece of pomegranate.

4 ^aYour neck is like the tower of David,
Built ^bfor an armory,
On which hang a thousand¹ bucklers,
All shields of mighty men.

5 ^aYour two breasts are like two fawns,
Twins of a gazelle,
Which feed among the lilies.

6 ^aUntil the day breaks
And the shadows flee away,
I will go my way to the mountain of myrrh
And to the hill of frankincense.

7 ^aYou are all fair, my love,
And there is no spot in you.

Commentaries:

Adam Clarke

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Song of Solomon 4:5

Thy two breasts are like two young roes - I have met with many attempts to support this similitude, or rather to show that there is a similitude; but I judge them unworthy of citation. The poet speaks the language of nature; and in a case of this kind, where the impassioned lover attempts to describe the different perfections of his bride, language often fails him, and his comparisons and similitudes are often without strict correctness. In love songs we have heard ladies' necks compared to that of the swan, not only for its whiteness, but also for its length! The description here shows more of nature than of art, which I consider a high recommendation.

Feed among the lilies - It may be the nipples especially, which the poet compares to the two young roes; and the lilies may refer to the whiteness of the breasts themselves.

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