Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
tower of ivory—In Song of Solomon 4:4, Jesus Christ saith, "a tower of David builded for an armory." Strength and conquest are the main thought in His description; here, beauty and polished whiteness; contrast Song of Solomon 1:5.
fishpools—seen by BURCKHARDT, clear (Revelation 22:1), deep, quiet, and full (I Corinthians 2:10, I Corinthians 2:15).
Heshbon—east of Jordan, residence of the Amorite king, Sihon (Numbers 21:25, etc.), afterwards held by Gad.
Bath-rabbim—"daughter of a multitude"; a crowded thoroughfare. Her eyes (Song of Solomon 4:1) are called by Jesus Christ, "doves' eyes," waiting on Him. But here, looked on by the daughters or Jerusalem, they are compared to a placid lake. She is calm even amidst the crowd (Proverbs 8:2; John 16:33).
nose—or, face.
tower of Lebanon—a border-fortress, watching the hostile Damascus. Towards Jesus Christ her face was full of holy shame (see on Song of Solomon 4:1; Song of Solomon 4:3); towards spiritual foes, like a watchtower (Habakkuk 2:1; Mark 13:37; Acts 4:13), elevated, so that she looks not up from earth to heaven, but down from heaven to earth. If we retain "nose," discernment of spiritual fragrance is meant.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Song of Solomon 7:4:
Numbers 21:26
Song of Solomon 5:14
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