Song of Songs 5:16

Song of Songs 5:16 in other versions

• New International Version (NIV)His mouth is sweetness itself; he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, this is my friend, daughters of Jerusalem.
• English Standard Version (ESV)His mouth is most sweet, and he is altogether desirable. This is my beloved and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.
• New King James Version (NKJV)His mouth is most sweet, Yes, he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, And this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem!
• New Living Translation (NLT)His mouth is sweetness itself; he is desirable in every way. Such, O women of Jerusalem, is my lover, my friend.

Context of Song of Songs 5:16

14His hands are as gold rings set with the beryl: his belly is as bright ivory overlaid with sapphires. 15His legs are as pillars of marble, set upon sockets of fine gold: his countenance is as Lebanon, excellent as the cedars. His mouth is most sweet: yea, he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.

Song of Songs 5:16 word by word

חִכּוֹ֙ מַֽמְתַקִּ֔ים וְכֻלּ֖וֹ מַחֲמַדִּ֑ים זֶ֤ה דוֹדִי֙ וְזֶ֣ה רֵעִ֔י בְּנ֖וֹת יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃Read the interlinear

• His mouthחֵךְchêk · palateH2441
• most sweetמַמְתַֿקִּיםmamtaq · sweetnessH4477
• altogether lovelyמַחְמָדmachmâd · desireH4261
• my belovedדּוֹדdôd dôd · belovedH1730
• my friendרֵעַrêa‛ rêya‛ · neighborH7453
• O daughtersבַּתbath · daughterH1323
• of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlaim yerûshâlayim · JerusalemH3389

Commentaries on Song of Songs 5:16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16His mouth is most sweet - His eloquence is great, and his voice is charming. Every word he speaks is sweetness, mildness, and benevolence itself. Then, her powers of description failing, and metaphor exhausted she cries out, "The whole of him is loveliness. This is my beloved, and this is my companion, O ye daughters of Jerusalem."Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-16Verses 9-16 Even those who have little acquaintance with Christ, cannot but see amiable beauty in others who bear his image. There are hopes of those who begin to inquire concerning Christ and his perfections. Christians, who are well acquainted with Christ themselves, should do all they can to make others know something of him. Divine glory makes him truly lovely in the eyes of all who are enlightened to discern spiritual things. He is white in the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16The woman finishes by saying she wants to kiss him.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1616. Literally, "His palate is sweetness, yea, all over loveliness," that is, He is the essence of these qualities. mouth--so So 1:2, not the same as "lips" (So 5:13), His breath (Is 11:4; Joh 20:22). "All over," all the beauties scattered among creatures are transcendently concentrated in Him (Col 1:19; 2:9). my beloved--for I love Him. my friend--for He loves me (Pr 18:24). Holy boasting (Psa 34:2; 1Co 1:31).Read the comment
• Rashi on Tanakh · v. 16His palate is sweet His words are pleasant.Read the comment

In the dictionaries

• Jerusalem
• Answer
• Lovely
• Solomon

Commentaries on Song of Songs 5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary