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Song of Songs 1:14
14He is like a bouquet of sweet henna blossoms from the vineyards of En-gedi.
Song of Songs 1:14 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)My beloved is unto me as a cluster of camphire in the vineyards of En–gedi.
- New International Version (NIV)My beloved is to me a cluster of henna blossoms from the vineyards of En Gedi.
- English Standard Version (ESV)My beloved is to me a cluster of henna blossoms in the vineyards of Engedi.
- New King James Version (NKJV)My beloved is to me a cluster of henna blooms In the vineyards of En Gedi.
Context of Song of Songs 1:14
12The king is lying on his couch, enchanted by the fragrance of my perfume. 13My lover is like a sachet of myrrh lying between my breasts. He is like a bouquet of sweet henna blossoms from the vineyards of En-gedi. 15How beautiful you are, my darling, how beautiful! Your eyes are like doves. 16You are so handsome, my love, pleasing beyond words! The soft grass is our bed;
Read all of Song of Songs 1Song of Songs 1:14 word by word
אֶשְׁכֹּ֨ל הַכֹּ֤פֶר׀ דּוֹדִי֙ לִ֔י בְּכַרְמֵ֖י עֵ֥ין גֶּֽדִי׃ סRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Commentaries on Song of Songs 1:14
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14A cluster of camphire - Mr. Hasselquist supposes this to mean a bunch of the Cyprus grape; but this is supposed to mean a shrub so called, not any production of the isle of Cypress; the best kinds of which were found at En-gedi. This place belonged to the tribe of Judah. Perhaps the poet alludes to the dark color of the hair, which by the Greeks was not unfrequently compared to the bunches of grapes; by no means an unfit similitude for thick black…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-17Verses 9-17 The Bridegroom gives high praises of his spouse. In the sight of Christ believers are the excellent of the earth, fitted to be instruments for promoting his glory. The spiritual gifts and graces which Christ bestows on every true believer, are described by the ornaments then in use, Song 1:10,11. The graces of the saints are many, but there is dependence upon each other. He who is the Author, will be the Finisher of the good work. The grace…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14The woman deeply desires her man's true love, just as a traveler craves water at En-gedi, an oasis near the Dead Sea. Henna is a fragrant shrub from the En-gedi area; its blossoms were used to make red hair dye.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1414. cluster--Jesus Christ is one, yet manifold in His graces. camphire--or, "cypress." The "hennah" is meant, whose odorous flowers grow in clusters, of a color white and yellow softly blended; its bark is dark, the foliage light green. Women deck their persons with them. The loveliness of Jesus Christ. vineyards--appropriate in respect to Him who is "the vine." The spikenard was for the banquet (So 1:12); the myrrh was in her bosom continually (So 1:13)…Read the comment
- Rashi on Tanakh · v. 14A cluster of henna-flowers Heb. כֹּפֶר. There is a spice called כֹּפֶר, like (below 4:12): “Henna- flowers (כְּפָרִים) with spikenard,” and it is shaped like a sort of cluster.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Song of Songs 1
- 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
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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