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Song of Solomon 7:9
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and your mouth like the best wine.
She
It goes down smoothly for my beloved, gliding over lips and teeth.Your mouth is like fine wine—
Your mouth like the best wine, That goes down smoothly for my beloved, Gliding through the lips of those who are asleep.
And the roof of thy mouth like the best wine, … That goeth down smoothly for my beloved, And stealeth over the lips of them that are asleep.
May your mouth be like the best wine, flowing straight to my love, flowing gently to the sleeper's lips.
And your kisses like the best wine!'" (The Shulammite Bride) "It goes down smoothly and sweetly for my beloved, Gliding gently over his lips while he sleeps.
And thy mouth like the best wine, That goeth down smoothly for my beloved, Gliding through the lips of those that are asleep.
Kissing you is more delicious than drinking the finest wine. How wonderful and tasty!
I said, "I will climb up into the palm tree, I will take hold of its branches." May your breasts be like clusters of grapes, your breath as fragrant as apples,
I said: 'I will climb up into the palm-tree, I will take hold of the branches thereof; and let thy breasts be as clusters of the vine, and the smell of thy countenance like apples;
And the roofe of thy mouth like the best wine, for my beloued, that goeth downe sweetely, causing the lippes of those that are asleepe, to speake.
and thy throat as good wine, going well with my kinsman, suiting my lips and teeth.
And thy mouth like the best wine, that goeth down smoothly for my beloved, gliding through the lips of those that are asleep.
and your mouth like the finest wine. May it flow smoothly to my beloved, gliding gently over lips and teeth.
Your palate is like the best wine that goes down for my beloved, smoothly gliding over my lips and teeth.
and your palate like the best wine going down for my Beloved in smoothness, flowing softly over the lips of sleeping ones.
and your mouth like the best wine. Let this wine go down sweetly for my lover; may it flow gently past the lips and teeth.
May your mouth be like the best wine, flowing smoothly for my beloved, gliding gently over our lips as we sleep together.
And the roof of your mouth like the best wine.
The ShulamiteThe wine goes down smoothly for my beloved,Moving gently the lips of sleepers. [fn]
May your kisses be as exciting as the best wine—
Young Woman
Yes, wine that goes down smoothly for my lover, flowing gently over lips and teeth.And may your mouth be like the best wine." "For my love, it is smooth going down, flowing through the lips while sleeping.
and your kisses like the best wine that goes down smoothly, gliding over lips and teeth.
And, thy mouth, like good wine - SHEFlowing to my beloved smoothly, gliding over the lips of the sleeping.
Thy throat like the best wine, worthy for my beloved to drink, and for his lips and his teeth to ruminate.
And your palate is like the best wine for my beloved, that goes down in the mouth of my beloved and makes me move my lips and my teeth.
and your mouth like the finest wine.
The Woman
Then let the wine flow straight to my lover, flowing over his lips and teeth.And your mouth like the best wine!" The Bride "It goes down smoothly for my beloved, Flowing gently through the lips of those who are asleep.
And the roof of thy mouth like the best wine for my beloved, that goeth down sweetly, causing the lips of those that are asleep to speak.
And thy rooffe of thy mouth lyke the best wine, which is meete for my best beloued, pleasaunt for his lippes, and for his teeth to chawe.
thi throte schal be as beste wyn. Worthi to my derlyng for to drynke, and to hise lippis and teeth to chewe.
And thy palate as the good wine --' Flowing to my beloved in uprightness, Strengthening the lips of the aged!
Your mouth like the best wine, That goes down smoothly for my beloved, Gliding through the lips of those who are asleep.
and your kisses like the best wine that goes down smoothly, gliding over lips and teeth.
And your mouth like the best wine, That goes down smoothly for my beloved, Gliding through the lips of those that are asleep.
And the roof of thy mouth like the best wine for my beloved, that goeth [down] sweetly, causing the lips of those that are asleep to speak.
And the roof of your mouth like good wine flowing down smoothly for my loved one, moving gently over my lips and my teeth.
and thy throte like the best wyne. This shalbe pure & cleare for my loue, his lippes and teth shal haue their pleasure.
And your mouth like the best wine!" "It goes down smoothly for my beloved, Flowing gently through the lips of those who fall asleep.
And your mouth like the best wine!""It goes down smoothly for my beloved,Flowing gently through the lips of those who fall asleep.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
the roof: Song of Solomon 2:14, Song of Solomon 5:16, Proverbs 16:24, Ephesians 4:29, Colossians 3:16, Colossians 3:17, Colossians 4:6, Hebrews 13:15
the best: Isaiah 62:8, Isaiah 62:9, Zechariah 9:15-17, Acts 2:11-13, Acts 2:46, Acts 2:47, Acts 4:31, Acts 4:32, Acts 16:30-34
sweetly: Heb. straightly
those that are asleep: or, the ancient, Song of Solomon 5:2, Romans 13:11, 1 Thessalonians 4:13, 1 Thessalonians 4:14, Revelation 14:13
Reciprocal: Song of Solomon 1:2 - thy love Song of Solomon 4:3 - lips Song of Solomon 4:11 - lips Song of Solomon 8:2 - I would cause Isaiah 32:4 - the tongue Zechariah 9:17 - cheerful Matthew 26:27 - Drink Acts 2:13 - These Ephesians 5:18 - but
Cross-References
So the Lorde God formed of the earth euery beast of the fielde, and euery foule of the heauen, and brought them vnto the man to see howe he would call them: for howsoeuer the man named the liuing creature, so was the name thereof.
And Noah was sixe hundreth yeeres olde, when the flood of waters was vpon the earth.
There came two and two vnto Noah into the Arke, male and female, as God had commanded Noah.
In the sixe hundreth yeere of Noahs life in the second moneth, the seuetenth day of the moneth, in the same day were all the fountaines of the great deepe broken vp, and the windowes of heauen were opened,
And the raine was vpon the earth fourtie dayes and fourtie nightes.
And they entring in, came male and female of all flesh, as God had commanded him: and the Lord shut him in.
The wolfe and the lambe shall feede together, and the lyon shall eate strawe like the bullocke: and to the serpent dust shall be his meate. They shall no more hurt nor destroy in all mine holy Mountaine, saith the Lord.
Euen the storke in the aire knoweth her appointed times, and the turtle and the crane and the swallowe obserue the time of their comming, but my people knoweth not the iudgement of the Lorde.
There is neither Iewe nor Grecian: there is neither bonde nor free: there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Iesus.
Where is neither Grecian nor Iewe, circumcision nor vncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond, free: But Christ is all, and in all things.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And the roof of thy mouth like the best wine,.... Which may intend, either her taste, as the word is rendered in Song of Solomon 2:3; by which she can distinguish good wine from bad, truth from error; or her breath, sweet and of a good smell, like the best wine; the breathings of her soul in prayer, which are sweet odours, perfumed with the incense of Christ's mediation; or rather her speech, the words of her mouth; the roof of the mouth being an instrument of speech; the same word is sometimes rendered "the mouth", Song of Solomon 5:16; and may denote both her speech in common conversation, which is warming, refreshing, comforting, and quickening; and in prayer and praise, which is well pleasing and delightful to Christ; and especially the Gospel preached by her ministers, comparable to the best wine for its antiquity, being an ancient Gospel; for its purity, unadulterated, and free from mixture, and as faithfully dispensed; its delight, flavour, and taste, to such who have their spiritual senses exercised; and for its cheering, refreshing, and strengthening nature, to drooping weary souls. It follows,
for my beloved, that goeth [down] sweetly; is received and taken down with all readiness, by those who have once tasted the sweetness and felt the power of it. Or, "that goeth to righteousnesses" t; leading to the righteousness of Christ for justification, and teaching to live soberly and righteously: or, "that goeth to my beloved, straightway" or "directly" u; meaning either to his Father, Christ calls his beloved, to whose love the Gospel leads and directs souls, as in a straight line, as to the source of salvation, and all the blessings of grace; or to himself, by a "mimesis", whom the church calls so; the Gospel leading souls directly to him, his person, blood, righteousness, and sacrifice, for peace, pardon, justification, and atonement: or, "that goeth to my beloved to uprightnesses" w; that is, to the church, who is Christ's beloved, consisting of upright men in heart and life, whom Christ calls his beloved and his friends, Song of Solomon 5:1; and whom Christ treats with his best wine, his Gospel; and which is designed for them, their pleasure, profit, comfort, and establishment:
causing the lips of those that are asleep to speak; either such who are in the dead sleep of sin; who, when the Gospel comes with power, are quickened by it; and it produces in them humble confessions of sin; causes them to speak in praise of Christ, and his grace, and of the salvation which he has procured for lost sinners; it brings them to Zion, to declare what great things God has done for them: or else drowsy professors, in lifeless frames, and much gone back in religion; who, when aroused and quickened by the Gospel, and brought out of their lethargy, are ready to acknowledge their backslidings with shame; to speak meanly and modestly of themselves, and very highly of Christ and his grace, who has healed their backslidings, and still loves them freely; none more ready to exalt and magnify Christ, and speak in praise of what he has done for them. Some render the words, "causing the lips of ancient men to speak" x; whose senses are not so quick, nor they so full of talk, as in their youthful days: wherefore this serves to commend this wine; that it should have such an effect as to invigorate ancient men, and give them a juvenile warmth and sprightliness, and make them loquacious, which is one effect of wine, when freely drunk y; and softens the moroseness of ancient men z: wine is even said to make an ancient man dance a.
t ×××שר×× "ad rectitudines", Montanus; "ad ea quae roetissima sunt", Tigurine version. u "Directe", Mercerus; "rectissime", Brightman. w "Ad rectitudines", i.e. "rectos homines", Marckius, Michaelis. x ××©× ×× "veterum", Pagninus; "antiquorum", Vatablus. y Philoxenus apud Athenaei Deipnosoph. l. 2. c. 1. p. 25. Vid. T. Bab. Sanhedrin, fol. 38. 1. z Philoxenus apud Athenaei Deipnosoph. l. 11. c. 3. p. 463. a Ibid. l. 4. c. 4. p. 134. l. 10. c. 7. p. 428.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
A brief dialogue; Song of Solomon 7:6-9 are spoken by the king, Song of Solomon 7:9 and Song of Solomon 7:10 by the bride.
Song of Solomon 7:6
A general sentiment.
How fair, and what a charm hast thou,
O love! Among delightsome things!
Compare Song of Solomon 2:7, note; Song of Solomon 8:6-7, note.
Song of Solomon 7:7
This thy stature - The king now addresses the bride, comparing her to palm, vine, and apple-tree for nobility of form and pleasantness of fruit; and the utterances of her mouth to sweetest wine.
Song of Solomon 7:9
For my beloved, that goeth down sweetly - Words of the bride interrupting the king, and finishing his sentence, that goeth smoothly or pleasantly for my beloved. Compare Proverbs 23:31.
Song of Solomon 7:10
His desire is toward me - All his affection has me for its object. The bride proceeds to exercise her power over his loving will.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 9. The roof of thy mouth like the best wine — The voice or conversation of the spouse is most probably what is meant.
Causing the lips of those that are asleep to speak. — As good wine has a tendency to cause the most backward to speak fluently when taken in moderation; so a sight of thee, and hearing the charms of thy conversation, is sufficient to excite the most taciturn to speak, and even to become eloquent in thy praises.
