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Song of Solomon 7

Song of Solomon 7 Summary, Context, and Full Chapter

Song of Solomon 7 presents a poem of mutual love and delight. The bridegroom praises the bride with vivid images, and the bride answers with confidence in their bond. The chapter closes with an invitation to go out together and enjoy the goodness they have stored up for one another.

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What happens in Song of Solomon 7?

The chapter opens with the bridegroom admiring the bride from head to toe, using rich comparisons to show her beauty, dignity, and appeal. His words express strong desire and delight. The focus then shifts to the bride, who speaks with assurance: she belongs to her beloved, and his desire is for her. She invites him to the countryside and vineyards, where they can share time together and enjoy the fruit of their love. The chapter ends with the scent and abundance of treasured gifts, pointing to warmth, intimacy, and mutual devotion.

Song of Solomon comes near the end of the book, where love is increasingly expressed through direct praise and longing. Chapter 7 continues the exchange between bride and bridegroom, building on the affection and pursuit seen earlier. It moves toward the final chapter, where the relationship is brought into a fuller expression of commitment and desire.

Themes to notice

  • Mutual admirationThe bridegroom speaks openly of the bride's beauty, showing love that notices and values the whole person.
  • Belonging in loveThe bride's statement of belonging captures confidence, security, and shared desire in the relationship.
  • Shared delightThe call to the countryside and vineyards shows love expressed through time together, enjoyment, and celebration.

Questions for Song of Solomon 7

  • What stands out in the bridegroom's way of describing the bride, and what does it show about his heart?
  • How does the bride's statement about belonging shape the tone of the chapter?
  • What do the invitations to the countryside and vineyards suggest about love in this passage?

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Song of Solomon 7

Admiration by the Bridegroom

1How beautiful are your sandaled feet,

O daughter of the prince!

The curves of your thighs are like jewels,

the handiwork of a master.

2Your navel is a rounded goblet;

it never lacks blended wine.

Your waist is a mound of wheat

encircled by the lilies.

3Your breasts are like two fawns,

twins of a gazelle.

4Your neck is like a tower

made of ivory;

your eyes are like the pools of Heshbon

by the gate of Bath-rabbim;

your nose is like the tower of Lebanon,

facing toward Damascus.

5Your head crowns you like Mount Carmel,

the hair of your head like purple threads;

the king is captured in your tresses.

6How fair and pleasant you are,

O love, with your delights!

7Your stature is like a palm tree;

your breasts are clusters of fruit.

8I said, “I will climb the palm tree;

I will take hold of its fruit.”

May your breasts be like clusters of the vine,

the fragrance of your breath like apples,

9and your mouth like the finest wine.

The Bride

May it flow smoothly to my beloved,

gliding gently over lips and teeth.

10I belong to my beloved,

and his desire is for me.

11Come, my beloved,

let us go to the countryside;

let us spend the night among the wildflowers.

12Let us go early to the vineyards

to see if the vine has budded,

if the blossom has opened,

if the pomegranates are in bloom—

there I will give you my love.

13The mandrakes send forth a fragrance,

and at our door is every delicacy,

new as well as old,

that I have treasured up for you, my beloved.

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