Song 4:3 | JFB | STEP | 3. thread —like a delicate fillet. Not thick and white as the leper's lips (type of sin), which were therefore to be "covered," as "unclean" ( ). scarlet —The blood of Jesus Christ ( ) cleanses the leprosy, and unseals the lips ( ). Rahab's scarlet thread was a type of it ( ). speech —not a separate feature from the lips ( ). Contrast "uncircumcised lips" ( ). MAURER and BURROWES translate, "thy mouth." temples —rather, the upper part of the cheek next the temples: the seat of shamefacedness; so, "within thy locks," no display ( ). Mark of true penitence ( ). Contrast . pomegranate —When cut, it displays in rows seeds pellucid, like crystal, tinged with red. Her modesty is not on the surface, but within, which Jesus Christ can see into.

Song of Solomon 4:3

3. thread—like a delicate fillet. Not thick and white as the leper's lips (type of sin), which were therefore to be "covered," as "unclean" (Le 13:45).

scarlet—The blood of Jesus Christ (Isa 6:5-9) cleanses the leprosy, and unseals the lips (Isa 57:19; Ho 14:2; Heb 13:15). Rahab's scarlet thread was a type of it (Jos 2:18).

speech—not a separate feature from the lips (Zep 3:9; Col 4:6). Contrast "uncircumcised lips" (Ex 6:12). MAURER and BURROWES translate, "thy mouth."

temples—rather, the upper part of the cheek next the temples: the seat of shamefacedness; so, "within thy locks," no display (1Co 11:5, 6, 15). Mark of true penitence (Ezr 9:6; Eze 16:63). Contrast Jer 3:3; Eze 3:7.

pomegranate—When cut, it displays in rows seeds pellucid, like crystal, tinged with red. Her modesty is not on the surface, but within, which Jesus Christ can see into.