Song of Solomon 7
Summary for Song 7:1-5: 7:1-5 a The man now praises the woman’s dancing feet and then ascends her sensuous body to her flowing hair (7:1-5 b).• This queenly maiden (literally prince’s daughter) might or might not be from a royal family, but the man considers her as fine as royalty.
7:2 c Between your thighs lies a mound of wheat (literally Your belly is like a mound of wheat): The man is either describing the woman’s smoothly rounded abdomen or her pubic mound.
7:4 d sparkling pools in Heshbon by the gate of Bath-rabbim: The pools of Heshbon, formed by a brook, can still be seen today near the ruins of Heshbon on the east coast of the Dead Sea.
• The tower of Lebanon is probably a metaphor for Mount Hermon, a high mountain that overlooks the valley of Damascus, the capital of Syria. The majestic beauty of the woman’s nose rises above her other facial features.
Summary for Song 7:5-6: 7:5-6 e Mount Carmel is a high mountain range on the Mediterranean coast.
• your hair radiates royalty (literally your hair is as purple threads): Purple was an expensive color to produce, so it was the exclusive property of royalty.
Summary for Song 7:7-8: 7:7-8 f The husband describes their lovemaking. He ascends her body and caresses her breasts.
7:9 g The man compares the woman’s love and her kisses to wine in that they are delightful and make one light-headed (see 1:2 h).
Summary for Song 7:11-12: 7:11-12 i The woman suggests that they go together to check on the status of the vineyards and make love while there.
7:13 j Mandrakes (Hebrew duda’im) were a Middle Eastern aphrodisiac (see Gen 30:14-16 k); the roots of the plant resemble a human torso. The word is a play on my lover (Hebrew dodi).
• at our door: All sexual pleasures are available to them now, and she will share with him the delights she has saved for him alone.
• new ... old: She has in mind the sexual expressions they have already experienced, and new ones as well.
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