Song of Solomon 1:3 Parallel Translations

better than the fragrance of cologne. (Cologne should be named after you.) No wonder the young women love you!(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

Because of the savour of thy good ointments thy name is as ointment poured forth, therefore do the virgins love thee.

ASV:

Thine oils have a goodly fragrance; Thy name is as oil poured forth; Therefore do the virgins love thee.

BBE:

Sweet is the smell of your perfumes; your name is as perfume running out; so the young girls give you their love.

DBY:

Thine ointments savour sweetly; Thy name is an ointment poured forth: Therefore do the virgins love thee.

ERV:

Thine ointments have a goodly fragrance; thy name is as ointment poured forth; therefore do the virgins love thee.

JPS:

Thine ointments have a goodly fragrance; thy name is as ointment poured forth; therefore do the maidens love thee.

WBS:

Because of the savor of thy good ointments thy name is as ointment poured forth, therefore do the virgins love thee.

WEB:

Your oils have a pleasing fragrance. Your name is oil poured forth, therefore the virgins love you.

YLT:

For fragrance are thy perfumes good. Perfume emptied out -- thy name, Therefore have virgins loved thee!

Song of Solomon 1:3 Cross References

XREF:

Psalm 45:14 She will be led to the King in embroidered work; The virgins, her companions who follow her, Will be brought to You.

Ecclesiastes 7:1 A good name is better than a good ointment, And the day of one's death is better than the day of one's birth.

Song of Songs 4:10 "How beautiful is your love, my sister, my bride! How much better is your love than wine, And the fragrance of your oils Than all kinds of spices!

John 12:3 Mary then took a pound of very costly perfume of pure nard, and anointed the feet of Jesus and wiped His feet with her hair; and the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

1:3 Because of the {b} savour of thy good ointments thy name [is as] ointment poured forth, therefore do the {c} virgins love thee.
(b) The feeling of your great benefits.
(c) They that are pure in heart and conversation.

WES:

1:3 Ointments - Because of those excellent gifts and graces of God's Spirit wherewith thou art replenished. Thy name - Thy report, the very mention of thee, and all those things by which thou makest thyself known to men, thy word, particularly thine offers of pardon and salvation to sinners; and all thy works, especially that great work of redemption is most acceptable, and refreshing. The virgins - called the companions of the bride, Psal 45:14, particular believers, who are called virgins, 2Cor 11:2 Rev 14:4, who have their senses exercised to perceive this sweetness and fulness of Christ.

MHC:

1:2-6 The church, or rather the believer, speaks here in the character of the spouse of the King, the Messiah. The kisses of his mouth mean those assurances of pardon with which believers are favoured, filling them with peace and joy in believing, and causing them to abound in hope by the power of the Holy Ghost. Gracious souls take most pleasure in loving Christ, and being loved of him. Christ's love is more valuable and desirable than the best this world can give. The name of Christ is not now like ointment sealed up, but like ointment poured forth; which denotes the freeness and fulness of the setting forth of his grace by the gospel. Those whom he has redeemed and sanctified, are here the virgins that love Jesus Christ, and follow him whithersoever he goes, Re 14:4. They entreat him to draw them by the quickening influences of his Spirit. The more clearly we discern Christ's glory, the more sensible shall we be that we are unable to follow him suitably, and at the same time be more desirous of doing it. Observe the speedy answer given to this prayer. Those who wait at Wisdom's gate, shall be led into truth and comfort. And being brought into this chamber, our griefs will vanish. We have no joy but in Christ, and for this we are indebted to him. We will remember to give thanks for thy love; it shall make more lasting impressions upon us than any thing in this world. Nor is any love acceptable to Christ but love in sincerity, Eph 6:24. The daughters of Jerusalem may mean professors not yet established in the faith. The spouse was black as the tents of the wandering Arabs, but comely as the magnificent curtains in the palaces of Solomon. The believer is black, as being defiled and sinful by nature, but comely, as renewed by Divine grace to the holy image of God. He is still deformed with remains of sin, but comely as accepted in Christ. He is often base and contemptible in the esteem of men, but excellent in the sight of God. The blackness was owing to the hard usage that had been suffered. The children of the church, her mother, but not of God, her Father, were angry with her. They had made her suffer hardships, which caused her to neglect the care of her soul. Thus, under the emblem of a poor female, made the chosen partner of a prince, we are led to consider the circumstances in which the love of Christ is accustomed to find its objects. They were wretched slaves of sin, in toil, or in sorrow, weary and heavy laden, but how great the change when the love of Christ is manifested to their souls!

CONC:

Anointing Emptied Forth Fragrance Fragrant Girls Goodly Love Loved Maidens Oil Oils Ointment Ointments Perfume Perfumes Pleasing Poured Purified Running Savor Savour Smell Sweet Sweetly Virgins Wonder

Anointing Emptied Forth Fragrance Fragrant Girls Good Goodly Love Maidens Oil Oils Ointment Ointments Perfume Perfumes Pleasing Poured Purified Running Savor Savour Smell Sweet Virgins Wonder Young

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