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Sgs 7:4 — Thy neck [is] as a tower of ivory; thine eyes [like] the fishpools in Heshbon, by the gate of Bathrabbim: thy nose [is] as the tower of Lebanon which looketh toward Damascus.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

neck		Sgs 1:10; Sgs 4:4
ivory		Sgs 5:14; 1Ki 10:18,22; 1Ki 22:39; Psa 45:8; Psa 144:12
thine eyes		"That is, ""Thine eyes are dark, deep, clear, and serene, as the fish-pools in Heshbon. "" Sgs 4:1,9; Sgs 6:5; Eph 1:17,18; Eph 3:18,19"
Heshbon		Num 21:25; Isa 54:4
thy nose		"That is, ""Thy nose is as finely formed as the tower of Lebanon."" Phl 1:9,10; Hbr 5:14"
the tower		Sgs 4:8; Sgs 5:15; 1Ki 7:2; 1Ki 9:19; 2Ch 8:6
Damascus		Gen 15:2; 2Sa 8:6

Correlating Passages

neck

	Sgs 1:10	Thy cheeks are comely with rows [of jewels], thy neck with chains [of gold].
	Sgs 4:4	Thy neck [is] like the tower of David builded for an armoury, whereon there hang a thousand bucklers, all shields of mighty men.

ivory

	Sgs 5:14	His hands [are as] gold rings set with the beryl: his belly [is as] bright ivory overlaid [with] sapphires.
	1Ki 10:18	Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with the best gold.
	1Ki 10:22	For the king had at sea a navy of Tharshish with the navy of Hiram: once in three years came the navy of Tharshish, bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.
	1Ki 22:39	Now the rest of the acts of Ahab, and all that he did, and the ivory house which he made, and all the cities that he built, [are] they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
	Psa 45:8	All thy garments [smell] of myrrh, and aloes, [and] cassia, out of the ivory palaces, whereby they have made thee glad.
	Psa 144:12	That our sons [may be] as plants grown up in their youth; [that] our daughters [may be] as corner stones, polished [after] the similitude of a palace:

thine eyes

	Sgs 4:1	Behold, thou [art] fair, my love; behold, thou [art] fair; thou [hast] doves' eyes within thy locks: thy hair [is] as a flock of goats, that appear from mount Gilead.
	Sgs 4:9	Thou hast ravished my heart, my sister, [my] spouse; thou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes, with one chain of thy neck.
	Sgs 6:5	Turn away thine eyes from me, for they have overcome me: thy hair [is] as a flock of goats that appear from Gilead.
	Eph 1:17	That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him:
	Eph 1:18	The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,
	Eph 3:18	May be able to comprehend with all saints what [is] the breadth, and length, and depth, and height;
	Eph 3:19	And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.

Heshbon

	Num 21:25	And Israel took all these cities: and Israel dwelt in all the cities of the Amorites, in Heshbon, and in all the villages thereof.
	Isa 54:4	Fear not; for thou shalt not be ashamed: neither be thou confounded; for thou shalt not be put to shame: for thou shalt forget the shame of thy youth, and shalt not remember the reproach of thy widowhood any more.

thy nose

	Phl 1:9	And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and [in] all judgment;
	Phl 1:10	That ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ;
	Hbr 5:14	But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, [even] those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.

the tower

	Sgs 4:8	Come with me from Lebanon, [my] spouse, with me from Lebanon: look from the top of Amana, from the top of Shenir and Hermon, from the lions' dens, from the mountains of the leopards.
	Sgs 5:15	His legs [are as] pillars of marble, set upon sockets of fine gold: his countenance [is] as Lebanon, excellent as the cedars.
	1Ki 7:2	He built also the house of the forest of Lebanon; the length thereof [was] an hundred cubits, and the breadth thereof fifty cubits, and the height thereof thirty cubits, upon four rows of cedar pillars, with cedar beams upon the pillars.
	1Ki 9:19	And all the cities of store that Solomon had, and cities for his chariots, and cities for his horsemen, and that which Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion.
	2Ch 8:6	And Baalath, and all the store cities that Solomon had, and all the chariot cities, and the cities of the horsemen, and all that Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and throughout all the land of his dominion.

Damascus

	Gen 15:2	And Abram said, Lord GOD, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house [is] this Eliezer of Damascus?
	2Sa 8:6	Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus: and the Syrians became servants to David, [and] brought gifts. And the LORD preserved David whithersoever he went.

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Scott, Thomas. "Song of Songs 7:4," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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