Song of Solomon 1:3

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What does Song of Solomon 1:3 mean?

Song of Solomon 1:3 in the original Hebrew

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Cross references for Song of Solomon 1:3

• Ecclesiastes 7:1

  A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one’s birth.

• Exodus 30:23-28

  Take thou also unto thee principal spices, of pure myrrh five hundred shekels, and of sweet cinnamon half so much, even two hundred and fifty shekels, and of sweet calamus two hundred and fifty shekels, And of cassia five hundred shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, and of oil olive an hin: And thou shalt make it an oil of holy ointment, an ointment compound after the art of the apothecary: it shall be an holy anointing oil. And thou shalt anoint the tabernacle of the congregation therewith, and the ark of the testimony, …

• Song of Solomon 4:10

  How fair is thy love, my sister, my spouse! how much better is thy love than wine! and the smell of thine ointments than all spices!

• John 12:3

  Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment.

• Psalms 45:7-8

  Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows. All thy garments smell of myrrh, and aloes, and cassia, out of the ivory palaces, whereby they have made thee glad.

• Philippians 2:9-10

  Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;

• Revelation 14:4

  These are they which were not defiled with women; for they are virgins. These are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth. These were redeemed from among men, being the firstfruits unto God and to the Lamb.

• 2 Corinthians 2:14-16

  Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of his knowledge by us in every place. For we are unto God a sweet savour of Christ, in them that are saved, and in them that perish: To the one we are the savour of death unto death; and to the other the savour of life unto life. And who is sufficient for these things?

• Philippians 4:18

  But I have all, and abound: I am full, having received of Epaphroditus the things which were sent from you, an odour of a sweet smell, a sacrifice acceptable, wellpleasing to God.

• Psalms 45:14

  She shall be brought unto the king in raiment of needlework: the virgins her companions that follow her shall be brought unto thee.

• Psalms 133:2

  It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, even Aaron’s beard: that went down to the skirts of his garments;

• Matthew 25:1

  Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.

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Context

• Song of Solomon 1:2

  Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth: for thy love is better than wine.

• Song of Solomon 1:3

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

• Song of Solomon 1:4

  Draw me, we will run after thee: the king hath brought me into his chambers: we will be glad and rejoice in thee, we will remember thy love more than wine: the upright love thee.

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