KJV ORIGINAL
His cheeks are as a bed of spices, as sweet flowers: his lips like lilies, dropping sweet smelling myrrh.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
His face is like a garden of fragrant spices and sweet-smelling flowers. His lips are like lilies that drip with sweet myrrh.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
The writer is describing her beloved's face and lips using beautiful imagery of fragrant flowers and precious spices to show how attractive and wonderful he is to her.
📚 Historical Context
This is part of a love poem in the Song of Solomon where the bride is describing her beloved's physical beauty to others who ask about him. In ancient times, spices like myrrh were extremely valuable and associated with royalty and luxury. Gardens of spices and aromatic flowers were symbols of beauty, wealth, and delight in the ancient Near East.
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