My bed is spread with beautiful blankets, with colored sheets of Egyptian linen.
Parallel translations
- WEB I have spread my couch with carpets of tapestry, with striped cloths of the yarn of Egypt.
- KJV I have decked my bed with coverings of tapestry, with carved works, with fine linen of Egypt.
- BSB I have decked my bed with coverings, with colored linen from Egypt.
- NKJV I have spread my bed with tapestry, Colored coverings of Egyptian linen.
- NASB “I have spread my couch with coverings, With colored linens of Egypt.
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Quick answer
She entices him with luxurious, exotic furnishings. Temptation often appeals through sensual comfort and allure.
Overview
She describes her bed adorned with fine, imported linens, painting a scene of indulgent luxury. The sensory appeal is designed to break down resistance and stir desire. The verse reveals how sin dresses itself attractively to draw the heart in.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 7
- Isa 19:9Moreover those who work in combed flax, and those who weave white cloth, will be confounded.
- Ezek 27:7Your sail was of fine linen with embroidered work from Egypt, that it might be to you for a banner; blue and purple from the islands of Elishah was your awning.
- Song 3:7–10Behold, it is Solomon’s carriage! Sixty mighty men are around it, of the mighty men of Israel.
- Rev 2:22Behold, I will throw her into a bed, and those who commit adultery with her into great oppression, unless they repent of her works.
- 1 Kgs 10:28The horses which Solomon had were brought out of Egypt. The king’s merchants received them in droves, each drove at a price.
- Prov 31:22She makes for herself carpets of tapestry. Her clothing is fine linen and purple.
- Song 1:16Behold, you are beautiful, my beloved, yes, pleasant; and our couch is verdant.
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