527 B
527 B
Here begins Part Five of the book
as beautiful as Tirzah, my love, as lovely as Jerusalem
The lover compares the woman's beauty and pleasantness with beautiful and pleasant cities. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile)
lovely
See how you translated this in Song of Solomon 1:5.
as awe-inspiring as an army with its banners
inspiring as an army with its banners** - The beauty of the woman is so powerful that it makes the lover feel helpless, as if an army were approaching him.