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Song of Sol. 1:3 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Because of the savor of thy good ointmentsd thy namee is as ointment poured forth, therefore do the virgins love thee.

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Prov. 27:9• ⁹Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart;{HR}So the sweetness of a man's friend from hearty counsel. (Prov. 27:9)

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Psa. 45:17• ¹⁷I will make mention of thy name in all generations:{HR}Therefore peoples shall give thee thanks for ever and ever. (Psa. 45:17)

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Psa. 119:55• ⁵⁵I remember in the night thy name, Jehovah,{HR}And observe thy law. (Psa. 119:55)

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the savour.

Song of Sol. 3:6• ⁶Who is this, that [fem.] cometh up out of the wilderness{HR}Like pillars of smoke,{HR}Perfumed with myrrh and frankincense,{HR}With all powders of the merchant? (Song of Sol. 3:6)

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Song of Sol. 4:10• ¹⁰How fair is thy love, my sister spouse!{HR}How much better is thy love than wine,{HR}And the fragrance of thine ointment than all spices! (Song of Sol. 4:10)

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Song of Sol. 5:5,13• ⁵I rose to open for my beloved,{HR}And my hands dropped with myrrh,{HR}And my fingers with liquid myrrh.
¹³His cheeks [are] as a bed of spices, banks of sweet herbs;{HR}His lips, lilies dropping liquid myrrh; (Song of Sol. 5:5,13)

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Ex. 30:23‑28• ²³And thou, take best spices—of liquid myrrh five hundred shekels , and of sweet cinnamon the half—two hundred and fifty, and of sweet myrtle two hundred and fifty,
²⁴and of cassia five hundred, after the shekel of the sanctuary, and of olive oil a hin;
²⁵and make of it an oil of holy ointment, a perfume of perfumery after the work of the perfumer: it shall be the holy anointing oil.
²⁶And thou shalt anoint the tent of meeting with it, and the ark of the testimony,
²⁷and the table and all its utensils, and the lamp-stand and its utensils, and the altar of incense,
²⁸and the altar of burnt-offering and all its utensils, and the laver and its stand. (Ex. 30:23‑28)

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Psa. 45:7‑8• ⁷Thou hast loved righteousness and hated wickedness:{HR}Therefore God, [even] thy God,{HR}Hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy companions.
⁸Myrrh and aloes [and] cassia [are] all thy garments;{HR}From the palaces of ivory stringed instruments have gladdened thee. (Psa. 45:7‑8)

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Psa. 133:2• ²Like the good oil upon the head,{HR}Running down upon the beard, Aaron's beard,{HR}That runneth down to his garment's hem; (Psa. 133:2)

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Prov. 27:9• ⁹Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart;{HR}So the sweetness of a man's friend from hearty counsel. (Prov. 27:9)

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Eccl. 7:1• ¹A [good] name is better than precious ointment;{HR}And the day of death than the day of one's birth. (Eccl. 7:1)

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Isa. 61:3• ³to appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, that beauty be given them instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, the garment of praise instead of the spirit of heaviness, that they might be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of Jehovah, that he might be glorified. (Isa. 61:3)

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John 12:3• ³Mary then, having taken a pound of unguent of costly pure nard, anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair; and the house was filled with the odour of the unguent. (John 12:3)

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2 Cor. 2:14‑16• ¹⁴But thanks [be] to God that always leadeth us in triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the odour of his knowledge through us in every place.
¹⁵Because we are a sweet odour of Christ to God in those to be saved, and in those that perish:
¹⁶to the one an odour from death unto death, but to the others an odour from life unto life; and who [is] sufficient for these things? (2 Cor. 2:14‑16)

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Phil. 4:18• ¹⁸But I have all things and abound; I am full, having received from Epaphroditus the things from you, an odour of a sweet smell, a sacrifice acceptable, well-pleasing to God. (Phil. 4:18)

thy name.

Ex. 33:12,19• ¹²And Moses said to Jehovah, See, thou sayest unto me, Bring up this people: and thou hast not let me know whom thou wilt send with me. Yet thou hast said, I know thee by name, and thou hast also found grace in my sight.
¹⁹And he said, I will make all my goodness pass before thy face, and I will proclaim the name of Jehovah before thee; and I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and I will show mercy on whom I will show mercy. (Ex. 33:12,19)

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Ex. 34:5‑7• ⁵And Jehovah came down in the cloud, and stood beside him there, and proclaimed the name of Jehovah.
⁶And Jehovah passed by before his face, and proclaimed, Jehovah, Jehovah God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in goodness and truth,
⁷keeping mercy unto thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, but by no means clearing the guilty; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children's children, upon the third and upon the fourth generation. (Ex. 34:5‑7)

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Psa. 89:15‑16• ¹⁵Blessed the people that know the joyful shout!{HR}Jehovah, in the light of thy face they walk.
¹⁶In thy name they rejoice all the day,{HR}And in thy righteousness they are exalted. (Psa. 89:15‑16)

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Isa. 9:6‑7• ⁶For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name is called Wonderful, Counsellor, Mighty God, Father of eternity , Prince of Peace.
⁷To the increase of the government and to peace [there shall be] no end upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to establish it and to uphold it with judgment and with righteousness from henceforth even forever. The jealousy of Jehovah of hosts will perform this. (Isa. 9:6‑7)

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Jer. 23:5‑6• ⁵Behold the days come, saith Jehovah, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth.
⁶In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, JEHOVAH OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS. (Jer. 23:5‑6)

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Matt. 1:21‑23• ²¹And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus, for he shall save his people from their sins.
²²Now all this came to pass that that might be fulfilled which was spoken by [the] Lord, through the prophet, saying,
²³Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which is, being interpreted, 'God with us.' (Matt. 1:21‑23)

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Phil. 2:9‑10• ⁹Wherefore also God highly exalted him, and gave him the name that [is] above every name,
¹⁰that in the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of heavenly and earthly and infernal [beings], (Phil. 2:9‑10)

the virgins.

Song of Sol. 6:8• ⁸There are threescore queens and fourscore concubines,{HR}And virgins without number. (Song of Sol. 6:8)

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Psa. 45:14• ¹⁴In embroidered work of many colours is she brought unto the king;{HR}The virgins after her, her companions, are brought to thee. (Psa. 45:14)

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Matt. 25:1• ¹Then shall the kingdom of the heavens be likened to ten virgins, the which took their torches and went forth to meet the bridegroom. (Matt. 25:1)

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2 Cor. 11:2• ²For I am jealous as to you with a jealousy of God; for I betrothed you to one husband to present a chaste virgin to Christ. (2 Cor. 11:2)

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Rev. 14:4• ⁴These are they who were not defiled with women: for they are virgins. These [are] they that follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth. These were bought from among men, firstfruits to God and to the Lamb: (Rev. 14:4)

• His love is better than wine, and His name is like an ointment poured forth. It is the soul's discovery of the infinite worth of Christ that creates the longing for the assurance of His love. His love is better than all earthly joys, of which wine is but the symbol; and His name, when revealed, is like an ointment poured forth. In the Bethany scene of John 12 we see the happy result of the ointment poured forth. (“Canticle 1: The Assurance of Love” by H. Smith)

• It is only the virgins -the pure in heart - who value His name, and appreciate His love. (“Canticle 1: The Assurance of Love” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Thine ointments savour sweetly; Thy name is an ointment poured forth: Therefore do the virgins love thee.

W. Kelly Translation

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Thine ointments have sweet fragrance;{HR}Thy name [is] ointment poured forth:{HR}Therefore do the virgins love thee.