Song of Solomon 6:5Turn away your eyes from me, for they have overcome me. Your hair is like a flock of goats, that lie along the side of Gilead.
The setting
Ancient Israel, ~950 BC. Palace gardens. Solomon overwhelmed by his beloved's beauty, speaking with passionate intensity in Jerusalem, Israel.
The emotion here: overwhelmed by passionate love, almost breathless
The original word
himmuni (הִמּוּנִי) — they have made me flee, overwhelmed me with emotion
Why it matters
Gilead's mountainsides were famous for black goats whose hair shimmered in sunlight
Read with care
What most readers miss in Song of Solomon 6:5
He's literally asking her to look away because her gaze is too powerful
Common misconceptionPeople think this is just pretty poetry, but it's raw emotional vulnerability - a king admitting his beloved's gaze has power over him.
The thread continues
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Bible Genome reading
Song of Solomon 6:5 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Song of Solomon 6:5 comes from the book of Song of Solomon, written during the United Kingdom period. These words are attributed to Lover. The dominant emotion in this verse is joyful, with a comfort power of 60% and a tone that is joyful. It belongs to the poetry genre of biblical literature. Key themes include beauty, overwhelming love, nature. Notable phrases: turn away your eyes; they have overcome me; flock of goats.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same joyful
“For to us a child is born. To us a son is given; and the government will be on his shoulders. His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, …”
— Isaiah 9:6
“For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ all will be made alive.”
— 1 Corinthians 15:22
“"Death, where is your sting? Hades, where is your victory?"”
— 1 Corinthians 15:55
“Rejoice always.”
— 1 Thessalonians 5:16
“Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old things have passed away. Behold, all things have become new.”
— 2 Corinthians 5:17
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