Song of Solomon 7:4
Thy neck is as a tower of ivory; thine eyes like the fishpools in Heshbon, by the gate of Bath-rabbim: thy nose is as the tower of Lebanon which looketh toward Damascus. Thy neck is as a tower of ivory; thine eyes like the fishpools in Heshbon, by the gate of Bath-rabbim: thy nose is as the tower of Lebanon which looketh toward Damascus.
The verse belongs to one of the one thousand and five songs or poems written by Solomon, framed as a dialogue among various parties in vivid, warm Eastern figurative imagery. It is a poetic parable or picture of Christ and His church, showing His wonderful love and her responsive love, though her love is often lacking in faithfulness and constancy. Its imagery of towers, ivory, and pools belongs to the time in which it was written and gives no ground for objection when understood in that setting.
The neck is likened to a tower of ivory and the nose to the tower of Lebanon that looks toward Damascus, with the tower of Lebanon identified as Mount Hermon. The comparison of the eyes to the pools in Heshbon describes eyes filled with tears when the heart breaks in humility.
The verse is to be read alone with God while keeping the picture of Christ and His church in mind.