The lover reappears, declaring that the beloved is beautiful as Tirzah, lovely as Jerusalem, terrible as an army with banners, establishing her as beautiful as the most beautiful human cities and as awesome as martial might. The comparison of the beloved to cities—places of civilization, governance, and community—establishes that her beauty is not merely personal but participates in the beauty and order of human civilization. The assertion that she is 'terrible as an army with banners' suggests that her beauty is not merely gentle but overwhelming and formidable, capable of conquering the lover completely. This verse theologically suggests that the beloved's beauty encompasses both the refined beauty of civilization and the awesome power of martial strength, establishing her as incomparably magnificent.

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