The lover continues that the beloved should turn her eyes from him because they overwhelm him, and her hair is like a flock of goats descending from Gilead, establishing that her gaze is so powerful that it overcomes the lover and that her hair is luxurious and abundant. The request for her to turn her eyes away paradoxically establishes the power of her gaze and the overwhelming effect of her beauty, suggesting that her eyes exercise a kind of erotic dominance over the lover. The description of her hair as a flock of goats descending Gilead suggests movement, abundance, and the beauty of flowing form. This verse theologically suggests that the beloved's gaze itself is a source of erotic power and that her beauty can overwhelm and conquer the lover completely.

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