“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 lover notes that the beloved's neck is like an ivory tower and her eyes like pools in Heshbon by the gate of Bath-rabbim, establishing her neck as strong and elegant and her eyes as reflecting and beautiful, like clear water. The reference to ivory tower reiterates the earlier description of her neck and suggests both elegance and strength, while the pool imagery establishes her eyes as containing depth and clarity. The specific geographical references establish that her beauty is being measured against actual locations and actual bodies of water, suggesting that her beauty is measured against concrete referents rather than abstract ideals. This verse theologically suggests that the beloved's beauty is referenced against natural and geographical features, and that her body participates in the beauty of creation itself.
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