Song of Songs 4:6

Until the day break, and the shadows flee away, I will get me to the mountain of myrrh, and to the hill of frankincense.

Cross-reference

In Song 4:14, the myrrh and frankincense from 4:6 are expanded into a full list of spices, continuing the garden imagery.

Song 2:17 uses the same phrase 'until the day break and shadows flee' — a poetic repetition within the same book.

Song of Solomon 1:13 also uses myrrh as a symbol of the beloved — echoes the same sensory imagery.

Psalm 45:8 Parallel

Psalm 45:8 uses myrrh in a royal wedding context — directly parallels the fragrant imagery of the beloved.

Exodus 30:23-26 lists myrrh and frankincense as ingredients for holy anointing oil — the same spices appear in Song 4:6's 'mountain of myrrh' and 'hill of frankincense'.

Exodus 37:29 mentions the holy anointing oil and incense — made with myrrh and frankincense per earlier recipes, linking to Song 4:6's aromatic mountains.