Matthew Poole and continuators on Song of Solomon 4:2

2 Thy teeth are like a flock of sheep that are even shorn m, which came up from the washing: whereof every one bear twins , and none is barren among them .

Numerous and placed in due order.

Which is here fitly supplied out of Cant. 6. 6. where it is expressed. Smooth and even, as also clean and white, whereas unshorn sheep retain much filth in their wool, even after their washing.

Which seems to note the two rows of Teeth, like Twins, one directly answering to the other; which is a great part of the Beauty or comeliness belonging to the Teeth. Nor let any wonder to hear of sheep bearing Twins; for that there were many such in the Eastern Countries is apparent, not only from holy Scripture, but also from the express Testimony of Aristotle, and other ancient Writers.

Not one Tooth is lacking. By the Teeth some understand the Teachers, which may be compared to Teeth, because they prepare, and as it were chew spiritual Food for the People, and to such Teeth as are here described for their great number and excellent order, and for that purity and fruitfulness which is required of them: others understand some gracious qualification or action of the faithful, either their Faith, which is compared to eating, Ioh. 6. 41, &c. and elsewhere, which also purifies the Heart and Life, and produceth good works in abundance; or their Meditation or study of God, and of his word, whereby, like the clean Beasts under the Law, they chew the cud; which also much promotes their purity and fertility. But, as I said on the first verse, there is no need of a distinct Application of every particular, as it is in Parables where many things are added for decency, which belong not to the main scope, and therefore are neglected in the interpretation of them. The scope of this place is onely to set forth the Churches perfection and beauty by the resemblance of a beautiful Woman, and one part of beauty consists in the colour and order of the teeth.