Graphic Bible · Scene 14 of 16

Gold rods, pale polished ivory and blue stones arranged on linen as metaphors, no literal metallic human body.
Artwork is an interpretation. Scripture is quoted from the People's Open Bible.

Song of Songs 5:14

Gold and Precious Stones

The Door and the Missing Beloved · Song of Songs 5

Story guide: The woman compares the beloved's hands and abdomen with gold, ivory, and precious stones. Notice the polished materials arranged on linen. Their color, smoothness, and value translate her admiration into objects; the artwork displays the metaphors themselves rather than turning his body into metal or stone.

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14His hands are rods of gold, set with beryl; his abdomen is polished ivory, covered with sapphires.

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