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So 5:12 Strong Concordance His eyes [05869] are as the eyes of doves [03123] by the rivers [0650] of waters [04325], washed [07364] with milk [02461], and fitly set [03427] [04402].
  King James His eyes are as the eyes of doves by the rivers of waters, washed with milk, and fitly set.

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A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]
as the eyes of doves--rather, "as doves" (Psa 68:13); bathing in "the rivers"; so combining in their "silver" feathers the whiteness of milk with the sparkling brightness of the water trickling over them (Mat 3:16). The "milk" may allude to the white around the pupil of the eye. The "waters" refer to the eye as the fountain of tears of sympathy (Eze 16:5-6; Luk 19:41). Vivacity, purity, and love, are the three features typified.

fitly set--as a gem in a ring; as the precious stones in the high priest's breastplate. Rather, translate as Vulgate (the doves), sitting at the fulness of the stream; by the full stream; or, as MAURER (the eyes) set in fulness, not sunk in their sockets (Rev 5:6), ("seven," expressing full perfection), (Zac 3:9; Zac 4:10).
 
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10 For who hath despised [0936] the day [03117] of small things [06996]? for they shall rejoice [08055], and shall see [07200] the plummet [068] [0913] in the hand [03027] of Zerubbabel [02216] with those seven [07651]; they are the eyes [05869] of the LORD [03068], which run to and fro [07751] through the whole earth [0776].
9 For behold the stone [068] that I have laid [05414] before [06440] Joshua [03091]; upon one [0259] stone [068] shall be seven [07651] eyes [05869]: behold, I will engrave [06605] the graving [06603] thereof, saith [05002] the LORD [03068] of hosts [06635], and I will remove [04185] the iniquity [05771] of that land [0776] in one [0259] day [03117].
6 And [2532] I beheld [1492], and [2532], lo [2400], in [1722] the midst [3319] of the throne [2362] and [2532] of the four [5064] beasts [2226], and [2532] in [1722] the midst [3319] of the elders [4245], stood [2476] a Lamb [721] as [5613] it had been slain [4969], having [2192] seven [2033] horns [2768] and [2532] seven [2033] eyes [3788], which [3739] are [1526] the seven [2033] Spirits [4151] of God [2316] sent forth [649] into [1519] all [3956] the earth [1093].
41 And [2532] when [5613] he was come near [1448], he beheld [1492] the city [4172], and wept [2799] over [1909] it [846],
5 None eye [05869] pitied [02347] thee, to do [06213] any [0259] of these unto thee, to have compassion [02550] upon thee; but thou wast cast out [07993] in the open [06440] field [07704], to the lothing [01604] of thy person [05315], in the day [03117] that thou wast born [03205].
6 And when I passed [05674] by thee, and saw [07200] thee polluted [0947] in thine own blood [01818], I said [0559] unto thee when thou wast in thy blood [01818], Live [02421]; yea, I said [0559] unto thee when thou wast in thy blood [01818], Live [02421].
16 And [2532] Jesus [2424], when he was baptized [907], went up [305] straightway [2117] out of [575] the water [5204]: and [2532], lo [2400], the heavens [3772] were opened [455] unto him [846], and [2532] he saw [1492] the Spirit [4151] of God [2316] descending [2597] like [5616] a dove [4058], and [2532] lighting [2064] upon [1909] him [846]:
13 Though ye have lien [07901] among the pots [08240], yet shall ye be as the wings [03671] of a dove [03123] covered [02645] with silver [03701], and her feathers [084] with yellow [03422] gold [02742].
23 Which [3748] is [2076] his [846] body [4983], the fulness [4138] of him that filleth [4137] all [3956] in [1722] all [3956].
13 And the fourth [07243] row [02905], a beryl [08658], an onyx [07718], and a jasper [03471]: they were inclosed [04142] in ouches [04865] of gold [02091] in their inclosings [04396].
20 And thou shalt command [06680] the children [01121] of Israel [03478], that they bring [03947] thee pure [02134] oil [08081] olive [02132] beaten [03795] for the light [03974], to cause the lamp [05216] to burn [05927] always [08548].
17 All the pillars [05982] round about [05439] the court [02691] shall be filleted [02836] with silver [03701]; their hooks [02053] shall be of silver [03701], and their sockets [0134] of brass [05178].
7 Onyx [07718] stones [068], and stones [068] to be set [04394] in the ephod [0646], and in the breastplate [02833].
12 His eyes [05869] are as the eyes of doves [03123] by the rivers [0650] of waters [04325], washed [07364] with milk [02461], and fitly set [03427] [04402].
9 Thou hast ravished my heart [03823], my sister [0269], my spouse [03618]; thou hast ravished my heart [03823] with one [0259] of thine eyes [05869], with one [0259] chain [06060] of thy neck [06677].
16 He sent [07971] from above [04791], he took [03947] me, he drew [04871] me out of many [07227] waters [04325].
1 Behold, thou art fair [03303], my love [07474]; behold, thou art fair [03303]; thou hast doves [03123]' eyes [05869] within [01157] thy locks [06777]: thy hair [08181] is as a flock [05739] of goats [05795], that appear [01570] from mount [02022] Gilead [01568].