Purpose and Thrust Although the request mentions the visual appearance first and then the voice, this order is reversed in the basis, yielding an abb’a’ structure or chiasm. The structure emphasizes the strict correspondence of the comparison—the voice is just as infatuating (or “sweet”; cf. Prov. 20:17*) as the face is ravishing. The numinous quality common to both the request and the basis justifies these strong words. The usual translations (“pleasant,” “lovely,” etc.) are too pallid, failing