# His eyes are like doves "His eyes are gentle like doves" or the woman is speaking of the man's white eyeballs or the shape of his eyes, the shape of a dove. # doves beside streams of water Birds that the Israelites considered gentle sitting beside a gently flowing stream. # streams of water "gently flowing water" # bathed in milk "doves that are white like milk" or "his pupils are like doves bathing in white milk" # mounted like jewels His eyes are beautiful. Jewels that a craftsman has carefully put in place are beautiful.