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George Haydock's Catholic Commentary

Song of Solomon 2:7

I. Christ permits not his Church to be persecuted, till she be able to bear it. (Worthington) --- Roes. Septuagint, "armies and power;" the angels and apostles, who have spread the gospel through the world. It would seem that the Jewish women loved hunting, (Calmet) like those of Ph\'9cnicia and Lacedæmon. (Virgil, \'c6neid i.) They were going to sing, (Calmet) the morning epithalamium, (Theocrit. xviii.) after the first night of the marriage. The second meeting takes place, ver. 8, 17. (Haydock)

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  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Song of Solomon 2:7. _I CHARGE YOU - BY THE ROES_] This was probably some rustic mode of adjuration. The verses themselves require little comment. With this verse the _first night_ of the _firs...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    The bride’s answer: “As the ‘tappuach’ with its fragrant fruit excels the barren trees of the wild wood, so my beloved his associates and friends etc.” תפוח _tappûach_ may in early Hebrew have been a...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    CHAPTER 2 The voice of the bride is heard again in the opening verses of this chapter; some understand it as meaning the Messiah speaking of Himself as the Rose and the Lily of the valley, but it is r...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    MUTUAL PRAISE AND PRAISE OF LOVE. The bride sets herself forth as the Rose (_meadow saffron_ or _crocus_) of Sharon (or _the plain_) and the Lily (_scarlet anemone?_) of the valley. To this the lover...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    I CHARGE. I adjure. you. This and the verbs here are Masculine. It is not uncommon to find this: but when we do, we find true feminity has been lost. ROES. gazelles. STIR NOT UP. excite not. Hebrew....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    In these verses the Shulammite replies, but turns her thoughts away from her royal lover to her betrothed, and compares him as contrasted with other young men to a fruitful and shady _tappûach_tree am...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    Song of Solomon 1:9 Chap. Song of Solomon 2:7. A King's Love despised In this scene Solomon presses his love upon the Shulammite for the first time; but in reply to his endeavours to win her she alwa...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _I charge you_ I ADJURE YOU. _by the roes, and by the hinds of the field_ The _tsěbhî_, -roe," is according to Tristram (_Fauna and Flora of Palestine_, p. 5) the gazelle, _Gazella dorcas_. He says, ...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    I CHARGE YOU, &C.— This is a rural form of adjuring: the bride intreats her virgin companions by those creatures in which they may be supposed to have taken frequent pleasure; but we must never forget...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    TEXT 1:152:6 c. Description of a conversation between the Shepherd and the Shepherdess, Song of Solomon 1:15 to Song of Solomon 2:6. Dialogue: Shepherd, Song of Solomon 1:15

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, and by the hinds of the field, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, till he please. I CHARGE YOU ... STIR NOT UP ... MY LOVE. Not an oath...

  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

    2:7 charge (c-2) Or 'adjure,' and so chs. 3.5; 5.8,9; 8.4. please. (d-28) Lit. 'nor awaken love till it please.' so chs. 3.5 and 8.4....

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    THE ARDENT AFFECTION OF THE LOVERS 2-7. Songs of the bride: her enquiry and his answers....

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    1. She compares herself to a simple wild flower, the crocus (RM) of Sharon. The plain, which extended from Joppa to Cæsarea, was proverbial for its flowers (Isaiah 35:2), and travellers continue to re...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    And they are to leave her and her beloved for the present undisturbed by the festal dances and songs. The request is repeated Song of Solomon 3:5; Song of Solomon 8:4, and on each occasion is evidentl...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    ROES. — Heb., _tsebi, tsebiyah_; undoubtedly the _ghazal_ of the Arabs; the _gazelle._ (See 1 Chronicles 12:8.) HINDS. — Heb., _ayyalah._ (See Genesis 49:21.) The LXX. strangely read, _by the powers...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    הִשְׁבַּ֨עְתִּי אֶתְכֶ֜ם בְּנֹ֤ות יְרוּשָׁלִַ֨ם֙ בִּ צְבָאֹ֔ות...

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    TRUE LOVE TESTED SONG OF SOLOMON 1:1; Song of Solomon 2:1; Song of Solomon 3:1; Song of So

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    No Book has been provocative of more controversy than this. The question at issue is as to its place and value in Holy Scripture. While there are different varieties of each, the interpretations may b...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    (c) I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, and by the hinds of the field, that ye stir not, nor awake [my] love, till he please. (c) Christ charges them who have to do in the Church...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, and by the hinds of the field, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, till he please. It appears from what is said in this verse, that the chur...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    The first six Verses (omitting the second) of chapter 2 (Song of Solomon 2:1; Song of Solomon 2:3-6) appear to me to be the voice of the bride. They have been differently understood, but (I think) wro...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    I CHARGE YOU, O YE DAUGHTERS OF JERUSALEM,.... Of whom, see Song of Solomon 1:5. There is some difficulty in these words, whether they are spoken by the church, or by Christ: according to our version,...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, and by the hinds of the field, that ye stir not up, nor awake [my] love, till he please. Ver. 7. _I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem._]...

  • Jonathan Edwards' Notes On The Scriptures

    Song 2:7. "I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, and by the hinds of the field, that ye stir not up nor awake my love till he please." In the 2d verse of this chapter is represented...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _I charge you_ This is spoken by the bride. _By the roes_ By the example of those creatures, which are pleasant and loving in their carriage toward one another; _that ye stir not up, nor awake_ That y...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, in a very strong objurgation, 1 Samuel 17:55; 2 Samuel 11:11, BY THE ROES AND BY THE HINDS OF THE FIELD, fit symbols of tender and ideal love, THAT YE STIR N...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    THE MUTUAL LOVE OF CHRIST AND THE CHURCH. The Bride Protests the Fervor of her Love...

  • Marginal Notes in the King James Version (1611)

    I CHARGE YOU: _ Heb._ I adjure you...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    1-7 Believers are beautiful, as clothed in the righteousness of Christ; and fragrant, as adorned with the graces of his Spirit; and they thrive under the refreshing beams of the Sun of righteousness....

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    This verse is spoken either, 1. By the Bridegroom, who having reposed the sick church in his arms, chargeth them not to disturb her _till she please_, as the last clause in this case must be rendered...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Song of Solomon 2:7 charge H7650 (H8689) daughters H1323 Jerusalem H3389 gazelles H6643 or H176 does H355 field...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    _ “I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, By the roe-deer, or by the hinds of the field, That you stir not up, nor awaken love, Until he please.”_ So overwhelmed is the young maiden by her thoughts o...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    Here we have a dialogue of love between the Lord Jesus and his people. Song of Solomon 2:1. _I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys._ Amongst all flowers, there is none that can be com...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    Song of Solomon 2:1. _I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys. As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters._ It is the nature of love to make the thing beloved like itsel...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: The Bridegroom speaks concerning himself and his Bride. The Bride speaks remembering her satisfaction in her beloved. CHARACTERS: Solomon, Bride (Christ, Church). CONCLUSION: Humble souls...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Song of Solomon 2:1. _Sharon_ was a fertile district not far from Nazareth. 1 Chronicles 27:29; Isaiah 33:9; Isaiah 65:10....

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _By the roes, and by the hinds of the field._ THE ROES AND THE HINDS The spouse was in the full enjoyment of fellowship with her Beloved. Her joy was so great as almost to overpower her, and yet, so...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    SONG OF SOLOMON—NOTE ON SONG OF SOLOMON 2:7 It is clear that the couple is already in LOVE. They must allow their love to proceed at its proper pace, however, which includes waiting until marriage for...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    THE KING’S CHARGE Song of Solomon 2:7 I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, By the roes and by the hinds of the field, That ye stir not up, Nor awaken my love, Till he (or till she) please. Unc...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION SONG OF SOLOMON 2:2 AS A LILY AMONG THORNS, SO IS MY LOVE AMONG THE DAUGHTERS. The king responds, taking up the lovely simile and giving it a very apt and charming turn, "My love is beyond...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys (Song of Solomon 2:1). The bridegroom responds. As the lily among the thorns, so is my love among the daughters (Song of Solomon 2:2). The bride...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    Ephesians 5:22; Matthew 26:63; Proverbs 5:19; Song of Solomon 1:5;...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    I charge you — This is spoken by the bride. By the roes — By the example of those creatures, which are pleasant and loving in their carriage towards one another. Nor awake — That you do not disturb no...

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