The DAUGHTERS OF JERUSALEM reply. _ “Where is your beloved gone, O you fairest among women, In which direction has your beloved turned himself, That we may seek him with you?”_ The wife's reply has brought home to the daughters of Jerusalem how foolish they have been in despising her beloved (Song... [ Continue Reading ]
The YOUNG WIFE replies. _ “My beloved is gone down to his garden, To the beds of spices, To feed in the gardens, And to gather lilies. I am my beloved's, and my beloved is mine, He feeds his flock among the lilies.”_ As could only happen in a dream she is immediately aware of where her husband will... [ Continue Reading ]
Her BELOVED welcomes her. _ “You are fair, O my love, as Tirzah, Comely as Jerusalem, Terrible as an army with banners. Turn away your eyes from me, For they have overcome me. Your hair is as a flock of goats, That lie along the side of Gilead. Your teeth are like a flock of ewes, Which are come up... [ Continue Reading ]
SECTION 5. The Nightmare Is Over And She Is Again With Her Beloved (Song of Solomon 6:4). In this brief song the Beloved now describes the beauties of the one he loves in such a way that the daughters of Jerusalem want her to return among them, for once again she is the beloved of Solomon (shulami... [ Continue Reading ]
The BELOVED continues with his welcome. _ “My dove, my undefiled, is but one, She is the only one of her mother, She is the choice one of her who bore her. The daughters saw her, and called her blessed, Yes, the queens and the concubines, and they praised her. Who is she whose glance is as the appe... [ Continue Reading ]
The YOUNG WIFE describes her restored status. _ “ I went down into the garden of nuts, To see the green plants of the valley, To see whether the vine budded, And the pomegranates were in flower. Before I was aware, my soul set me, Among the chariots of my willing people. Return, return, O beloved o... [ Continue Reading ]