Song of Solomon 4 - Introduction
The king in a lyric song of five stanzas commends the beauty of the bride:... [ Continue Reading ]
The king in a lyric song of five stanzas commends the beauty of the bride:... [ Continue Reading ]
THOU HAST DOVES’ EYES ... - Thine eyes are doves behind thy veil. So also in Song of Solomon 4:3; Song of Solomon 6:7; Isaiah 47:2, “veil” is better than “locks.” THAT APPEAR FROM ... - Or, “that couch upon Mount Gilead.” The point of comparison seems to be the multitudinousness of the flocks seen... [ Continue Reading ]
WHEREOF ... - Or, “all of them are equal pairs, and none is bereft among them,” i. e., none has lost her mate. The points of comparison in this simile are of course brilliant whiteness, regularity, and completeness of number.... [ Continue Reading ]
THY SPEECH IS COMELY - Perhaps, “thy mouth,” i. e., the organ of speech.... [ Continue Reading ]
The “tower of David” may be that mentioned in Nehemiah 3:25; Micah 4:8. For the custom of hanging shields and other weapons in and upon buildings suited for the purpose, see Ezekiel 27:10.... [ Continue Reading ]
Section 4:7–5:1: The king meeting the bride in the evening of the same day, expresses once more his love and admiration in the sweetest and tenderest terms and figures. He calls her now “bride” (spouse, Song of Solomon 4:8) for the first time, to mark it as the hour of their espousals, and “sister-b... [ Continue Reading ]
The order and collocation of words in the Hebrew is grand and significant. With me from Lebanon, O bride, with me from Lebanon thou shalt come, shalt look around (or wander forth) from the height (literally “head”) of Amana, from the height of Shenir and Hermon, from dens of lions, from mountain-hau... [ Continue Reading ]
The similes employed refer to the graces of adornment, speech, and gesture, as expressions of inward character and sentiment. Song of Solomon 4:9 WITH ONE OF THINE EYES - Rather, with one look of thine. Song of Solomon 4:11 HONEYCOMB - literally, Thy lips distill a dropping (of pure honey). Comp... [ Continue Reading ]
The loveliness and purity of the bride are now set forth under the image of a paradise or garden fast barred against intruders, filled with rarest plants of excellent fragrance, and watered by abundant streams. Compare Proverbs 5:15. Song of Solomon 4:12 A FOUNTAIN SEALED - i. e., A well-spring co... [ Continue Reading ]
The bride’s brief reply, declaring her affection for the king and willingness to belong to him.... [ Continue Reading ]