Verse 9. He standeth behind our wall] This may refer to the wall by which the house was surrounded, the space between which and the house constituted the court. He was seen first behind the wall, and then in the court; and lastly came to the window of his bride's chamber.
The bride relates to the chorus a visit which the beloved had paid her some time previously in her native home. He on a fair spring morning solicits her company. The bride, immersed in rustic toils, r...
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...
SONG OF SOLOMON 2:8 contains one of the most beautiful poems in the whole book; it breathes the air of the fresh spring-time, when, according to our own poet, a young man's fancy lightly turns to thou...
STANDETH. there he was standing. LOOKETH FORTH. looked through. SHEWING HIMSELF. he glanced....
Song of Solomon 2:8-17. The Beloved comes The scene is evidently changed from Jerusalem to some royal residence in the country. The lover, like the Shulammite herself, belongs to the northern hills;...
_My beloved_is _like a roe or a young hart_ Preferably, LIKE A GAZELLE OR A YOUNG HART. _our wall_ The possessive pronoun here must, on the hypothesis we have adopted, refer to the Shulammite and the...
MY BELOVED IS LIKE A ROE, &C.— This should be connected more properly with the preceding verse. _My beloved resembles a roe,_ &c. _leaping and skipping upon the hills._ The following part of this vers...
TEXT 2:83:5 _SHULAMMITE:_ NARRATION TO COURT LADIES (perhaps later) a. Invitation from the beloved Song of Solomon 2:8-14 8. The voice of my beloved! Behold, he cometh, leaping upon the mountains, s...
My beloved is like a roe or a young hart: behold, he standeth behind our wall, he looketh forth at the windows, shewing himself through the lattice. HE STANDETH - after having bounded over the inte...
2:9 Glancing (e-23) Or 'showing himself.'...
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...
A VISIT AND AN INVITATION 8-13 After an interval she relates one of his visits to her home. He comes swiftly and easily; hills and mountains are no obstacle. He stands behind the wall of her mother's...
WALL. — As an instance of the fertility of allegorical interpretation, the variety of applications of this passage may be quoted. The _wall =_ (1) the wall between us and Christ, _i.e.,_ our mortal co...
דֹּומֶ֤ה דֹודִי֙ לִ צְבִ֔י אֹ֖ו לְ עֹ֣פֶר
TRUE LOVE TESTED SONG OF SOLOMON 1:1; Song of Solomon 2:1; Song of Solomon 3:1; Song of So
B. The Betrothal (Song of Solomon 2:8; Song of Solomon 3:1; Song of Solomon 4:1; Song of Solomon
My beloved is like a roe or a young hart: behold, he (e) standeth behind our wall, he looketh forth at the windows, gazing himself through the (f) lattice. (e) For as his divinity was hidden under th...
Hart, (Proverbs v. 18.) which is swifter that the dogs. (Xenophon, Cuneg.) --- This animal is said to destroy serpents, as Christ did the power of the devil. (Theodoret) --- Wall. Under the old law, C...
My beloved is like a roe or a young hart: behold, he standeth behind our wall, he looketh forth at the windows, shewing himself through the lattice. The former part of this verse is but a continuance...
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...
MY BELOVED IS LIKE A ROE, OR A YOUNG HART,.... The church, upon the swift and speedy approach of Christ unto her, compares him to these creatures; which are well known for their swiftness l in running...
My beloved is like a roe or a young hart: behold, he standeth behind our wall, he looketh forth at the windows, shewing himself through the lattice. Ver. 9. _My beloved is like a roe or a young hart,...
_My beloved is like a roe_ In swiftness. He is coming to me with all speed, and will not tarry a moment beyond the proper season. _He standeth behind our wall_ And while he doth, for wise reasons, for...
THE MUTUAL CALL OF LOVE...
My Beloved is like a roe, the Palestinian gazelle, OR A YOUNG HART. BEHOLD, HE STANDETH BEHIND OUR WALL, that of her home; HE LOOKETH FORTH AT THE WINDOWS, that is, through the windows, SHOWING HIMSEL...
SHEWING HIMSELF: _ Heb._ flourishing...
8-13 The church pleases herself with thoughts of further communion with Christ. None besides can speak to the heart. She sees him come. This may be applied to the prospect the Old Testament saints ha...
LIKE A ROE OR A YOUNG HART; either, 1. In loveliness. Or rather, 2. In swiftness, by comparing this verse with the former. The swiftness of roes is noted 2 SAMUEL 2:18 1 CHRONICLES 12:8. He is coming...
Song of Solomon 2:9 beloved H1730 like H1819 (H8802) gazelle H6643 young H6082 stag H354 stands H5975 (H8802
THE YOUNG MAIDEN speaks. _ ‘The voice of my beloved! Behold, he comes, Leaping on the mountains, Skipping on the hills. My beloved is like a roe-deer or a young hart, Behold, he stands behind our wal...
OUR WALL "Our wall." The bride had returned to her own home: the Bridegroom seeks her....
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...
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...
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 voice of my Beloved._ THE VOICE OF THE BELOVED I. When Christ is away from the soul of the believer, he sits alone. Whatever he the mountains of Bether that have come between his soul and Christ...
NOTES Song of Solomon 2:12: _The time of the singing of birds iS come_. ‘The time of the singing,’ עֵת הַזָּמִיר (_eth ha-zamir_). Two meanings given to זָמִיר (_zamir_). GESENIUS and others derive i...
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...
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...
1 Corinthians 13:12; 1 Peter 1:10; 2 Corinthians 3:13; Colossians 2:17;...
Like a roe — In swiftness. He is coming to me with all speed and will not tarry a moment beyond the proper season. He standeth behind — And while he doth for wise reasons forbear to come; he is not fa...