Awake, O (i) north wind; and come, thou south; blow upon my garden, [that] its spices may flow out. Let my beloved come into his garden, and eat his pleasant fruits.
(i) She desires Christ to comfort her and to pour the graces of his Spirit on her, which is meant by the North and South wind.
Verse Song of Solomon 4:16. _AWAKE, O NORTH WIND; AND COME, THOU SOUTH_] It is granted that the _south wind_ in Palestine, in the summer, is _extremely hot and troublesome_; therefore, another interp...
The bride’s brief reply, declaring her affection for the king and willingness to belong to him....
CHAPTER 4 The King, the Bridegroom speaks of her, who is “perfect through His comeliness put upon thee” Ezekiel 16:14. He tells out all she is in His sight and loving estimation. He has called her fro...
SONG OF SOLOMON 4:13 TO SONG OF SOLOMON 5:1. THE BRIDE AS A GARDEN. The charms of the bride are now described under the figure of the fruits of the garden. Song of Solomon 4:16
Song of Solomon 4:8 Chap. Song of Solomon 5:1. A true Lover's Pleading With Song of Solomon 4:8 a new song, representing another scene, begins. In it the peasant lover of the Shulammite comes to b
It is doubtful whether this whole verse is spoken by the Shulammite, or the latter clause only, her lover being still the speaker in the first half of the verse. That he is still the speaker in the fi...
AWAKE, O NORTH WIND— The bride here takes up the metaphor, and wishes that she could produce any thing to invite or please him. The author of the _Observations,_ remarking that the south wind is extre...
TEXT 4:8 to Song of Solomon 5:1 _SECOND MEETING (Jerusalem_); Prolepsis, Song of Solomon 4:8 to Song of Solomon 5:1 (Chronologically coming between...
Awake, O north wind; and come, thou south; blow upon my garden, that the spices thereof may flow out. Let my beloved come into his garden, and eat his pleasant fruits. AWAKE - Arise. All beside is...
Accepting his figurative description of her, she bids him welcome. The colder north wind and the warmer south are naturally mentioned: not the east, which brings drought, nor the west, which carries m...
DESCRIPTION OF HER CHARMS. HER INVITATION 1-7. This short poem belongs to the class which the Arabs call wasf, in which the bride's charms are described: they are sung while she is being dressed, or...
Solomon’s words are wonderful. But the young woman’s reply is also wonderful. She is pleased with Solomon’s words. She wants him to share her life. So she pretends to invite Solomon into her garden. A...
A WONDERFUL SONG ABOUT LOVE SONG OF SONGS _MARK KIRKPATRICK_ CHAPTER 4 THE MAN V1 My *dear, you are so beautiful! Oh, you are beautiful!...
BLOW UPON MY GARDEN. — After the description of his beloved’s charms under these figures, the poet, under a companion figure, invokes the “airs of love” to blow upon the garden, that its perfumes may...
ע֤וּרִי צָפֹון֙ וּ בֹ֣ואִי תֵימָ֔ן הָפִ֥יחִי...
TRUE LOVE TESTED SONG OF SOLOMON 1:1; Song of Solomon 2:1; Song of Solomon 3:1; Song of So
3. The Bride Song of Solomon 4:16). The Acceptance 4. Solomon Song of Solomon 5:1). (a) To the Bride (1a). (b) To His Retinue (1b)....
_Wind. At different times. Let all nations be convinced of thy beauty. (Calmet) --- The holy Spirit enabled the apostles to convert the world. (Nys. Rupert.) --- All temptations, whether proceeding fr...
Awake, O north wind; and come, thou south; blow upon my garden, that the spices thereof may flow out. Let my beloved come into his garden, and eat his pleasant fruits. It should seem, but I do not pre...
And now, chapter 4, He declares all that she is in His sight, although she has been in the lion's den. From thence He calls her, all fair and without spot in His eyes; His heart expressing His delight...
AWAKE, O NORTH WIND,.... These words, according to some l, are the words of the church continued, praying for the spirit; to which sense the order and connection of the words seem to incline; though t...
_Awake, O north wind; and come, thou south; blow upon my garden, [that] the spices thereof may flow out. Let my beloved come into his garden, and eat his pleasant fruits._ Ver. 16. _Awake, O north wi...
_Awake, O north wind_, &c. These winds may signify the several dispensations of God's Spirit. _Blow upon my garden_ This verse is spoken by the spouse. And she calls the garden both _hers_ and _his_,...
Awake, O north wind, cool and refreshing, AND COME, THOU SOUTH, warm and moist, but usually not boisterous; BLOW UPON MY GARDEN THAT THE SPICES THEREOF MAY FLOW OUT, its perfume be wafted in every dir...
THE RAVISHING LOVE OF THE CHURCH...
16 The church prays for the influences of the blessed Spirit, to make this garden fruitful. Graces in the soul are as spices in these gardens, that in them which is valuable and useful. The blessed S...
AWAKE; or, _arise_; either, 1. To be gone, as being commonly hurtful to plants and gardens; or rather, 2. To come, as the next clause explains it. For both the north wind and the south wind have thei...
Song of Solomon 4:16 Awake H5782 (H8798) north H6828 come H935 (H8798) south H8486 Blow H6315 (H8685)
THE BRIDE'S RESPONSE in which she offers herself to the bridegroom. _ “Awake, O north wind, And come, you south, Blow on my garden, That its spices may flow out. Let my beloved come into his garden,...
Song of Solomon 4:16 The offices of the Holy Spirit are manifold. I. It is He who must convince us of sin (John 16:8). II. Conversion, in its true and scriptural sense, a turning from wrong to righ...
This is a chapter which is, perhaps, more adapted for private meditation than for rending in public. Nevertheless, as this is a communion season, and I trust that the most of us are partakers of the l...
CONTENTS: The Bridegroom commends the beauty of the Bride and delights in her affection. CHARACTERS: Solomon, Bride (Christ, Church). CONCLUSION: Whatever others think of the Bride of Christ, she is...
Song of Solomon 4:8. _Come with me from Lebanon, my spouse._ This endearing appellative occurs here for the first time. This summerhouse of Solomon was built in the forest of Lebanon, and was intended...
_Awake, O north wind; and come, thou south; blow upon my garden, that the spices thereof may flow out._ GRACE FOR COMMUNION The loved one in the text desired the company of her Lord, and felt that an...
SONG OF SOLOMON—NOTE ON SONG OF SOLOMON 4:16 AWAKE, O NORTH WIND, AND COME, O SOUTH WIND. The reference to the winds may reflect the man’s desire for the woman to offer an invitation to him. This is g...
THE BRIDE’S DESIRE Song of Solomon 4:16 Let my Beloved come into his garden And eat his pleasant fruits. The Bride reciprocates the Bridegroom’s love. ‘My love,’ answered with ‘My Beloved.’ Christ’s...
EXPOSITION SONG OF SOLOMON 4:1 BEHOLD, THOU ART FAIR, MY LOVE; BEHOLD, THOU ART FAIR; THINE EYES ARE AS DOVES BEHIND THY VEIL; THINE HAIR IS AS A FLOCK OF GOATS, THAT LIE ALONG THE SIDE OF MOUNT GILE...
And now the bridegroom speaks. Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves' eyes within thy locks: thy hair is as a flock of goats, that appear from mount Gilead. Thy teeth...
1 Peter 2:10; 1 Peter 2:5; 1 Peter 2:9; 1 Thessalonians 2:12;...
North wind — These winds may signify the several dispensations of God's spirit. My garden — This verse is spoken by the spouse. And he calls the garden both hers and his, because of that oneness which...