Song of Solomon 1:9

Song of Solomon 1:9

(To Her Beloved)

7 Tell me, O you whom I love,
Where you feed your flock,
Where you make it rest at noon.
For why should I be as one who¹ veils herself
By the flocks of your companions?

The Beloved

8 If you do not know, ^aO fairest among women,
¹Follow in the footsteps of the flock,
And feed your little goats
Beside the shepherds’ tents.

9 I have compared you, ^amy love,
^bTo my filly among Pharaoh’s chariots.

10 ^aYour cheeks are lovely with ornaments,
Your neck with chains of gold.

The Daughters of Jerusalem

11 We will make¹ you ornaments of gold
With studs of silver.

The Shulamite

12 While the king is at his table,
My¹ spikenard sends forth its fragrance.

13 A bundle of myrrh is my beloved to me,
That lies all night between my breasts.

14 My beloved is to me a cluster of henna blooms
In the vineyards of En Gedi.

The Beloved

15 ^aBehold, you are fair,¹ my love!
Behold, you are fair!
You have dove’s eyes.

The Shulamite

16 Behold, you are ^ahandsome, my beloved!
Yes, pleasant!
Also our¹ bed is green.

Commentaries:

Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown

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horses in Pharaoh's chariots—celebrated for beauty, swiftness, and ardor, at the Red Sea (Exodus 14:15). These qualities, which seem to belong to the ungodly, really belong to the saints [MOODY STUART]. The allusion may be to the horses brought at a high price by Solomon out of Egypt (II Chronicles 1:16-17). So the bride is redeemed out of spiritual Egypt by the true Solomon, at an infinite price (Isaiah 51:1; I Peter 1:18-19). But the deliverance from Pharaoh at the Red Sea accords with the allusion to the tabernacle (Song of Solomon 1:5; Song of Solomon 3:6-7); it rightly is put at the beginning of the Church's call. The ardor and beauty of the bride are the point of comparison; (Song of Solomon 1:4) "run"; (Song of Solomon 1:5) "comely." Also, like Pharaoh's horses, she forms a great company (Revelation 19:7, Revelation 19:14). As Jesus Christ is both Shepherd and Conqueror, so believers are not only His sheep, but also, as a Church militant now, His chariots and horses (Song of Solomon 6:4).

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