Song of Solomon 4:9

Song of Solomon 4:9

7 ^aYou are all fair, my love,
And there is no spot in you.

8 Come with me from Lebanon, my spouse,
With me from Lebanon.
Look from the top of Amana,
From the top of Senir ^aand Hermon,
From the lions’ dens,
From the mountains of the leopards.

9 You have ravished my heart,
My sister, my spouse;
You have ravished my heart
With one look of your eyes,
With one link of your necklace.

10 How fair is your love,
My sister, my spouse!
^aHow much better than wine is your love,
And the¹ scent of your perfumes
Than all spices!

11 Your lips, O my spouse,
Drip as the honeycomb;
^aHoney and milk are under your tongue;
And the fragrance of your garments
Is ^blike the fragrance of Lebanon.

12 A garden¹ enclosed
Is my sister, my spouse,
A spring shut up,
A fountain sealed.

13 Your plants are an orchard of pomegranates
With pleasant fruits,
Fragrant henna with spikenard,

14 Spikenard and saffron,
Calamus and cinnamon,
With all trees of frankincense,
Myrrh and aloes,
With all the chief spices—

Commentaries:

Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown

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sister . . . spouse—This title is here first used, as He is soon about to institute the Supper, the pledge of the nuptial union. By the term "sister," carnal ideas are excluded; the ardor of a spouse's love is combined with the purity of a sister's (Isaiah 54:5; compare Mark 3:35).

one—Even one look is enough to secure His love (Zechariah 12:10; Luke 23:40-43). Not merely the Church collectively, but each one member of it (Matthew 18:10, Matthew 18:14; Luke 15:7, Luke 15:24, Luke 15:32).

chain—necklace (Isaiah 62:3; Malachi 3:17), answering to the "shields" hanging in the tower of David (Song of Solomon 4:4). Compare the "ornament" (I Peter 3:4); "chains" (Proverbs 1:9; Proverbs 3:22).

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