Cânticos 2:8-13 NVIPT

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Song of Solomon 2:11

11. the winter—the law of the covenant of works (Matthew 4:16). rain is over— (Hebrews 12:18-24; 1 John 2:8). Then first the Gentile Church is called "beloved, which was not beloved" (1 John 2:8- :). So "the winter" of estrangement and sin is "past" to the believer (Isaiah 44:22; Jeremiah 50:20; 2 Corinthians 5:17; Ephesians 2:1). The rising "Sun of righteousness" dispels the "rain" (2 Samuel 23:4; Psalms 126:5; Malachi 4:2). The winter in Palestine is past by April, but all the showers were... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Song of Solomon 2:12

12. flowers—tokens of anger past, and of grace come. "The summoned bride is welcome," say some fathers, "to weave from them garlands of beauty, wherewith she may adorn herself to meet the King." Historically, the flowers, c., only give promise the fruit is not ripe yet; suitable to the preaching of John the Baptist, "The kingdom of heaven is at hand"; not yet fully come. the time of . . . singing—the rejoicing at the advent of Jesus Christ. GREGORY NYSSENUS refers the voice of the turtledove to... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Song of Solomon 2:13

13. putteth forth—rather, "ripens," literally, "makes red" [MAURER]. The unripe figs, which grow in winter, begin to ripen in early spring, and in June are fully matured [WEISS]. vines with the tender grape—rather, "the vines in flower," literally, "a flower," in apposition with "vines" [MAURER]. The vine flowers were so sweet that they were often put, when dried, into new wine to give it flavor. Applicable to the first manifestations of Jesus Christ, "the true Vine," both to the Church and to... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Song of Solomon 2:1-17

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 revert to this feature: ’We constantly had reason to admire the faint harmonious colouring of the wild flowers on the untilled plain. Cæsarea was surrounded by fields of the yellow marigold. Other flowers were also conspicuous—the red pheasant’s eye, in some cases as big as a poppy; blue pimpernels,... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Song of Solomon 2:8-17

A Visit and an Invitation8-13 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 house, and she gazes at him through the lattice, for she has seen his approach from afar. The unglazed, latticed windows of an Oriental house admits air and a softened light, allow those within to see out, and prevent their being observed from outside. 10. He would have her accompany him to the open... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Song of Solomon 2:8

(8) The voice of my beloved.—So here there is no need of the clumsy device of supposing the heroine in a dream. This most exquisite morsel of the whole poem falls quite naturally into its place if we regard it as a sweet recollection of the poet’s, put into the mouth of the object of his affections. “The voice” (Heb., kôl), used to arrest attention = Hark! (Comp. Psalms 29:0) The quick sense of love discerns his approach a long way off. (Compare—“Before he mounts the hill, I knowHe cometh... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Song of Solomon 2:9

(9) 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 condition; (2) “the middle wall of partition,” the law; (3) the iniquities separating man from God, so that He does not hear or His voice cannot reach us; (4) the creatures behind whom God Himself stands speaking through them, and “si fas dicere, (5) the flesh of Christ itself spread over His Divinity,... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Song of Solomon 2:11

(11) Winter.—Heb., sethav, only used here; probably from root = to overcast: the season of cloud and gloom.The rain is over and gone.—Wordsworth uses this line in a description of an early spring in a very different climate. read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Song of Solomon 2:12

(12) The time of the singing—Heb., zamîr·—may mean pruning (so LXX. and Vulg.), but parallelism requires singing-time (a meaning which analogy will certainly allow us to give to the Hebrew word zamîr). Nor can the correctness of our version in inserting of birds be questioned, since from the context it is plainly “the untaught harmony of spring,” and not the voices of men intended. It is true there is no authority for this beyond the context, and the allusions to the singing of birds are... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Song of Solomon 2:13

(13) The fig tree putteth forth her green figs.—Literally, has ripened its unripe figs. Heb., phag (preserved in Bethphage); not the early fruit that appears before the leaves (Matthew 24:31), but the green fruit that remains through the winter (Gesenius and Tristram).The vines with the tender grape.—Literally, the vines (are) blossoms, i.e., are in blossom. read more

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Song of Solomon 2:11

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Song of Solomon 2:12

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Song of Solomon 2:13

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Song of Solomon 2:1-17

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Song of Solomon 2:8-17

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Song of Solomon 2:8

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Song of Solomon 2:9

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Song of Solomon 2:11

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Song of Solomon 2:12

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Song of Solomon 2:13

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