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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Song of Solomon 8:8-12

Christ and his spouse having sufficiently confirmed their love to each other, and agreed it to be on both sides strong as death and inviolable, they are here, in these verses, like a loving husband and his wife, consulting together about their affairs, and considering what they should do. Yoke-fellows, having laid their hearts together, lay their heads together, to contrive about their relations and about their estates; and, accordingly, this happy pair are here advising with one another about... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Song of Solomon 8:11

Solomon had a vineyard at Baalhamon ,.... The little sister, or Gentile church, goes on to give an account of the success of the Gospel, the planting of churches, and the establishment of the interest of Christ in the Gentile world, together with the advantages that accrued to Christ from it; for not Solomon literally, but a greater than he, is here, Christ, the antitype of him, the Prince of peace; See Gill on Song of Solomon 3:7 . By the "vineyard" is meant the church, especially under... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Song of Solomon 8:12

My vineyard, which is mine, is before me ,.... These are either the words of Christ, asserting and confirming his right and property in his vineyard, the church; and which he distinguishes from and prefers to all others; and which being said to be before him denotes his exact knowledge of every vine in it, not a plant escaping his watchful eye; his presence in it, his care of it, the delight and complacency he has therein: or else the words of the church, expressing her care,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Song of Solomon 8:13

Thou that dwellest in the gardens ,.... These are the words of Christ to the church, describing her by her habitation, and may be rendered, "O thou, inhabitress of the gardens" F9 היושבת "quae habitas", V. L. Pagninus, Brightman, Junius & Tremellius, Piscator, Mercerus, Michaelis; "quae sedes", Cocceius. ; the word used being in the feminine gender, which determines the sense of it, as belonging to the church: but the Septuagint version renders it by a word in the masculine... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Song of Solomon 8:14

Make haste, my beloved ,.... These are the words of the church, to Christ, calling him her "beloved"; a title often used in this Song, see Song of Solomon 1:13 ; and is continued to the last; for Christ was still the object of her love; and she had now a comfortable sense of her interest in him, and claimed it; and makes use of this title, not only to distinguish him from others, but to obtain her request the more easily, that he would "make haste", and come; which may either be understood... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Song of Solomon 8:11

Solomon had a vineyard - Calmet translates and paraphrases the Hebrew of these two verses thus: " Song of Solomon 8:11 ; : Solomon has a vineyard at Baal-hamon: he has let it out to keepers, each of whom for the fruit of it was to bring a thousand pieces of silver. Song of Solomon 8:12 ; : As for me, my vineyard is before me; that is, it is my own; I am its proprietor. Keep thyself, O Solomon, thy thousand pieces of silver, and let those who dress (thy vineyard) have two hundred for... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Song of Solomon 8:13

Thou that dwellest in the gardens - This is supposed to refer to the bridegroom asking permission of his spouse early in the morning to retire, as was his usual custom. He intimates the companions were waiting to hear, and he wished to hear it in the way of permission to depart. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Song of Solomon 8:14

Make haste, my beloved - These appear to be the words of the bride giving permission, but entreating him to speed his return. What these mountains of spices were, we cannot particularly tell; but they must have been thus named from their producing the trees on which the spices grew. They might have been the same as the mountains of Bether, Song of Solomon 2:17 ; (note), or the mountains of myrrh, Song of Solomon 4:6 ; (note); where see the notes. Here ends the seventh night of the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 8:5-14

Part V. CONCLUSION . THE BRIDEGROOM AND THE BRIDE IN THE SCENE OF THEIR FIRST LOVE . read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 8:5-14

Entire union of wedded love. I. COMMUNION OF THE BRIDEGROOM AND THE BRIDE . 1 . Approach of the bride. "Who is this?" The question is asked for the third time (see So Song of Solomon 3:6 ; Song of Solomon 6:10 ). In So Song of Solomon 3:6 the chorus of youths asks the question as the bride is borne in royal state to meet the king in the city of his kingdom; it occurs again in So Song of Solomon 6:10 , when the maidens of the chorus are struck with admiration of... read more

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