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Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Song of Solomon 2:8-13

The church is here pleasing herself exceedingly with the thoughts of her further communion with Christ after she has recovered from her fainting fit. I. She rejoices in his approach, Song 2:8. 1. She hears him speak: ?It is the voice of my beloved, calling me to tell me he is coming.? Like one of his own sheep, she knows his voice before she sees him, and can easily distinguish it from the voice of a stranger (John 10:4, 5), and, like a faithful friend of the bridegroom, she rejoices greatly... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Song of Solomon 2:8

The voice of my beloved !.... So says the church, who well knew Christ her beloved's voice; which is known by all believers in him, and is distinguished by them from the voice of others; by the majesty and authority of it; by the power and efficacy of it; by its directing them to himself, and by the pleasure it gives them: and she speaks of it as being very delightful to her; it being the voice of him whom she loved, and a voice of love, grace, and mercy, of peace, pardon, righteousness, and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Song of Solomon 2:9

My beloved is like a roe, or a young hart ,.... The church, upon the swift and speedy approach of Christ unto her, compares him to these creatures; which are well known for their swiftness F12 "Cervi veloces", Virgil. Aeneid. 5. v. 253. in running, and agility in leaping, as before observed: and, besides these things, Christ may be compared to them on other accounts; they are pleasant and lovely, choice and valuable; bear an antipathy to serpents, which they easily overcome; are very... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Song of Solomon 2:10

My beloved spake, and said unto me ,.... Christ, the church's beloved, being so near her, she could distinctly hear and understand what he spoke, and relate the very words: or, "he answered to me" F16 ענה "respondit", Montanus, Vatablus, Piscator, Marckius, Michaelis. ; to a secret petition, put up to him for a more full enjoyment of him; for there is mental as well as vocal prayer, which Christ, as God omniscient, knows full well, and gives answer to: of this may be an answer to her... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Song of Solomon 2:11

For, lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone. A season of the year which keeps persons within doors, makes going abroad unsafe, unpleasant, and uncomfortable; very unfit for travelling, roads bad, rivers impassable, and journeying very difficult; but now this season being over, and the spring come, the weather fair, and every thing gay and pleasant, it is inviting to be abroad; winter is by some writers F18 "Grandaevumque patrem supplex, miseranda rogabo unam hyemem", Statii... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Song of Solomon 2:12

The flowers appear on the earth ,.... One of the first signs of the spring being come F20 "Ver praebet flores", Ovid. de Remed. Amor. l. 1. v. 188. "Omnia tum florent", ibid. Metamorph. l. 15. Fab. 9. So flowers are called τεκνα εαρος , "the children of the spring", in Athenaei Deipnosoph. l. 13. c. 9. p. 608. "Vernus sequitur color, omnis in herbas turget humus", Claudian. de Rapt. Proserp. l. 2. v. 90. ; and make the season delightful and pleasant; the sun returning with its... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Song of Solomon 2:13

The fig tree putteth forth her green figs ,.... Another sign of spring being come, nay, of its being pretty much advanced, since Christ makes this a token of summer being at hand, Matthew 24:32 . Theopompus F5 Apud Atheanei Deipnosoph. l. 3. c. 4. p. 77. speaks of figs in the middle of the spring. This tree puts forth its fruit at once, and does not flower or blossom F6 Plutarch. Sympos. l. 6. problem. 9. Macrob. Saturnal. l. 3. c. 20. , wherefore Habakkuk 3:17 is wrongly... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Song of Solomon 2:8

Behold, he cometh leaping - This appears to be highly characteristic of the gambols of the shepherds, and points out the ecstasy with which those who were enamoured ran to their mates. It is supposed that the second day's eclogue begins at this verse. The author of what was then called A New Translation of Solomon's Song, observes, The bride relates how the bridegroom, attended by his companions, had come under her window, and called upon her to come forth and enjoy the beauties of the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Song of Solomon 2:9

He standeth behind our wall - This may refer to the wall by which the house was surrounded, the space between which and the house constituted the court. He was seen first behind the wall, and then in the court; and lastly came to the window of his bride's chamber. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Song of Solomon 2:11

The winter is past - Mr. Harmer has made some good collections on this part, from Drs. Shaw and Russet, which I shall transcrilbe. One part of the winter is distinguished from the rest of it by the people of the East, on account of the severity of the cold. At Aleppo it lasts about forty days, and is called by the natives maurbanie. I would propose it to the consideration of the learned, whether the word here used, and translated winter, may not be understood to mean what the Aleppines... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Song of Solomon 2:8-13

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Song of Solomon 2:8

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Song of Solomon 2:9

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Song of Solomon 2:10

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Song of Solomon 2:11

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Song of Solomon 2:12

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Song of Solomon 2:13

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Song of Solomon 2:8

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Song of Solomon 2:9

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Song of Solomon 2:11

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