Song of Solomon 1:16-17

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Song of Solomon 1:17

beams of our house = our bower. cedar = cedar arches. rafters = retreat. fir = cypress roof. read more

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Song of Solomon 1:16

Song of Solomon 1:16. Yea, pleasant: also, &c.— The author of the New Translation puts a full stop at beloved; and renders the next clause thus; and how pleasant, how green, is our flowery bed! remarking, that the generality of versions seem not to have attended to the beautiful force of the original, where the particle ףּא ap is repeated. Literally, the whole passage, according to the proposed amendment, would be, Behold, thou art fair, my beloved. Yea, pleasant, yea, green, or flowery, is... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Song of Solomon 1:17

Song of Solomon 1:17. And our rafters of fir— And our carved-works of cypresses. Hiller. Our ceilings of cypress. Houbigant, and New Translation. ברותים berothim, are a peculiar kind of trees, which might be called after the original, brutine trees. They resemble the cypress in form, and the cedar in smell. See Ainsworth. REFLECTIONS.—1st, We have here, 1. The title of the book, The song of songs, one of the most excellent of all that ever were composed, both respecting the matter of which it... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Song of Solomon 1:16

16. Reply of the Bride. She presumes to call Him beloved, because He called her so first. Thou callest me "fair"; if I am so, it is not in myself; it is all from Thee (Psalms 90:17); but Thou art fair in Thyself (Psalms 90:17- :). pleasant— (Psalms 90:17- :) towards Thy friends (Psalms 90:17- :). bed . . . green—the couch of green grass on which the King and His bride sit to "rest at noon." Thus her prayer in Psalms 90:17- : is here granted; a green oasis in the desert, always found near waters... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Song of Solomon 1:17

17. our house—see on :-; but primarily, the kiosk ( :-), "His rest." Cedar is pleasing to the eye and smell, hard, and never eaten by worms. fir—rather, "cypress," which is hard, durable, and fragrant, of a reddish hue [GESENIUS, WEISS, and MAURER]. Contrasted with the shifting "tents" ( :-), His house is "our house" (Psalms 92:13; Ephesians 2:19; Hebrews 3:6). Perfect oneness of Him and the bride (John 14:20; John 17:21). There is the shelter of a princely roof from the sun (John 17:21- :),... read more

John Dummelow

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

The Ardent Affection of the Lovers2-7. Songs of the bride: her enquiry and his answers.2. Love] The original has 'loves,' i.e. expressions of love, repeated kisses and embraces.3. Ointments] Orientals have always been passionately fond of perfumes. The literatures of Egypt, Greece, and Rome abound in references to them: in the Bible see Psalms 23:5; Psalms 45:7-8; Proverbs 7:17; Proverbs 27:9; Luke 7:46; John 12:3. A modern traveller writes: 'Arabs are delighted with perfumes; the nomad... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Song of Solomon 1:16

(16) Our bed is green.—The heroine replies in similar terms of admiration, and recalls “the happy woodland places” in which they were wont to meet. read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Song of Solomon 1:17

(17) Rafters.—Marg., galleries (comp. Song of Solomon 7:5); LXX., φατνώματα; Vulg., laquearia; Heb., rahît, from rahat = run, flow: hence (1) a gutter, from the water running down (Gen. 3:38); (2) a curl, from its flowing down the neck (Song of Solomon 7:5—Hebrews 6:0); (3) here rafters, or roof beams, from their spreading overhead. “Our couch was the green grass, the arches of our bower the cedar branches, and its rafters the firs.” Others read rachitim, which is explained as a transposition... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Song of Solomon 1:1-17

Song of Solomon the Unutterable Song of Solomon 1:1 'The Song of songs' the Song that holds all other songs and makes them poor; the Song that has in it all the notes and all the gamut and all the instruments and all the vocal miracles, with something added. It is that plus quantity that puzzles the algebra of the Church. I. Take an instance which goes well with 'Song of songs,' 'Holy of holies,' of which we read in Exodus 26:33 , In the Authorized Version it is 'the most holy,' in other... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Song of Solomon 1:1-17

TRUE LOVE TESTEDSong of Solomon 1:1-17; Song of Solomon 2:1-17; Song of Solomon 3:1-11; Song of Solomon 4:1-16; Song of Solomon 5:1THE poem opens with a scene in Solomon’s palace. A country maiden has just been introduced to the royal harem. The situation is painful enough in itself, for the poor, shy girl is experiencing the miserable loneliness of finding herself in an unsympathetic crowd. But that is not all. She is at once the object of general observation; every eye is turned towards her;... read more

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Song of Solomon 1:17

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Song of Solomon 1:16

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Song of Solomon 1:17

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Song of Solomon 1:16

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Song of Solomon 1:17

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

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Song of Solomon 1:16

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Song of Solomon 1:17

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Song of Solomon 1:1-17

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Song of Solomon 1:1-17

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