Song of Solomon 2:12-13 NIV

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 2:12

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 2:13

The fig tree putteth forth her green figs - The fig tree in Judea bears double crops; the first of which is ripe in spring. But the tree, as I have elsewhere observed, bears figs all the year through, in the climes congenial to it. That is, the fig tree has always ripe or unripe fruit on it. I never saw a healthy tree naked. But in the beginning of spring they grow fast, and become turgid. The vines with the tender grape - The versions understand this of the flowers of the vine. These... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 2:8-13

Christ's coming makes a new epoch in our history. Nature is a mirror in which God is seen, and all the processes of nature are samples of God's works in us. Such analogies we ought to expect, because all the forces in nature are the projections of God's thoughts and purposes. The same God who works so mightily in the material world works with mighty grace in us. If, in the visible creation, he gives life to dead matter, so does he likewise give life to dead souls. The sun which rides in... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 2:8-17

The visit of the beloved. I. THE BRIDE 'S NARRATIVE . 1 . The description of his first coming. The bride seems to be relating to the chorus the circumstances of her first meeting with the bridegroom. The King of Israel sought her in her humble home among the mountains of Lebanon; there he wooed and won her to be his bride. So the heavenly Bridegroom, the true Solomon who built the spiritual temple of living stones, came from his glory throne to seek his bride, the Church; so he... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 2:8-17

The soul wooed and won. In this lovely pastoral the literal meaning is, we think, as stated in introduction to homily on Song of Solomon 2:15 . But it may be taken as setting forth how Christ woes and wins the souls he loves. The various stages are shown. I. THE SOUL HEARS HIS VOICE . "The voice of my Beloved" ( Song of Solomon 2:8 ). It is as said in John 10:1-42 ; "My sheep hear my voice." They hear it in the loving exhortations of those who would win them for... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 2:11-12

Spring. According to St. Paul, God's natural world was intended to be—might, would, and should have been, but for man's sin—the Bible for the great part of mankind. "Nevertheless," said he to the men of Lycaonia, "God left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness." And again ( Romans 1:1-32 ), he declares that "the invisible things of God from the creation of the world are clearly seen,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 2:11-13

For, lo, the winter is the rain is over and gone; the flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing of birds is come, and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land; the fig tree ripeneth her green figs, and the vines are in blossom, they give forth their fragrance. Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away. Winter; i.e. the cloudy stormy time ( sethauv ) . The Jews in Jerusalem to this day call rain shataa. The rain; i.e. the showers. The flowers, or the flowery... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 2:11-13

Spring time. In this poetical language there is an anticipation of that delight in rural scenery which we are accustomed to regard as distinctive of modern feeling and modern literature. But there is no doubt of the power of ardent love to colour all nature to the eye of him who yields himself to the strong emotion—the power of ardent love to make all this world melodious, fragrant, and fair. Emotion gives keenness to the sense and vigour to the imagination. And he whose mind is open, not... read more

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

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 2:13

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 2:8-13

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 2:8-17

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 2:8-17

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 2:11-12

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 2:11-13

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 2:11-13

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