Song of Solomon 2:16 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Song of Solomon 2:14-17

Here is, I. The encouraging invitation which Christ gives to the church, and every believing soul, to come into communion with him, Song 2:14. 1. His love is now his dove; David had called the church God's turtle-dove (Ps. 74:19), and so she is here called; a dove for beauty, her wings covered with silver (Ps. 68:13), for innocence and inoffensiveness; a gracious spirit is a dove-like spirit, harmless, loving quietness and cleanliness, and faithful to Christ, as the turtle to her mate. The... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Song of Solomon 2:16

My beloved is mine, and I am his ,.... These are the words of the church; who, having had such evidences of Christ's love to her, and care of her, expresses her faith of interest in him, and suggests the obligations she lay under to observe his commands. The words are expressive of the mutual interest had property Christ and his church have in each other: Christ is the church's, by the Father's gift of him to her, to be her Head, Husband, and Saviour; and by the gift of himself unto her,... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Song of Solomon 2:16

My beloved is mine - The words of the bride on his entering: "I am thy own; thou art wholly mine." He feedeth among the lilies - The odor with which he is surrounded is as fine as if he passed the night among the sweetest scented flowers. 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 2:16

My beloved is mine, and I am his; he feedeth ( his flock ) among the lilies. These are the words of the bride. The latter clause is repeated in So Song of Solomon 6:2 , with the addition, "in the gardens," and it is evident that Solomon is lovingly regarded as a shepherd, because Shulamith delights to think of him as fully sympathizing with her simple country life. She idealizes. The words may be taken as either the response given at the time by the maiden to the invitation of her... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 2:16

He mine; I his. This verse is the oft-repeated and rapturous utterance of her who is the type of the redeemed soul concerning her beloved. Of course, we regard it as telling of the soul's joy in Christ. I. HE MINE . Let us ask three questions. 1 . How? His love has been shed shed abroad in my heart by the Holy Spirit. "I know whom I have believed." How unspeakably blessed such realization is! But it is not universal nor even common. A little child will cry even in its... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 2:16

Marriage jointure. Marriage is a mutual identification of personal interests, therefore it fully represents the mystic union between Jesus and the believer. We may not have always the conscious sense of our Friend's nearness to us, still we can always say, "My Beloved is mine." For this is an established fact—a fact revealed—and this fact is ascertained by faith, and treasured in the memory, whether we experience it at the moment or not. If dark clouds hide the face of our Sun of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 2:16

Mutual possession. One-sided affection is incomplete, unsatisfying, and unhappy; it may be disastrous. Real friendship and true marriage imply mutual love, reciprocal kindnesses. So is it in those personal relations between Christ and the Christian soul, which are the foundations of the spiritual life of mankind. It is only well when the friend of the Saviour can truly say, "My Beloved is mine, and I am his." I. THE CLAIM MADE BY THE CHRISTIAN TO A SPIRITUAL PROPERTY ... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Song of Solomon 2:8-17

The bride relates to the chorus a visit which the beloved had paid her some time previously in her native home. He on a fair spring morning solicits her company. The bride, immersed in rustic toils, refuses for the present, but confessing her love, bids him return at the cool of day. It is a spring-time of affection which is here described, still earlier than that of the former chapter, a day of pure first-love, in which, on either side, all royal state and circumstance is forgotten or... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Song of Solomon 2:14-17

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Song of Solomon 2:16

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Song of Solomon 2:16

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

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

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 2:16

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 2:16

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 2:16

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 2:16

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Song of Solomon 2:8-17

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