Song of Solomon 3:2,Song of Solomon 3:4

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Song of Solomon 3:1-5

Reverses and New Hopes for the Church. The Church in Difficulties v. 1. By night on my bed I sought Him whom my soul loveth, she contemplated ways and means of finding Him whom she had apparently lost; I sought Him, but I found Him not, the Lord's visitation of grace had seemingly come to an end. v. 2. I will rise now and go about the city in the streets, on the marketplaces, and in the broad ways, the chief avenues of the city ; I will seek Him whom my soul loveth. I sought Him, but I... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Song of Solomon 3:1-11

SECOND SONGThe first meeting of the lovers, related by Shulamith who has returned to her home.Song of Solomon 2:8 to Song of Solomon 3:5FIRST (AND ONLY) SCENE:SHULAMITH (ALONE).8 Hark!14 my beloved; lo! here he comes,leaping15 over the mountains,bounding over the hills.9 My beloved is like a gazelleor a young hart.16Lo! here he stands behind our wall,17looking through18 the windows,glancing through the lattices.1910 Answered my beloved and said to me:“Up,20 my dear, my fair one and go forth!11... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Song of Solomon 3:1-5

B. The Betrothal (Song of Solomon 2:8-17; Song of Solomon 3:1-11; Song of Solomon 4:1-16; Song of Solomon 5:1-16; Song of Solomon 6:1-13; Son 7:1-9 ) I. Memories of the Wooing (Song of Solomon 2:8-17; Son 3:1-5 ) 1. The Bride ( Son 2:8-14 ). How the Beloved Came. 2. The Brothers ( Son 2:15 ). Interrupting the Wooing. 3. The Bride ( Son 2:16-17 ). Answering the Wooer. 4. The Bride ( Son 3:1-4 ). Her Dreams after the Wooing. II. The Voice of the Singer: Wisdom (Song of Solomon 3:1-11;... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Song of Solomon 3:1-5

SECTION 2. The Follow Up Visit By Her Beloved, And Her Subsequent Nightmare (Song of Solomon 2:8 to Song of Solomon 3:5 ). In this section we now have described in vivid terms a picture of how the young maiden’s beloved seeks her out and calls her to come away with him into the countryside. The courtship is advancing and he is here not acting as a king but as a lover. And while she does not respond, for it would not have been seemly for a maiden of her quality to go off alone with her lover,... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Song of Solomon 3:1-5

Song of Solomon 3:1-Deuteronomy : . A Dream of Love.— The adjuration Song of Solomon 3:5 ( cf. Song of Solomon 2:7) may have been added to adapt the passionate poem to the wedding week, in which there was much noisy revelling. For another song with similar motive cf. Song of Solomon 5:2 ff. The bride tells a dream which came to her, night after night, and was a reflection of the love that moved her spirit in its waking hours. It is the story of the oft-repeated and at last successful search... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Song of Solomon 3:2

I will rise now; I will immediately apply myself to seek him, without whom my bed can give me no rest nor comfort. The city; the city of God, the church, in which Christ resides. In the streets, and in the broad ways: not finding him in private prayer and meditation, I sought him in the places of public assemblies and ordinances; for the people frequently met together in the streets, not only for civil, but for religious ends, 2 Chronicles 32:6; Nehemiah 8:1,Nehemiah 8:3,Nehemiah 8:16; Proverbs... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Song of Solomon 3:1-5

The Missing One FoundChapter 3 Song of Solomon 3:1-5PROBABLY A DREAM RELATED BY SHULAMITE TO THE DAUGHTERS OF JERUSALEMBy night on my bedI sought him whom my soul loveth;I sought him, but I found him not.I will rise now, and go about the city;In the streets, and in the broadways thereof,Will I seek him whom my soul loveth.I sought him, but I found him not.The watchmen that go about the city found me; to whom I said:Saw ye him whom my soul loveth?It was but a little that I passed from them,But I... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Song of Solomon 3:2

Song of Solomon 3:2 Prophetically, the whole of these verses may be taken as delineating the sorrow of the first disciples at the departure of Christ from the earth. But the passage has its fulfilment again and again. The leading idea is that of a temporary estrangement, real or imaginary, between Christ and His people, during which they seek Him, but cannot find Him. I. There would be nothing remarkable in the Redeemer denying the consolations of His presence to those who were careless about... read more

Charles Simeon

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Song of Solomon 3:1-4

DISCOURSE: 850PERSEVERANCE CROWNED WITH SUCCESSSong of Solomon 3:1-4. By night on my bed I sought him whom my soul loveth; I sought him, but I found him not. I will rise now, and go about the city in the streets, and in the broad ways I will seek him whom my soul loveth: I sought him, but I found him not. The watchmen that go about the city found me: to whom I said, Saw ye him whom my soul loveth? It was but a little that I passed from them, but I found him whom my soul loveth: I held him, and... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Song of Solomon 3:1-11

Chapter 3By night on my bed I sought him whom my soul loves: I sought him, but found him not. I will rise now, and go about the city in the streets, and in the broad ways I will seek him whom my soul loveth: I sought him, but I found him not. The watchmen that go about the city found me: to whom I said, Did you see him whom my soul loves? It was but a little that I passed from them, but I found him whom my soul loved: I held him, and would not let him go, until I had brought him into my... read more