Song of Solomon 3:5

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Song of Solomon 3:1-5

God is not wont to say to the seed of Jacob, Seek you me in vain; and yet here we have the spouse for a great while seeking her beloved in vain, but finding him at last, to her unspeakable satisfaction. It was hard to the Old-Testament church to find Christ in the ceremonial law, and the types and figures which then were of good things to come. Long was the consolation of Israel looked for before it came. The watchman of that church gave little assistance to those who enquired after him; but... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Song of Solomon 3:5

I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem ,.... Which are either the words of Christ, adjuring the young converts not to disturb the church; who had now Christ in her arms, taking repose with him, being wearied with running about in search of him: or they are the words of the church; who having experienced a long absence of Christ, and having been at much pains in search of him, and now had found him, was very unwilling to part with him; and fearing these young converts should by any... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Song of Solomon 3:5

I charge you - The same adjuration as before, Song of Solomon 2:7 . read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 3:1-5

The dream of the bride. I. THE ABSENCE OF THE BELOVED . 1 . The bride ' s distress. In the last chapter the bride related to her female friends some of the incidents of her early love; here she seems to be relating a dream of those same well remembered days. The whole narrative, like that of So Song of Solomon 5:2-8 , has a dream-like character. The circumstances are not such as would be likely to occur in real life; but the longing, the wandering, the search, represent... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 3:1-5

Love's dream. It is a dream that is told of in these verses. It was natural for her who tells it to have dreamt such a dream. Lifting up the story to the higher level of things spiritual, what these verses say suggests— I. CONCERNING DREAMS GENERALLY . They are often revelations of life and character. Sometimes they are mere folly, the misty vapours exhaled by a gross and over-fed body. But at other times, as here, they have a deeper meaning. They show the manner of a man's life,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 3:5

I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, and by the hinds of the field, that ye stir not up, nor awaken love, until it please. This is the refrain which divides the poem. We thus perceive that the whole of the preceding passage has been uttered by the bride in the presence of the ladies. There is no occasion to connect a refrain very closely with the words which go before it. Like the ancient Greek chorus, it may express a general sentiment in harmony with the pervading feeling... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Song of Solomon 3:5

See Song of Solomon 2:7 note. read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Song of Solomon 3:1-5

2:8-6:3 MEMORIES AND DREAMSSpringtime and night-time (2:8-3:5)A fresh poem begins with the girl’s recalling the coming of her shepherd-lover across the hills to visit her at her house (8-9). She remembers his words as he invited her to go with him to visit the fields and vineyards, where the dreariness of winter had passed and the new life of spring was bursting out (10-15). But now she is alone again and he is in the fields looking after his sheep. She longs for the day when he will return to... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Song of Solomon 3:5

I charge you = I have adjured you. you. See note on Song of Solomon 2:7 . roes = gazelles. stir not up . . . awake. See note on Song of Solomon 2:7 . love. Hebrew. 'ahabah Ferm, as in Song of Solomon 2:7 ; Song of Solomon 8:4 . he = she. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Song of Solomon 3:5

Song of Solomon 3:5. I charge you, &c.— Here ends the second eclogue. This day's eclogue contains the hope and calling of the church; Christ's care of her; the profession of her love, her faith and hope, together with her sight, and victory in temptation. The leaping upon the mountains, like a roe or young hart, expresses the readiness wherewith Christ comes to do the will of God, joyfully surmounting all difficulties and discouragements; gradually revealing himself, chap. Son 2:8-9 and... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Song of Solomon 3:1-5

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Song of Solomon 3:5

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Song of Solomon 3:5

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 3:1-5

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 3:1-5

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 3:5

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Song of Solomon 3:5

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Song of Solomon 3:1-5

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Song of Solomon 3:5

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Song of Solomon 3:5

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