Song of Solomon 8:14

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Song of Solomon 8:14

Make haste, my beloved ,.... These are the words of the church, to Christ, calling him her "beloved"; a title often used in this Song, see Song of Solomon 1:13 ; and is continued to the last; for Christ was still the object of her love; and she had now a comfortable sense of her interest in him, and claimed it; and makes use of this title, not only to distinguish him from others, but to obtain her request the more easily, that he would "make haste", and come; which may either be understood... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Song of Solomon 8:14

Make haste, my beloved - These appear to be the words of the bride giving permission, but entreating him to speed his return. What these mountains of spices were, we cannot particularly tell; but they must have been thus named from their producing the trees on which the spices grew. They might have been the same as the mountains of Bether, Song of Solomon 2:17 ; (note), or the mountains of myrrh, Song of Solomon 4:6 ; (note); where see the notes. Here ends the seventh night of the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 8:5-14

Part V. CONCLUSION . THE BRIDEGROOM AND THE BRIDE IN THE SCENE OF THEIR FIRST LOVE . read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 8:5-14

Entire union of wedded love. I. COMMUNION OF THE BRIDEGROOM AND THE BRIDE . 1 . Approach of the bride. "Who is this?" The question is asked for the third time (see So Song of Solomon 3:6 ; Song of Solomon 6:10 ). In So Song of Solomon 3:6 the chorus of youths asks the question as the bride is borne in royal state to meet the king in the city of his kingdom; it occurs again in So Song of Solomon 6:10 , when the maidens of the chorus are struck with admiration of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 8:13-14

The last appeal. These verses are spoken not by but to the beloved. Literalists say that it is the beloved who speaks, and asks his betrothed to sing to him, and that she complies, and sings to him her song, which we have in So Song of Solomon 2:17 . But we prefer to understand the whole as her appeal to him. Note, therefore— I. THE TITLE SHE GIVES HIM . "O thou that dwellest in the gardens" ( Song of Solomon 2:13 ). The gardens are the souls of his loving people. Rightly... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 8:13-14

Sacred fellowship. The love of Christ to men amazes us by its generosity; it amazes us also by its constancy and its condescension. He, who delighted in human companionship when on earth, delights in it still. In his irrepressible longing to do us good, he encourages us to speak freely, to tell out our desires, and to ask largely. Our requests for his gifts are never too large; they are invariably too small. If he can increase our faith in him and draw forth our love, he has done us... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 8:14

Make haste, my beloved, and be thou like to a roe or to a young hart upon the mountains of spices. This is a snatch of the old love songs which the bride used to sing when love was fresh and young. She sings it now at the request of her bridegroom himself, and in the delighted ears of her companions. She goes forth from among, them leaning on her beloved, to rejoice in the beautiful scenery and rural pleasures with him whose presence heightens every joy, the life of her life, the soul of her... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Song of Solomon 8:13-14

The poem having opened with the song of a chorus in praise of the king Song of Solomon 1:2-4, concludes with a versicle recited by the bride, repeating the last words of her former strain Song of Solomon 2:17, with one significant change. She no longer thinks of the possibility of separation. The “Mountains of Bether” (division) of Song of Solomon 2:17, are now “Mountains of Besamim” (spices). His haunts and hers are henceforth the same (compare Song of Solomon 4:6). read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Song of Solomon 8:14

Song of Solomon 8:14. Make haste, my beloved Seeing we must part for a time, make haste, O my beloved bridegroom, and speedily finish the work which thou hast to do in the world, that so thou mayest take me to thyself, that I may live in thine everlasting embraces. read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Song of Solomon 8:5-14

At home with family and friends (8:5-14)The final poem sees the lovers walking along the road on their way home (5a). As they approach the house, the girl is reminded that the place where they fell in love was the garden of the home where her lover was born (5b). She then praises the power of love that binds her to him. True love demands total possession of each by the other. It is indestructible and beyond value (6-7).The girl recalls the words of her older brothers when she was only in her... read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Song of Solomon 8:14

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Song of Solomon 8:14

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 8:5-14

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 8:5-14

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 8:13-14

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 8:13-14

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 8:14

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Song of Solomon 8:13-14

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Song of Solomon 8:14

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Song of Solomon 8:5-14

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