Song of Solomon 8:4

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Song of Solomon 8:1-4

Here, I. The spouse wishes for a constant intimacy and freedom with the Lord Jesus. She was already betrothed to him, but, the nuptials being yet not solemnized and published (the bride, the Lamb's wife, will not be completely ready till his second coming), she was obliged to be shy and to keep at some distance; she therefore wishes she may be taken for his sister, he having called her so (Song 5:1), and that she might have the same chaste and innocent familiarity with him that a sister has... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Song of Solomon 8:4

I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, that ye stir not up , nor awake my love, until he please. The phrase, "by the roes and by the hinds of the field", used in Song of Solomon 2:7 ; is here omitted; not as if the charge was less vehement and earnest here, for the form of expostulation seems rather to express more earnestness: for the words may be rendered, "why will ye", or "why should ye stir up, and why awake my love?" F9 מה , "cur", Montanus, Schmidt. being... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 8:1-4

Wishes of the bride. 1 . That she had known the bridegroom always. The bride continues the address of Song of Solomon 7:1-13 . She is still speaking to the king, telling him of her love. He had again and again called her his sister—his sister-bride. She now wishes that he were to her as a brother; that they could have been children of the same mother; that they could have known one another from infancy. So in the close union of love between husband and wife there comes sometimes... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 8:1-4

Oh that men would understand! Such seems to be the sentiment of these verses. She who speaks grieves that those about her did not see how natural and right was her love for her beloved. She could almost wish he were her brother instead of her betrothed, for then those who saw her love for him would not, as now they did, despise her for it. She could not have been already a bride, as is so constantly assumed, for in that case her love could not have awakened scorn. But they despised her for... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 8:4

I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, that ye stir not up, nor awaken love, until it please. This, of course, as the refrain of the song, must be taken as a general sentiment. Love is its own lord. Let it have free course. Let it perfect itself in its own best way. The form of the adjuration is abbreviated in this case. The omission of the words, "By the roes and by the hinds of the field," is not without its significance. Is it not intended to intimate that the natural love, to which... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Song of Solomon 8:4

That ye stir not up - literally, as in the margin. For “my love” read as before love. The omission of “the roes and hinds” here is noticeable. Hebrew scholars regard this charge here and elsewhere Song of Solomon 2:7; Song of Solomon 3:5 as an admonition to Israel not to attempt obtaining a possession of, or restoration to, the promised land, and union or reunion there with the Holy One, before being inwardly prepared for it by the trials of the wilderness and the exile. This interpretation... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Song of Solomon 8:1-4

Restrained behaviour (8:1-4)A brief poem addressed by the girl to her lover displays the frustration that the two felt in not being able to show their love to each other openly. The girl comments that if they were brother and sister they would at least be able to kiss in public (8:1-3). But fitting expressions of love between the two will come in their own good time. They do not need anyone to arouse them (4). read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Song of Solomon 8:4

I charge you = I have adjured you. In this last charge the addition is not "by the roes", &c. And we have mah instead of ' im = Why incite, &c. you . See note on Song of Solomon 2:7 . stir not up . . . awake. See note on Song of Solomon 2:7 , and Compare Song of Solomon 3:5 . love. Hebrew. 'ahabah (feminine) Used of love in the abstract. See notes on Song of Solomon 2:4 , and Song of Solomon 3:5 . he = she. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Song of Solomon 8:4

THE FAMILIAR REFRAIN"I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem,That ye stir not up, nor awaken my love,Until he please."This is repeated in Song of Solomon 2:7 and Song of Solomon 3:5. See comment under those verses. It is not clear why this refrain is repeated just here. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Song of Solomon 8:4

Song of Solomon 8:4. I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, &c.— We have in this day's eclogue a further account of the love of Christ towards his church; as well as a description of the church's graces. The church professes her faith and longing desire after Christ, together with the satisfactions of his love to her. In the 11th verse the heavenly Bridegroom expresses his desire and expectation of fruit proportionable to his care of the church, and kindness to her. In chap. Son 7:1-9 the... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Song of Solomon 8:1-4

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Song of Solomon 8:4

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 8:1-4

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 8:1-4

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 8:4

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Song of Solomon 8:4

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Song of Solomon 8:1-4

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Song of Solomon 8:4

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Song of Solomon 8:4

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Song of Solomon 8:4

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