Song of Solomon 3:4-5

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 3:4

It was but a little that I passed from them ,.... Either a small moment of time, as the Targum and Aben Ezra; or a little distance of place, that is, from the watchmen or ministers, from whom she passed; not through disrespect to them, much less contempt of them; nor because she received no benefit at all from them; but her going on shows she did not rest in means, but looked beyond them, and went on further in the exercise of her faith, and hope of finding her beloved: and meeting with... 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 3:4

Into my mother's house - The women in the East have all separate apartments, into which no person ever attempts to enter except the husband. We find Isaac bringing Rebecca into his mother's tent, when he made her his wife, Genesis 24:67 . What is here related appears to refer to the third night of the nuptials. 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 3:1-4

The search for the true King. When once the Spirit of truth has begun his work in the heart, there is a strong yearning after Jesus. In fulfilling his mission as the Revealer of Christ, the Spirit excites within us intense longings to have the friendship of Jesus. We take this as clear proof that a work of grace has begun in us if we feel that none but Christ can satisfy. Now we can part with all we have to obtain this goodly pearl. As the man who had inadvertently slain a fellow flees... 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 3:2-4

The soul's guest rewarded. The romantic incident here poetically related has usually been regarded as a picture of the experiences through which many a soul is permitted to pass during this state of probation and Divine discipline. I. THE SOUL 'S SEARCH . 1 . The appreciation of Christ involved in this quest. Men seek for gold because they value it; they dive for pearls and dig for precious stones. Multitudes are indifferent to the Saviour because they know him not; because... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 3:4

It was but a little that I passed from them, when I found him whom my soul loveth: I held him, and would not let him go, until I had brought him into my mother's house, and into the chamber of her that conceived me. This verse plainly points to the search referred to in the previous verse being limited to the neighbourhood of Shulamith's home. The lover was not far off, though he had delayed his coming. Possibly it is a real occurrence which is related. In that case we must suppose that the... read more

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

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Song of Solomon 3:4

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Song of Solomon 3:4

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

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 3:1-4

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

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

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 3:2-4

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 3:4

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