Song of Solomon 5:3

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Song of Solomon 5:2-8

In this song of loves and joys we have here a very melancholy scene; the spouse here speaks, not to her beloved (as before, for he has withdrawn), but of him, and it is a sad story she tells of her own folly and ill conduct towards him, notwithstanding his kindness, and of the just rebukes she fell under for it. Perhaps it may refer to Solomon's own apostasy from God, and the sad effects of that apostasy after God had come into his garden, had taken possession of the temple he had built, and... read more

John Gill

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

I have put off my coat ,.... In order to lie down on her bed at night, and take her ease; meaning her conversation garments, which she had not been careful of to keep, but had betook herself to carnal ease and rest, and was off her watch and guard, Nehemiah 4:23 ; and being at ease, and free from trouble, affliction, and persecution, was unwilling to arise and go with her beloved, lest she should meet with the same trials and sufferings as before, for the sake of him and his Gospel; which... read more

Adam Clarke

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

I have put off my coat - The bride must have been in a dream or in much disorder of mind to have made the frivolous excuses here mentioned. The words relate to the case of a person who had gone to take rest on his bed. As they wore nothing but sandals, they were obliged to wash their feet previously to their lying down. I have washed my feet, taken off my clothes, and am gone to bed: I cannot therefore be disturbed. A Hindoo always washes his feet before he goes to bed. If called from his... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 5:2-5

Open to the beloved who knocketh. This dream, so significant of fervent affection, and so full of tender pathos, is emblematic of the relation between the Divine Saviour and Lord and those whom he approaches in his grace and kindness, to whom he proffers the blessing of his presence and his love. I. THE SUMMONS . 1 . Its nature. There is the knock which demands attention, and there is the speech which articulately conveys the appeal. Christ comes to the world, and comes to... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 5:2-8

The second dream of the bride. I. THE BRIDEGROOM AT THE DOOR . 1 . The voice of the beloved. The bridegroom is absent; the bride is alone. There is a temporary separation, something approaching to an estrangement; yet the old love is not lost. The bride is sleeping when she should be awake and watching for the bridegroom's approach. Yet her heart waketh. She has a dreamy consciousness of what is going on around her; she seems to hear in her dream the voice of her beloved.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 5:2-8

The dream of Gethsemane. Under the imagery of this dream devout students have seen pictured forth the pathetic facts of the garden in which our Lord was in agony, and his disciples slept (cf. Matthew 26:40-43 and parallels). We have— I. THE DISTRESSED SAVIOR . ( Song of Solomon 5:2 .) He desired his disciples to watch with him. He needed and desired their sympathy and the solace which their watchful love would have given him. His soul was troubled. He was as he who is told of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 5:3

I have put off my coat; how shall I put it on? I have washed my feet; how shall I defile them? Evidently the meaning is, "I have retired to rest; do not disturb me." She is lying in bed. The cuttoneth , or χτιών , was the linen garment worn next the body—from cathan, "linen." The Arabic kutun is "cotton;" hence the French coton , "calico, or cotton" shift. Shulamith represents herself as failing in love, not meeting the condescension and affection of her lover as she should.... read more

Albert Barnes

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

She makes trivial excuses, as one in a dream. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Song of Solomon 5:3

Song of Solomon 5:3. I have put off my coat My day clothes, as persons use to do when they go to rest. How shall I put it on? It is inconvenient and troublesome to do it at this time. I have washed my feet Which the eastern people commonly did when they went to bed. read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Song of Solomon 5:2-16

A dream of frustration (5:2-6:3)Another dream reflects the girl’s unfulfilled longing as she waits impatiently for her wedding day. She dreams that while she is asleep, her lover has travelled through the night to come to her and now he knocks on her door (2).Only half awake, the girl is slow to get out of bed and answer the door. She finds it a nuisance, as she has just bathed and got herself dressed for bed (3). Suddenly she realizes what has happened: her lover has come for her! Excitedly... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Song of Solomon 5:2-8

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

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

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 5:2-5

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 5:2-8

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 5:2-8

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 5:3

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

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Song of Solomon 5:3

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Song of Solomon 5:2-16

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