Verse 1
I am come = I am coming. This is the shepherd's suitable reply to her brief invitation.
spouse = betrothed, as in Song of Solomon 4:8 , Song of Solomon 4:9 , Song of Solomon 4:10 , Song of Solomon 4:12 .
I have gathered = I am gathering.
I have eaten = I am eating.
I have drunk = I am drinking. (The perfect tenses being used for the present. See Kautzsch's Gesenius, 106.)
wine. Hebrew. yayin . App-27 .
eat, O friends. The words of the court-ladies, encouraging the Shulamite and her beloved (masculine). See Structure on previous page.
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