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Lover
1 How beautiful are thy feet with
shoes, O prince's daughter! the
joints of thy thighs are like jewels, the work of the hands of a
cunning workman.
2 Thy navel is like a round goblet,
which wanteth not liquor: thy belly is like an heap of wheat set
about with lilies.
3 Thy two breasts are like
two young
roes that are twins.
4 Thy neck is as a tower of ivory;
thine eyes like the fishpools in
Heshbon, by the gate of
Bathrabbim:
thy nose is as the tower of Lebanon
which looketh toward Damascus.
5 Thine head upon thee is like
Carmel,
and the hair of thine head like purple; the king
is held in the
galleries.
6 How fair and how pleasant art thou,
O love, for delights!
7 This thy stature is like to a
palm
tree, and thy breasts to clusters of grapes.
8 I said,
I will go up to the palm
tree, I will take hold of the boughs thereof: now also thy breasts
shall be as clusters of the vine, and the smell of thy nose like
apples;
9 And the roof of
thy mouth like the
best wine for my beloved, that goeth down sweetly,
causing the lips
of those that are asleep to speak.
Beloved
10 I am my beloved's, and his desire
is toward me.
11 Come, my beloved, let us
go forth
into the field; let us lodge in the villages.
12 Let us get up early to the
vineyards; let us see if the vine flourish, whether the tender grape
appear, and the pomegranates bud forth: there will I give thee my
loves.
13 The mandrakes give a smell, and
at
our gates are all manner of pleasant
fruits, new and old, which I
have laid up for thee, O my beloved.
Bible Commentary
1. How beautiful. Verses 1-5
are a laudation, probably by the ladies who are looking on, although
many consider that the words are spoken by Solomon.4
Shoes. Were anciently evidences of a free and comfortable state,
whereas slaves and mourners used to go bare-foot.2
Like
jewels. The emphasis is probably on the
jewels, cunningly wrought, that she now wears.4
3. Like two young roes.
Compare ch. 4:5
4. Fishpools. Full, and clear, and quiet, and pleasant.2
Heshbon. A city to the east of Jordan,
formerly held by the Amorites (Num. 21:25), but after its capture
assigned to the Reubenites (Joshua 13:15-17). A large reservoir for
water is still found near the ancient site.4
Bath-rabbim.
- Literally, "daughter
of multitudes." Doubtless the name of one of the gates.4
The
tower. Which was in all probability built by Solomon in the
mountain of Lebanon, the northern border of the land of Israel
towards Damascus; and therefore a very fit place for a watch- tower.2
Which
looketh. There was another tower or building in or near
Jerusalem, which was called the house of the forest of Lebanon, 1
Kings 7:22.
5. Carmel. A range of hills
about 1,800 ft. elevation, forming the south-western boundary of the
plain of Esdraelon and the Bay of Acre.4
Purple. Which colour was anciently much esteemed.2
Is held.
In which he walks, and having once espied thee, is unable to take
off his eyes from thee.2
Galleries. Heb. rehatim. The
meaning of the word here is uncertain. In Gen. 30:38, 41 it
means "watering troughs". It may come from a root meaning "to
run," "to flow", hence "a flowing down." From this the
definition "locks of hair" has been suggested. The king speaks
of himself as held in the locks of the Shulamite's hair.4
6. Delights.
For those various lovely features which, are in thee.2
7. Palm
tree. Heb. tamar. Palm-tree - Tall and strait, or
upright. And he seems to mention the palm-tree, rather than any
other, because it is constantly green and flourishing, and grows
upward in spite of all pressures. The tall and graceful palm tree
was an appropriate figure for female beauty. The name Tamar
was borne by several women (Gen. 38:6; 2 Sam. 13:1).4
8. I said. Within myself, I
resolved.
I will. Climb up, that so I may take hold of the boughs,
which do not grow out of the sides, as in other trees, but only at
the top of it.
Take hold.
Partly to prune and dress them, and partly to gather the
fruit.
The smell. Of thy breath; which is often called the breath of a man's
nostrils.2
9. Thy
mouth. Thy speech, the palate being one of the principal
instruments of speech.
Wine. Grateful
and refreshing for thee my beloved, who reapest the comfort and
benefit of that pleasure which I take in thee.
Causing. The most dull, and stupid, and sleepy persons to speak.2
10. I am my beloved's. A
refrain (see chs. 2:16; 6:3) ending the section extolling the
bride's beauty. This and the following verses contain the words of
the bride, in answer to the bridegroom's endearing expressions
delivered in the foregoing verses.2
11. Go
forth. That being retired from the crowd, we may more
freely and sweetly converse together.2
12. Early. The church having lost her beloved by her former laziness, now
doubles her diligence.2
Vineyards. To particular congregations.2
Let
us see. Let us inquire into the success of our labours,
what souls are brought in and built up, and how they prosper and
grow in grace.2
There. There
I will discover the fervency of my affections to thee, and maintain
communion with thee in thy holy ordinances.2
13. Mandrakes. By popular etymology,
"love apples." They were supposed to excite amatory desire and
favour procreation (see Gen. 30:14-16).4
At our
gates. Brought thither by divers persons to congratulate
our nuptials.2
All fruits. Fruits of this year and of the former. Which seems to be meant of
the various fruits and operations of the Spirit, and degrees of
grace in several believers.2
References and notes
1. King James Authorized Version
2. John Wesley's Notes on the Bible - http://eword.gospelcom.net/comments/song/wesley/song7.htm
3. John Gill's Exposition of the Bible - http://eword.gospelcom.net/comments/song/gill/song7.htm
4.
SDA Bible Commentary - Vol. 3 pg.
1121
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Structure of
Canticles 7 |
A farther description of the church's his graces, ver. 1-7.
His design to visit the church, with the blessed effect
thereof, ver. 8-9.
She professes her faith, and desire, ver. 10.
She invites him to communion with her, ver. 11.
The end thereof, ver. 12, 13.2
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Synopsis of Canticles 7 |
In this chapter Christ gives a fresh commendation of
the beauty of his church, in a different order and method
than before; beginning with her "feet," and so rising
upwards to the "hair" of her head, and the roof of her
mouth, ver. 1;
And then the church asserts her
interest in him, and his desire towards her, ver. 10;
and invites him to go with her
into the fields, villages, and vineyards, and offers various
reasons, by which she urges him to comply with her
invitation, ver. 113
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