Song of Solomon 5:1
I have come into my garden, my sister, [my] bride. I have gathered my myrrh with my spice. I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey. I have drunk my wine with my milk. Eat, O friends. Drink, yea. Drink abundantly, O beloved.
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Deuteronomy 16:13Thou shall keep the feast of tabernacles seven days after thou have gathered in from thy threshing-floor and from thy winepress.
2 Chronicles 31:6And the sons of Israel and Judah, who dwelt in the cities of Judah, they also brought in the tithe of oxen and sheep, and the tithe of dedicated things which were consecrated to LORD their God, and laid them by heaps.
Psalms 147:11LORD takes pleasure in those who fear him, in those who hope in his loving kindness.
Song of Solomon 4:9Thou have ravished my heart, my sister, [my] bride. Thou have ravished my heart with one of thine eyes, with one chain of thy neck.
Song of Solomon 6:2My beloved has gone down to his garden, to the beds of spices, to feed in the gardens, and to gather lilies.
Song of Solomon 8:1Oh that thou were as my brother, who sucked the breasts of my mother! [When] I should find thee outside, I would kiss thee. Yes, and none would despise me.
Matthew Henry on Song of Solomon 5:1
In this chapter we have, I. Christ's gracious acceptance of the invitation which his church had given him, and the kind visit which he made to her, ver. 1 . II. The account which the spouse gives of her own folly, in putting a slight upon her beloved, and the distress she was in by reason of his withdrawings, ver. 2-8 . III. The enquiry of the daughters of Jerusalem concerning the amiable perfections of her beloved ( ver. 9 ), and her particular answer to that enquiry, ver. 10-16 . "Unto you that believe he is… Read the whole commentary →