Song of Solomon 6:1
Bride: My beloved has descended to his garden, to the courtyard of aromatic plants, in order to pasture in the gardens and gather the lilies.
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In Context
2I am for my beloved, and my beloved is for me. He pastures among the lilies.
Cross References
Ruth 2:12May the Lord repay you for your work, and may you receive a full reward from the Lord, the God of Israel, to whom you have come, and under whose wings you have taken refuge.”
Song of Solomon 1:8O my love, I have compared you to my company of horsemen against the chariots of Pharaoh.
Song of Solomon 5:6My beloved put his hand through the window, and my inner self was moved by his touch.
Song of Solomon 6:4Avert your eyes from me, for they have caused me to fly away. Your hair is like a flock of goats, which have appeared out of Gilead.
Isaiah 2:5O house of Jacob, let us approach and walk in the light of the Lord.
Zechariah 8:21and the inhabitants may hurry, one saying to another: “Let us go and entreat the face of the Lord, and let us seek the Lord of hosts. I will go also.”
Matthew Henry on Song of Solomon 6:1
In this chapter, I. The daughters of Jerusalem, moved with the description which the church had given of Christ, enquire after him, ver. 1 . II. The church directs them where they may meet with him, ver. 2, 3 . III. Christ is now found of those that sought him, and very highly applauds the beauty of his spouse, as one extremely smitten with it ( ver. 4-7 ), preferring her before all others ( ver. 8, 9 ), recommending her to the love and esteem of all her neighbours ( ver. 10 ), and, lastly, acknowledging the… Read the whole commentary →