Song of Solomon 6:12

Before I was aware, My soul set me upon the chariots of my willing people.

Darby Translation

In The King James Version

Or ever I was aware, my soul made me like the chariots of Amminadib.

In Context

11I went down into the garden of nuts, To see the verdure of the valley, To see whether the vine budded, Whether the pomegranates blossomed.

13Return, return, O Shulamite; Return, return, that we may look upon thee. What would ye look upon in the Shulamite? As it were the dance of two camps.

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Cross References

Jeremiah 31:18I have indeed heard Ephraim bemoaning himself [thus]: Thou hast chastised me, and I was chastised as a bullock not trained: turn thou me, and I shall be turned; for thou art Jehovah my God.

Luke 15:20And he rose up and went to his own father. But while he was yet a long way off, his father saw him, and was moved with compassion, and ran, and fell upon his neck, and covered him with kisses.

Matthew Henry on Song of Solomon 6:12-13

The Love of Christ to the Church. 11 I went down into the garden of nuts to see the fruits of the valley, and to see whether the vine flourished, and the pomegranates budded. 12 Or ever I was aware, my soul made me like the chariots of Amminadib. 13 Return, return, O Shulamite; return, return, that we may look upon thee. What will ye see in the Shulamite? As it were the company of two armies. Christ having now returned to his spouse, and the breach being entirely made up, and the falling out of these lovers being… Read the whole commentary →

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