Song of Solomon 6:1

Whither is thy kinsman gone, thou beautiful among women? whither has thy kinsman turned aside? tell us, and we will seek him with thee.

Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

Whither is thy beloved gone, O thou fairest among women? whither is thy beloved turned aside? that we may seek him with thee.

In Context

2My kinsman is gone down to his garden, to the beds of spice, to feed his flock in the gardens, and to gather lilies.

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Cross References

Ruth 2:12The Lord recompense thy work: may a full reward be given thee of the Lord God of Israel, to whom thou hast come to trust under his wings.

Song of Solomon 1:8If thou know not thyself, thou fair one among women, go thou forth by the footsteps of the flocks, and feed thy kids by the shepherds' tents.

Song of Solomon 5:6I opened to my kinsman; my kinsman was gone: my soul failed at his speech: I sought him, but found him not; I called him, but he answered me not.

Song of Solomon 6:4Thou art fair, my companion, as Pleasure, beautiful as Jerusalem, terrible as armies set in array.

Isaiah 2:5And now, O house of Jacob, come, and let us walk in the light of the Lord.

Zechariah 8:21and the inhabitants of five cities shall come together to one city, saying, Let us go to make supplication to the Lord, and to seek the face of the Lord Almighty; 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 →

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