Song of Solomon 1:7

Tell me, thou whom my soul loves, 1 Where thou tendest thy flock, where thou causest them to rest at noon, 1 Lest I become as one that is veiled by the flocks of thy companions. 1

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

Tell me, O thou whom my soul loveth, where thou feedest, where thou makest thy flock to rest at noon: for why should I be as one that turneth aside by the flocks of thy companions?

In Context

6Look not upon me, because I am dark, 1 Because the sun has looked unfavorably upon me: 1 My mother’s sons strove with me; 1 They made me keeper in the vineyards; 1 I have not kept my own vineyard. 1

8If thou know not thyself, thou fair one among women, 1 Go thou forth by the footsteps of the flocks, 1 And feed thy kids by the shepherds’ tents. 1

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Cross References

Ruth 2:21And Ruth said to her mother-in-law, Yea, he said also to me, Keep close to my damsels, until the men shall have finished all my reaping.

Psalms 18:1For the end, a Psalm of David. 1

Psalms 28:1A Psalm of David on the occasion of the solemn assembly of the Tabernacle. 1 Bring to the Lord, ye sons of God, 1 Bring to the Lord young rams; 1 Bring to the Lord glory and honor. 1

Psalms 116:1Alleluia. 1 Praise the Lord, all ye nations: 1 Praise him, all ye peoples. 1

Song of Solomon 2:16My kinsman is mine, and I am his: 1 He feeds his flock among the lilies. 1

Song of Solomon 3:2I will rise now, and go about in the city, 1 In the marketplaces, and in the streets, 1 And I will seek him whom my soul loves: 1 I sought him, but I found him not. 1

Matthew Henry on Song of Solomon 1:3-7

The Love of the Church to Christ. 2 Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth: for thy love is better than wine. 3 Because of the savour of thy good ointments thy name is as ointment poured forth, therefore do the virgins love thee. 4 Draw me, we will run after thee: the king hath brought me into his chambers: we will be glad and rejoice in thee, we will remember thy love more than wine: the upright love thee. 5 I am black, but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of… Read the whole commentary →

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