Song of Solomon 2:7
I have charged you, ye daughters of Jerusalem, 1 By the powers and by the virtues of the field, 1 That ye do not rouse or wake my love, until he please. 1
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
In Context
6His left hand shall be under my head, 1 And his right hand shall embrace me. 1
8The voice of my kinsman! behold, he comes leaping over the mountains, bounding over the hills. 1
Cross References
Song of Solomon 1:5I am black, but beautiful, 1 Ye daughters of Jerusalem, 1 As the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon. 1
Song of Solomon 3:5I have charged you, O daughters of Jerusalem, 1 By the powers and by the virtues of the field, 1 That ye rouse not nor awake my love, until he please. 1
Song of Solomon 5:16His throat is most sweet, and altogether desirable. 1 This is my kinsman, 1 And this is my companion, 1 O daughters of Jerusalem.
Matthew Henry on Song of Solomon 2:4-8
The Love of the Church to Christ. 3 As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, and his fruit was sweet to my taste. 4 He brought me to the banqueting house, and his banner over me was love. 5 Stay me with flagons, comfort me with apples: for I am sick of love. 6 His left hand is under my head, and his right hand doth embrace me. 7 I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, and by the hinds of the field, that ye stir… Read the whole commentary →