Song of Solomon 5:2

I sleep, but my heart is awake: 1 The voice of my kinsman knocks at the door, saying, 1 Open, open to me, my companion, my sister, 1 My dove, my perfect one: 1 For my head is filled with dew, 1 And my locks with the drops of the night. 1

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

I sleep, but my heart waketh: it is the voice of my beloved that knocketh, saying, Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my undefiled: for my head is filled with dew, and my locks with the drops of the night.

In Context

1Let my kinsman come down into his garden, 1 And eat the fruit of his choice berries. 1 I am come into my garden, my sister, my spouse: 1 I have gathered my myrrh with my spices; 1 I have eaten my bread with my honey; 1 I have drunk my wine with my milk. 1 Eat, O friends, and drink; 1 Yea, brethren, drink abundantly. 1

3I have put off my coat; how shall I put it on? 1 I have washed my feet, how shall I defile them? 1

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Cross References

Genesis 29:20And Jacob served for Rachel seven years, and they were before him as a few days, by reason of his loving her.

Psalms 24:7Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my sins of ignorance: 1 Remember me according to thy mercy, 1 For thy goodness’ sake, O Lord. 1

Psalms 119:1A Song of Degrees. 1 In mine affliction I cried to the Lord, 1 And he hearkened to me. 1

Song of Solomon 2:8The voice of my kinsman! behold, he comes leaping over the mountains, bounding over the hills. 1

Song of Solomon 2:14Thou art my dove, in the shelter of the rock, 1 Near the wall: 1 Show me thy face, 1 And cause me to hear thy voice; 1 For thy voice is sweet, 1 And thy countenance is beautiful. 1

Song of Solomon 4:7Thou art all fair, my companion, 1 And there is no spot in thee. 1

Matthew Henry on Song of Solomon 5:2

The Love of Christ to the Church. 1 I am come into my garden, my sister, my spouse: I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk: eat, O friends; drink, yea, drink abundantly, O beloved. These words are Christ's answer to the church's prayer in the close of the foregoing chapter, Let my beloved come into his garden; here he has come, and lets her know it. See how ready God is to hear prayer, how ready Christ is to accept the invitations that his… Read the whole commentary →

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