Song of Solomon 5:3

I haue put off my coate, howe shall I put it on? I haue washed my feete, howe shall I defile them?

Geneva Bible 1599

In The King James Version

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

In Context

2I sleepe, but mine heart waketh, it is the voyce of my welbeloued that knocketh, saying, Open vnto mee, my sister, my loue, my doue, my vndefiled: for mine head is full of dewe, and my lockes with the droppes of the night.

4My welbeloued put in his hand by the hole of the doore, and mine heart was affectioned toward him.

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Cross References

Proverbs 3:28Say not vnto thy neighbour, Go and come againe, and to morow wil I giue thee, if thou now haue it.

Proverbs 22:13The slouthfull man saith, A lyon is without, I shall be slaine in the streete.

Matthew 26:38Then sayde Iesus vnto them, My soule is very heauie, euen vnto the death: tarie yee here, and watch with me.

Romans 7:22For I delite in the Law of God, concerning the inner man:

Matthew Henry on Song of Solomon 5:3-9

The Love of Christ to the Church; Spiritual Desertion. 2 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. 3 I have put off my coat; how shall I put it on? I have washed my feet; how shall I defile them? 4 My beloved put in his hand by the hole of the door, and my bowels were moved for him. 5 I rose up to open to my beloved; and my hands dropped with… Read the whole commentary →

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