Song of Solomon 3:6
Who is this who comes up from the wilderness like pillars of smoke,perfumed with myrrh and frankincense,with all spices of the merchant?
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In Context
7Behold, it is Solomon's carriage!Sixty mighty men are around it,of the mighty men of Israel.
Cross References
Exodus 13:21The Lord went before them by day in a pillar of cloud, to lead them on their way, and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light, that they might go by day and by night:
Deuteronomy 8:2You shall remember all the way which the Lord your God has led you these forty years in the wilderness, that he might humble you, to prove you, to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep his commandments, or not.
Song of Solomon 1:3Your oils have a pleasing fragrance.Your name is oil poured forth,therefore the virgins love you.
Song of Solomon 4:6Until the day is cool, and the shadows flee away,I will go to the mountain of myrrh,to the hill of frankincense.
Song of Solomon 5:5I rose up to open for my beloved.My hands dripped with myrrh,my fingers with liquid myrrh,on the handles of the lock.
Song of Solomon 8:5Who is this who comes up from the wilderness,leaning on her beloved?Under the apple tree I aroused you.There your mother conceived you.There she was in labor and bore you.
Matthew Henry on Song of Solomon 3:2-6
The Love of the Church to Christ. 1 By night on my bed I sought him whom my soul loveth: I sought him, but I found him not. 2 I will rise now, and go about the city in the streets, and in the broad ways I will seek him whom my soul loveth: I sought him, but I found him not. 3 The watchmen that go about the city found me: to whom I said, Saw ye him whom my soul loveth? 4 It was but a little that I passed from them, but I found him whom my soul loveth: I held him, and would not let him go, until I had brought him… Read the whole commentary →