Song of Solomon 5:1

I have come into my garden, my sister, my bride.I have gathered my myrrh with my spice;I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey;I have drunk my wine with my milk.FriendsEat, friends!Drink, yes, drink abundantly, beloved.Beloved

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

2I was asleep, but my heart was awake.It is the voice of my beloved who knocks:"Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my undefiled;for my head is filled with dew,and my hair with the dampness of the night."

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 16:13You shall keep the feast of tents seven days, after that you have gathered in from your threshing floor and from your winepress:

2 Chronicles 31:6The children of Israel and Judah, who lived in the cities of Judah, they also brought in the tithe of cattle and sheep, and the tithe of dedicated things which were consecrated to the Lord their God, and laid them by heaps.

Psalms 147:11The Lord takes pleasure in those who fear him,in those who hope in his loving kindness.

Song of Solomon 4:9You have ravished my heart, my sister, my bride.You have ravished my heart with one of your eyes,with one chain of your neck.

Song of Solomon 6:2My beloved has gone down to his garden,to the beds of spices,to feed in the gardens, and to gather lilies.

Song of Solomon 8:1Oh that you were like my brother,who sucked the breasts of my mother!If I found you outside, I would kiss you;yes, and no one would despise me.

Matthew Henry on Song of Solomon 5:1

In this chapter we have, I. Christ's gracious acceptance of the invitation which his church had given him, and the kind visit which he made to her, ver. 1 . II. The account which the spouse gives of her own folly, in putting a slight upon her beloved, and the distress she was in by reason of his withdrawings, ver. 2-8 . III. The enquiry of the daughters of Jerusalem concerning the amiable perfections of her beloved ( ver. 9 ), and her particular answer to that enquiry, ver. 10-16 . "Unto you that believe he is… Read the whole commentary →

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