Song of Solomon 3:6

[THEY] Who is this, coming up out of the wilderness, like pillars of smoke,—with perfume of myrrh, and frankincense, besides all the aromatic powder of the merchant?

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

Who is this that cometh out of the wilderness like pillars of smoke, perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, with all powders of the merchant?

In Context

5[HE] I adjure you ye, daughters of Jerusalem, by the gazelles, or by the hinds of the field,—That ye wake not, nor arouse, the dear love until she please. [****]

7Lo! his couch,’tis Solomon’s own, Threescore heroes, around it,—of the heroes of Israel:

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Cross References

Exodus 13:21Now, Yahweh, was going before them—by day, in a pillar of cloud to lead them the way, and by night, in a pillar of fire to give them light,—that they might journey day and night:

Deuteronomy 8:2So then, thou shalt remember all the way in which Yahweh thy God caused thee to journey these forty years in the desert,—that he might humble thee to put thee to the proof to know what was in thy heart,—whether thou wouldest keep his commandments or not.

Song of Solomon 1:3Like the fragrance of thy precious oils, Oil poured out, is thy name, For this cause, virgins love thee.

Song of Solomon 4:6Until the day, breathe, and the shadows, be lengthened, I will get me unto the mountain of myrrh, and unto the hill of frankincense.

Song of Solomon 5:5I myself, arose, to open to my beloved,—and, my hands, dripped with myrrh, and, my fingers, with myrrh distilling, upon the handles of the bolt.

Song of Solomon 8:5[THEY] Who is this, coming up out of the wilderness, leaning upon her beloved? [HE] Under the apple-tree, I roused thee, where thy mother, was in pain with thee, where she was in pain who gave thee birth!

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 →

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