Song of Solomon 5:2
[SHE] I, was sleeping, but, my heart, was awake,—The voice of my beloved—knocking! Open to me, my sister, my fair one, my dove, my perfect one, for, my head, is filled with dew, my locks, with the moisture of the night.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
3I have put off my tunic, oh how shall I put it on? I have bathed my feet, oh how shall I soil them?
Cross References
Genesis 29:20So Jacob served for Rachel—seven years,—and they became, in his eyes, as single days, for his love to her.
Psalms 24:7Lift up, O ye gates, your heads, and lift yourselves up, ye age-abiding doors, That the king of glory may come in.
Psalms 119:1[ALEPH.] How happy the men of blameless life, who walk in the law of Yahweh.
Song of Solomon 2:8[SHE] The voice of my beloved! Lo! here he cometh,—leaping over the mountains, skipping over the hills.
Song of Solomon 2:14[HE] O my dove! In the retreats of the crag, in the hiding-place of the terrace, Let me see thy form, Let me hear thy voice,—For, thy voice, is sweet, and, thy form, comely.
Song of Solomon 4:7Thou art, all over, beautiful, my fair one, and, blemish, is there none in thee.
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 →