Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary
Song of Solomon 6:1,2
The question put by the chorus, and the answer it receives from the bride, show that the loss and seeking are not to be taken too seriously.
The question put by the chorus, and the answer it receives from the bride, show that the loss and seeking are not to be taken too seriously.
CHAPTER VI _The companions of the bride inquire after the bridegroom_, 1-3. _A description of the bride_, 4-13. NOTES ON CHAP. VI Verse Song of Solomon 6:1. _WHITHER IS THY BELOVED GONE_] These w...
CHAPTER 6 The description of Her Beloved was addressed to the daughters of Jerusalem. Their answer is recorded in the beginning of this chapter. Her outburst of praise, her glowing testimony of Him,...
SONG OF SOLOMON 5:8 TO SONG OF SOLOMON 6:3. DESCRIPTIVE POEM (_Wasf) :_ THE STRENGTH AND BEAUTY OF THE BRIDEGROOM. On this view, Song of Solomon 6:8 f. is taken as an introduction to t
WHITHER, &C. Spoken by the court-ladies. See the Structure (above). THY BELOVED. Masculine....
Song of Solomon 5:2 to Song of Solomon 6:3. A Dream On the hypothesis we have adopted, a night must be supposed to intervene between Song of Solomon 5:1. After the interview with the king and that
Song of Solomon 6:1. These words are parallel to ch. Song of Solomon 5:9. In Song of Solomon 6:8 the Shulammite had adjured the daughters of Jerusalem, if they found her beloved, to tell him she was s...
WHITHER IS THY BELOVED GONE— This is the address of the virgins to the spouse; and, in the Vulgate, LXX, &c. is included in the former chapter....
TEXT 6:17:10 _Court Ladies:_ Inquiry, Song of Solomon 6:1 _Shulammite:_ Answer, Song of Solomon 6:2Avowal, Song of Solomon 6:3 _Solomon:_ Interview with the Shulammite,...
Whither is thy beloved gone, O thou fairest among women? whither is thy beloved turned aside? that we may seek him with thee. Song of Solomon 6:1 WHITHER IS THY BELOVED GONE? Historically, at Jesus...
A DREAM. HIS BEAUTY AND HERS 2-7. Another dream of hers, with a painful ending. The accumulation (Song of Solomon 5:2) of names of endearment reminds us of the frequent repetition, by a Palestinian b...
A WONDERFUL SONG ABOUT LOVE SONG OF SONGS _MARK KIRKPATRICK_ CHAPTER 6 THE WOMEN OF JERUSALEM V1 Where has your lover gone, most beautiful among women?...
The women of Jerusalem have heard the young woman’s description of Solomon. But they still do not realise why he is special. He seems to them like any other man (5:9). They do not love him, as the you...
VI. (1-3) WHITHER IS THY BELOVED GONE... By a playful turn the poet heightens the description of the lover’s beauty by the impression supposed to be produced on the imaginary bystanders to whom the pi...
אָ֚נָה הָלַ֣ךְ דֹּודֵ֔ךְ הַ יָּפָ֖ה בַּ †...
MYSTICAL INTERPRETATIONS THUS far we have been considering the bare, literal sense of the text. It cannot be denied that, if only to lead up to the metaphorical significance of the words employed, tho...
IV. Experiences Following Betrothal (Song of Solomon 5:2; Song of Solomon 6:1; Song of Solomon 7:1) 1. The Bride ...
Where is thy beloved gone, (k) O thou fairest among women? where is thy beloved turned aside? that we may seek him with thee. (k) Hearing of the excellency of Christ, the faithful desire to know how...
_Lilies. The church teaches, that God is delighted with the pious desires and works of the faithful. (Worthington) --- She answers the question which had been put to her. (Calmet) --- God associates l...
CONTENTS The church appears, in the opening of this Chapter, to have called forth the serious enquiry of others to seek Jesus with her. And she seems delighted to give information concerning him. Chr...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 6 AND 7. And this experience makes her understand through grace another aspect of her relationship, proving a real progress in the intelligence of grace and c...
WHITHER IS THY BELOVED GONE, O THOU FAIREST AMONG WOMEN?.... The title is the same used by them, and by Christ before them, Song of Solomon 1:8; and here repeated, to assure her that they were serious...
Whither is thy beloved gone, O thou fairest among women? whither is thy beloved turned aside? that we may seek him with thee. Ver. 1. _Whither is thy beloved gone? &c._] All Christ's disciples are ζη...
_Whither is thy beloved gone_ Namely, from thee: see chap. 5:6, 8. These are the words of the daughters of Jerusalem, last mentioned, whom the preceding full and pathetical description of the bridegro...
THE CONFESSION OF THE CHURCH REWARDED. The Further Confession and Christ's Answer. The bride having answered the first question of the "daughters of Jerusalem" for a description of her soul's Brideg...
Whither is thy Beloved gone, O thou fairest among women? Surely if He is such a paragon of excellence, the place of the bride is always at His side! WHITHER IS THY BELOVED TURNED ASIDE, as though spur...
1 Those made acquainted with the excellences of Christ, and the comfort of an interest in him, desire to know where they may meet him. Those who would find Christ, must seek him early and diligently....
SONG OF SOLOMON CHAPTER 6 An inquiry after Christ, SONG OF SOLOMON 6:1. The church's answer, SONG OF SOLOMON 5:2. The church confesseth her faith in Christ, Song of Solomon 6:3
Song of Solomon 6:1 beloved H1730 gone H1980 (H8804) fairest H3303 women H802 beloved H1730 aside H6437 (H88
The DAUGHTERS OF JERUSALEM reply. _ “Where is your beloved gone, O you fairest among women, In which direction has your beloved turned himself, That we may seek him with you?”_ The wife's reply has b...
WE MAY SEEK HIM So soon as the bride witnesses to the Bridegroom's own personal loveliness, a desire is awakened in the daughters of Jerusalem to seek Him....
CONTENTS: The Bridegroom applauds the beauty of the Bride, preferring her before all others. CHARACTERS: Solomon, Bride (Christ, Church). CONCLUSION: Christ takes delight in His redeemed and in the w...
Song of Solomon 6:1. _Whither is thy beloved gone?_ These are words of the ladies of honour, tenderly interested for their princess in a moment of anxiety. _That we may seek him with thee._ Thus shoul...
SONG OF SOLOMON—NOTE ON SONG OF SOLOMON 6:1 In Song of Solomon 5:6 the woman lamented that her beloved “had turned and gone.” Now the chorus asks her, where
SECOND INQUIRY BY THE DAUGHTERS OF JERUSALEM Chapter 6. Song of Solomon 6:1 Whither is thy beloved gone, O thou fairest among women? Whither is thy beloved turned aside? That we may seek him with...
EXPOSITION SONG OF SOLOMON 6:1 WHITHER IS THY BELOVED GONE, O THOU FAIREST AMONG WOMEN? WHITHER HATH THY BELOVED TURNED HIM, THAT WE MAY SEEK HIM WITH THEE? The dialogue still continues, possibly bec...
Now the daughters of Jerusalem respond to her, the chorus sings back. Where has your beloved gone, O thou fairest among women? whither or where is your beloved turned aside? that we may seek him with...
Acts 5:11; Isaiah 2:5; Jeremiah 14:8; Ruth 1:16; Ruth 1:17;...
Gone — From thee....