The Shulamite complies with the request of her attendants, and as she glides before them in the dance, they sing in further commendation of her beauty of form and grace of movement. The description in the original consists, like Song of Solomon 4:1, of five stanzas nearly coinciding with the verses... [ Continue Reading ]
THY FEET WITH SHOES - Or, thy steps in the sandals: the bride’s feet are seen in motion in the dance. “Joints” might be rendered circling movements. PRINCE’S DAUGHTER - Or, daughter of a noble; the bride is of honorable though not of kingly birth. LIKE JEWELS - The image suggested is that of large... [ Continue Reading ]
Or, Thy lap is like a moon-shaped bowl where mixed wine faileth not.” The wine in the bowl rising to the brim adds to the beauty of the vessel, and gives a more pleasing image to the eye. Some interpret, “thy girdle is like a moon-shaped bowl,” or “bears a moon-shaped ornament” (compare Isaiah 3:18)... [ Continue Reading ]
A TOWER OF IVORY - The tower of ivory, the allusion being to some particular tower, built probably by Solomon 1 Kings 10:21. FISHPOOLS IN HESHBON - Or, simply pools. Among the ruins to the south of Heshbon still remain a number of deep wells cut in the rock, and a large reservoir of water. The simi... [ Continue Reading ]
Compare and contrast with Song of Solomon 5:15. The rendering in the margin takes “Carmel” as the name of a color, equivalent to “carmine” (rendered “crimson” in 2 Chronicles 2:7, 2 Chronicles 2:14; 2 Chronicles 3:14). This interpretation is favored by the parallelism with “purple,” but removes a be... [ Continue Reading ]
A brief dialogue; Song of Solomon 7:6 are spoken by the king, Song of Solomon 7:9 and Song of Solomon 7:10 by the bride. Song of Solomon 7:6 A general sentiment. How fair, and what a charm hast thou, O love! Among delightsome things! Compare Song of Solomon 2:7, note;... [ Continue Reading ]