Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Song of Solomon 5

64 catchwords408 parallels

← Song of Solomon | ← Ch 4 | Ch 6 →

Song of Solomon 5 . 1 , Christ awakes the church with his calling; Song of Solomon 5 . 2 , The church having a taste of Christ’s love , is sick of love; Song of Solomon 5 . 9 , A description of Christ by his graces.

Song of Solomon 5:1

I have come to 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. Eat, O friends, and drink; drink freely, O beloved.

Song of Solomon 5:1 · BSB

come9 parallels

my sister2 parallels

Song of Solomon 4 . 9-12

I have gathered4 parallels

eat17 parallels

friends8 parallels

yea , drink abundantly , O beloved2 parallels

or , and be drunken with loves

Reciprocal41 parallels

Song of Solomon 5:2

I sleep, but my heart is awake. A sound! My beloved is knocking: “Open to me, my sister, my darling, my dove, my flawless one. My head is drenched with dew, my hair with the dampness of the night.”

Song of Solomon 5:2 · BSB

sleep10 parallels

the voice3 parallels

knocketh1 parallel

Open3 parallels

my dove5 parallels

my head15 parallels

Reciprocal17 parallels

Song of Solomon 5:3

I have taken off my robe—must I put it back on? I have washed my feet—must I soil them again?

Song of Solomon 5:3 · BSB

have put8 parallels

Reciprocal1 parallel

I have washed As the Orientals only wear sandals , they are obliged to wash their feet previously to their lying down. Hence a Hindoo , if called from his bed , often makes his excuse that he shall daub his feet.

Song of Solomon 5:4

My beloved put his hand to the latch; my heart pounded for him.

Song of Solomon 5:4 · BSB

put7 parallels

my bowels6 parallels

Reciprocal3 parallels

for him or . as some read in me

Song of Solomon 5:5

I rose up to open for my beloved. My hands dripped with myrrh, my fingers with flowing myrrh on the handles of the bolt.

Song of Solomon 5:5 · BSB

rose4 parallels

my hands6 parallels

Reciprocal7 parallels

sweet smelling Heb. passing , or running about

Song of Solomon 5:6

I opened for my beloved, but he had turned and gone. My heart sank at his departure. I sought him, but did not find him. I called, but he did not answer.

Song of Solomon 5:6 · BSB

but my9 parallels

my soul11 parallels

I sought12 parallels

Reciprocal3 parallels

Song of Solomon 5:7

I encountered the watchmen on their rounds of the city. They beat me and bruised me; they took away my cloak, those guardians of the walls.

Song of Solomon 5:7 · BSB

watchmen8 parallels

they smote8 parallels

the keepers5 parallels

took8 parallels

Reciprocal5 parallels

Song of Solomon 5:8

O daughters of Jerusalem, I adjure you, if you find my beloved, tell him I am sick with love.

Song of Solomon 5:8 · BSB

charge2 parallels

if ye4 parallels

I am4 parallels

Reciprocal15 parallels

that ye Heb. what ye

Song of Solomon 5:9

How is your beloved better than others, O most beautiful among women? How is your beloved better than another, that you charge us so?

Song of Solomon 5:9 · BSB

What is5 parallels

O thou6 parallels

Reciprocal8 parallels

Song of Solomon 5:10

My beloved is dazzling and ruddy, outstanding among ten thousand.

Song of Solomon 5:10 · BSB

beloved5 parallels

the chiefest6 parallels

Heb. a standard bearer

Reciprocal8 parallels

Song of Solomon 5:11

His head is purest gold; his hair is wavy and black as a raven.

Song of Solomon 5:11 · BSB

head4 parallels

his locks3 parallels

Reciprocal2 parallels

bushy or , curled

Song of Solomon 5:12

His eyes are like doves beside the streams of water, bathed in milk and mounted like jewels.

Song of Solomon 5:12 · BSB

His eyes3 parallels

Rather , "His eyes are as doves;" the deep blue pigeon , the common dove in the East , whose brilliant plumage vibrates around his neck every sparkling hue , every dazzling flash of colour. And this pigeon standing amid "the torrents of water ," or the foam of a waterfall , would be a blue centre with a bright space like the iris of the eye , surrounded by the white

fitly set Heb. sitting in fulness , that is , fitly placed , and set as a precious stone in the foil of a ring.

Song of Solomon 5:13

His cheeks are like beds of spice, towers of perfume. His lips are like lilies, dripping with flowing myrrh.

Song of Solomon 5:13 · BSB

cheeks2 parallels

as a5 parallels

sweet flowers1 parallel

or , towers of perfumes

his lips4 parallels

dropping1 parallel

Reciprocal5 parallels

Song of Solomon 5:14

His arms are rods of gold set with beryl. His body is an ivory panel bedecked with sapphires.

Song of Solomon 5:14 · BSB

hands5 parallels

his belly4 parallels

Reciprocal4 parallels

Song of Solomon 5:15

His legs are pillars of marble set on bases of pure gold. His appearance is like Lebanon, as majestic as the cedars.

Song of Solomon 5:15 · BSB

legs1 parallel

sockets1 parallel

his countenance6 parallels

as Lebanon5 parallels

Reciprocal3 parallels

Song of Solomon 5:16

His mouth is most sweet; he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.

Song of Solomon 5:16 · BSB

mouth4 parallels

Heb. palate

most11 parallels

my beloved3 parallels

friend4 parallels

Reciprocal16 parallels

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