Song of Solomon 4:8-9

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Song of Solomon 4:1-16

Song of Solomon 4:8 . Come with me from Lebanon, my spouse. This endearing appellative occurs here for the first time. This summerhouse of Solomon was built in the forest of Lebanon, and was intended for Pharaoh’s daughter, as a retreat during the warmer season. Look from the top of Amana, a commanding summit of that range of mountains. Then, crossing the whole kingdom, come with me to the top of Shenir and Hermon, as described in Deuteronomy 3:9. Thence also survey the happy land from... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Song of Solomon 4:8

Song of Solomon 4:8Come with Me from Lebanon, My spouse, with Me from Lebanon.The invitations of ChristThe whole idea is that the Shulamite Virgin who is sought as a bride lives in high, craggy, cavernous regions--amid inhospitable scenes--and close to the mountain haunts of beasts of prey. Such words as Amana, Shenir, Hermon, and Lebanon are used to typify a region of mountain, rock, fastness, forest, and jungle. There the fair Shulamite has her native home, That is one side of the picture. On... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Song of Solomon 4:8

Son 4:8 Come with me from Lebanon, [my] spouse, with me from Lebanon: look from the top of Amana, from the top of Shenir and Hermon, from the lions’ dens, from the mountains of the leopards. Ver. 8. Come with me from Lebanon, &c. ] Or, Thou shalt come with me - by way of promise. And it is doubled for more certainty; q.d., Nothing shall hinder thee, but thou shalt indeed come with me, and enjoy my continual presence. This she had begged hard for in the former chapters, and this she is... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Song of Solomon 4:9

Son 4:9 Thou hast ravished my heart, my sister, [my] spouse; thou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes, with one chain of thy neck. Ver. 9. Thou hast ravished mine heart, &c. ] Thou hast caught it, and carried it from me, so that I am least master of it; for Animus est potius ubi amat, quam ubi animat, a The heart is the place where it loves, and not where it lives. The Hebrew is, "Thou hast behearted me" (as we say, one is beheaded, behipt, &c.). Thou hast robbed me of my... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Song of Solomon 4:8

with me: Song of Solomon 2:13, Song of Solomon 7:11, Psalms 45:10, Proverbs 9:6, John 12:26, Colossians 3:1, Colossians 3:2 from Lebanon: Deuteronomy 3:25 Shenir: Deuteronomy 3:9, Joshua 12:1 from the lions': Psalms 76:1, Psalms 76:4 Reciprocal: Joshua 11:3 - Hermon 1 Chronicles 5:23 - Hermon 2 Chronicles 8:6 - and in Lebanon Psalms 45:9 - queen Song of Solomon 2:10 - Rise Song of Solomon 7:4 - the tower Song of Solomon 8:5 - from the Ezekiel 27:5 - of Senir John 3:29 - hath read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Song of Solomon 4:9

ravished: or, taken away, etc my sister: Song of Solomon 4:10, Song of Solomon 4:12, Song of Solomon 5:1, Song of Solomon 5:2, Genesis 20:12, Matthew 12:50, 1 Corinthians 9:5, Hebrews 2:11-2 Chronicles : my spouse: Song of Solomon 3:11, Psalms 45:9, Isaiah 54:5, Isaiah 62:5, Ezekiel 16:8, Hosea 2:19, Hosea 2:20, John 3:29, 2 Corinthians 11:2, Revelation 19:7, Revelation 19:8, Revelation 21:2, Revelation 21:9, Revelation 21:10 thou hast: Song of Solomon 6:12, Song of Solomon 7:5, Song of... read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Song of Solomon 4:8

Come - Unto the mountains of myrrh. Look - To the place to which I invite thee to go, which from those high mountains thou mayest easily behold. Of Leopards - From these or other mountains, which are inhabited by lions and leopards. This seems to be added as an argument to move the spouse to go with him, because the places where now she was, were not only barren, but also dangerous. read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Song of Solomon 4:9

My sister - So he calls her to shew the greatness of his love, which cannot sufficiently be expressed by any one relation. With one - With one glance. One chain - With one of those other graces and perfections wherewith thou art adorned. read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Song of Solomon 4:8

8. Lebanon… Hermon The Beloved compares the king’s palace to the most magnificent objects of the land. “That goodly mountain… Lebanon.” “Hermon,” the most perfect mountain in Palestine, which was afterward made glorious by the transfiguration. Amana is a part of “Lebanon,” and Shenir of “Hermon.” But with all its grandeur it is, to the Enamoured, a place of danger. The hint is, that the eyes of the amorous monarch are upon her. Look Hebrew, Thou shall come. read more