Geneva Study Bible Whither is thy beloved gone, O thou fairest among women? whither is thy beloved turned aside? that we may seek him with thee. 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 to find him. My beloved is gone down into his garden, to the beds of spices, to feed in the gardens, and to gather lilies. My beloved is gone down into his {a} garden, to the beds of spices, to feed in the gardens, and to gather lilies.
(a) That is, is conversant here in earth among men. I am my beloved's, and my beloved is mine: he feedeth among the lilies. I am my beloved's, and my beloved is mine: he feedeth among the lilies.
Thou art beautiful, O my love, as Tirzah, comely as Jerusalem, terrible as an army with banners. Thou art beautiful, O my love, as {b} Tirzah, comely as Jerusalem, terrible as an army with banners.
(b) Which was a fair and strong city, 1Ki 14:17. Turn away thine eyes from me, for they have overcome me: thy hair is as a flock of goats that appear from Gilead. {c} Turn away thy eyes from me, for they have overcome me: thy hair is as a flock of goats that appear from Gilead.
(c) This declares the exceeding love of Christ toward his Church. Thy teeth are as a flock of sheep which go up from the washing, whereof every one beareth twins, and there is not one barren among them. Thy teeth are as a flock of sheep which go up from the washing, whereof every one beareth twins, and there is not one barren among them.
As a piece of a pomegranate are thy temples within thy locks. As a piece of a pomegranate are thy temples within thy locks.
There are threescore queens, and fourscore concubines, and virgins without number. There are {d} sixty queens, and eighty concubines, and virgins without number.
(d) Meaning that the gifts are infinite which Christ gives to his Church: or that his faithful are many in number. My dove, my undefiled is but one; she is the only one of her mother, she is the choice one of her that bare her. The daughters saw her, and blessed her; yea, the queens and the concubines, and they praised her. My dove, my undefiled is but one; she is the only one of her mother, she is the choice one of her that bare her. The daughters saw her, and blessed her; yea, the queens and the concubines, and they praised her.
Who is she that looketh forth as the morning, fair as the moon, clear as the sun, and terrible as an army with banners? {e} Who is she that looketh forth as the morning, fair as the moon, clear as the sun, and terrible as an army with banners?
(e) He shows that the beginning of the Church was small, but that it grew up to a great multitude. I went down into the garden of nuts to see the fruits of the valley, and to see whether the vine flourished, and the pomegranates budded. I went down into the {f} garden of nuts to see the fruits of the valley, and to see whether the vine flourished, and the pomegranates budded.
(f) He went down into the synagogue to see what fruits came from the law, and the prophets. Or ever I was aware, my soul made me like the chariots of Amminadib. {g} Before I was aware, my soul made me {h} like the chariots of Amminadib.
(g) I found nothing but rebellion. (h) Or, Set me on the chariots of my willing people. Return, return, O Shulamite; return, return, that we may look upon thee. What will ye see in the Shulamite? As it were the company of two armies. Return, return, O {i} Shulamite; return, return, that we may look upon thee. What will ye see in the Shulamite? As it were the company of two armies. (i) O ye people of Jerusalem, for Jerusalem was called Shalem which signifies peace. The Geneva Bible Translation Notes [1599] Bible Hub |
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