Song of Solomon 6 - 1599 Geneva Bible (GNV)

6 1 The Church assureth herself of the love of Christ.  3 The praises of the Church. 8 She is but one and undefiled.

1 My well-beloved is gone down into his [a]garden to the beds of spices, to feed in the gardens, and to gather lilies.

2 I am my well-beloved’s, and my well-beloved is mine, who feedeth among the lilies.

3 Thou art beautiful, my love, as [b]Tirzah, comely as Jerusalem, terrible as an army with banners.

4 [c]Turn away thine eyes from me: for they overcome me: (A)thine hair is like a flock of goats, which look down from Gilead.

5 Thy teeth are like a flock of sheep, which go up from the washing, which every one bring out twins, and none is barren among them.

6 Thy temples are within thy locks as a piece of a pomegranate.

7 There are [d]threescore Queens, and fourscore concubines, and of the damsels without number.

8 But my dove is alone, and my undefiled, she is the only daughter of her mother, and she is dear to her that bare her: the daughters have seen her, and counted her blessed: even the Queens and the concubines, and they have praised her.

9 [e]Who is she that looketh forth as the morning, fair as the moon, pure as the sun, terrible as an army with banners!

10 I went down to the [f]garden of nuts, to see the fruits of the valley, to see if the vine budded, and if the pomegranates flourished.

11 [g]I knew nothing, my soul set me [h]as the chariots of my noble people.

12 Return, return, O [i]Shulamite, return: return that we may behold thee. What shall you see in the Shulamite, but as the company of an army?

Footnotes

  1. Song of Solomon 6:1 That is, is conversant here in earth among men.
  2. Song of Solomon 6:3 Which was a fair and strong city, 1 Kings 14:17.
  3. Song of Solomon 6:4 This declareth the exceeding love of Christ toward his Church.
  4. Song of Solomon 6:7 Meaning, that the gifts are infinite which Christ giveth to his Church: or that his faithful are many in number
  5. Song of Solomon 6:9 He showeth that the beginning of the Church was small, but that it grew up to a great multitude.
  6. Song of Solomon 6:10 He went down into the Synagogue to see what fruits came of the Law, and the Prophets.
  7. Song of Solomon 6:11 I found nothing but rebellion.
  8. Song of Solomon 6:11 Or, set me on the chariots of my willing people.
  9. Song of Solomon 6:12 O ye people of Jerusalem: for Jerusalem was called Salem which signifieth peace.

Cross references

  1. Song of Solomon 6:4 : Song 4:1

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