the Week of Proper 21 / Ordinary 26
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Song of Solomon 1:4
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Draw me after you and let us run together!The king has brought me into his chambers.""We will rejoice in you and be glad;We will extol your love more than wine.Rightly do they love you."
"Draw me after you and let us run together! The king has brought me into his chambers." "We will rejoice in you and be glad; We will extol your love more than wine. Rightly do they love you."
Drawe thou me [vnto thee] we wyll runne after thee. The kyng hath brought me into his priuie chaumbers: We wylbe glad and reioyce in thee, we thinke more of thy loue then of wine: they that be righteous loue thee.
Draw me, we will run after thee!—The king hath brought me into his chambers—We will be glad and rejoice in thee, We will remember thy love more than wine. They love thee uprightly.
Draw me away!
The Daughters of JerusalemWe will run after you. [fn]
The ShulamiteThe king has brought me into his chambers.
The Daughters of JerusalemWe will be glad and rejoice in you. [fn] We will remember your [fn] love more than wine.
The ShulamiteRightly do they love you. [fn]
Draw me; we will run after You. The King has brought me into His chambers. We will be glad and rejoice in You; we will remember Your loves more than wine; the upright love You.
Take me with you. Let's run away. The king took me into his room. We will rejoice and be happy for you. Remember, your love is better than wine. With good reason, the young women love you.
Take me away with you. Let us hurry. The king has brought me into his chambers. Friends We will be glad and rejoice in you. We will praise your love more than wine! Beloved They are right to love you.
Draw me, we will runne after thee: the king hath brought me into his chambers: we will be glad and reioyce in thee, we wil remember thy loue more then wine: the vpright loue thee.
Draw me, we will run after thee: the king hath brought me into his chambers: we will be glad and rejoice in thee, we will remember thy love more than wine: the upright love thee.
yee that same moueth me also to renne after the. The kynge hath brought me into his preuy chambre. We wil be glad & reioyce in the, we thynke more of thy brestes then of wyne: well is them that loue the.
Take me away with you! Let's run off together! An elopement with my King-Lover! We'll celebrate, we'll sing, we'll make great music. Yes! For your love is better than vintage wine. Everyone loves you—of course! And why not?
"Draw me away with you and let us run together! Let the king bring me into his chambers." (The Chorus) "We will rejoice and be glad in you; We will remember and extol your love more [sweet and fragrant] than wine. Rightly do they love you."
Draw me; we will run after thee: The king hath brought me into his chambers; We will be glad and rejoice in thee; We will make mention of thy love more than of wine: Rightly do they love thee.
Take me to you, and we will go after you: the king has taken me into his house. We will be glad and full of joy in you, we will give more thought to your love than to wine: rightly are they your lovers.
Draw me, we will run after thee: the king hath brought me into his chambers; we will be glad and rejoice in thee, we will remember thy love more than wine: the upright love thee.
Draw me after you; let us hurry! May the king bring me into his bedroom chambers!
The Maidens to the Lover:
We will rejoice and delight in you; we will praise your love more than wine.The Beloved to Her Lover:
How rightly the young women adore you!Hurry, my king! Let's hurry.
"Take me with you. We will run after you." The king has brought me into his rooms.
[Chorus]
We will be glad and rejoice for you. We will praise your love more than wine. How right it is for them to love you!Drawe me: we will runne after thee: the King hath brought me into his chabers: we will reioyce and be glad in thee: we will remember thy loue more then wine: the righteous do loue thee.
Draw me after you, let us run; the king has brought me into his chambers; we will be glad and rejoice in you, we will remember your love more than wine, and your affections more than the upright.
Take me away with you. Let us hurry. The king has brought me into his chambers. Friends We will be glad and rejoice in you. We will praise your love more than wine! Beloved They are right to love you.
Draw me, we will run after thee; the king hath brought me into his chambers; we will be glad and rejoice in thee, we will find thy love more fragrant than wine! sincerely do they love thee.
Take me with you; come, let's run! The king has brought me into his bedroom.
Young Women of Jerusalem
How happy we are for you, O king. We praise your love even more than wine.Young Woman
How right they are to adore you.Take me away with you, and let us run together. The king has brought me into his room. "We will have joy and be glad because of you. We will praise your love more than wine. They are right to love you.
They have drawn thee: we will run after thee, for the smell of thine ointments: the king has brought me into closet: let us rejoice and be glad in thee; we will love thy breasts more than wine: righteousness loves thee.
Draw me; we will run after thee: the king hath brought me into his chambers: we will be glad and rejoice in thee, we will make mention of thy love more than of wine: rightly do they love thee.
Take me away with you-let us hurry! May the king bring me to his chambers. We will rejoice and delight in you; we will praise your love above wine. It is only right that they adore you.
Draw me after you, let us make haste. The king has brought me into his chambers. We will exult and rejoice in you; we will extol your love more than wine; rightly do they love you.
SHEDraw me! THEYAfter thee, will we run! SHEThe king, hath brought me, into his chambers. THEYWe will exult and rejoice in thee, we will mention thy caresses, beyond wine, Sincerely they love thee.
The king hath brought me into his storerooms: we will be glad and rejoice in thee, remembering thy breasts more than wine: the righteous love thee.
Draw me after you, let us run! May the king bring me into his chambers! Let us be joyful and let us rejoice in you; let us extol your love more than wine. Rightly do they love you!
Draw me after you; let us run. The king has brought me into his chambers.
Others
We will exult and rejoice in you; we will extol your love more than wine; rightly do they love you."Draw me after you and let's run together! The king has brought me into his chambers." The Chorus "We will rejoice in you and be joyful; We will praise your love more than wine. Rightly do they love you."
Take me with you; let's run together. The king takes me into his rooms. We will rejoice and be happy with you; we praise your love more than wine. With good reason, the young women love you.
Take me with you, and we'll run away; be my king and take me to your room. We will be happy together, drink deep, and lose ourselves in love. No wonder all women love you!
Take me with you—let us hurry. Oh, that the king would bring me to his chambers. Y We will rejoice and be glad for you; we will praise your love more than wine. W It is only right that they adore you.
Drawe thou me after thee; we schulen renne in to the odour of thin oynementis. The kyng ledde me in to hise celeris; we myndeful of thi teetis aboue wyn, schulen make ful out ioye, and schulen be glad in thee; riytful men louen thee.
Draw me after you, let us make haste. The king has brought me into his chambers. We will exult and rejoice in you; we will extol your love more than wine; rightly do they love you.
Draw me: after thee we run, The king hath brought me into his inner chambers, We do joy and rejoice in thee, We mention thy loves more than wine, Uprightly they have loved thee!
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Draw: Jeremiah 31:3, Hosea 11:4, John 6:44, John 12:32, Philippians 2:12, Philippians 2:13
we will: Psalms 119:32, Psalms 119:60, Hebrews 12:1
the king: Song of Solomon 2:3-5, Song of Solomon 3:4, Psalms 45:14, Psalms 45:15, Matthew 25:10, John 14:2, John 14:3, Ephesians 2:6
we will be: Psalms 98:4-9, Psalms 149:2, Isaiah 25:8, Isaiah 45:25, Isaiah 61:3, Zephaniah 3:14, Zechariah 9:9, Luke 2:10, Philippians 3:3, Philippians 4:4, 1 Peter 1:8
remember: Song of Solomon 1:2, Psalms 42:4, Psalms 48:9, Psalms 63:5, Psalms 103:1, Psalms 103:2, Psalms 111:4, Isaiah 63:7, Luke 22:19, 1 Corinthians 11:23-26
the upright love thee: or, they love thee uprightly, Song of Solomon 1:3, John 21:15-17, Ephesians 6:24
Reciprocal: Genesis 5:22 - General Numbers 15:5 - General 1 Kings 6:5 - built 1 Kings 8:58 - incline Psalms 4:7 - put Psalms 80:18 - quicken Psalms 119:176 - seek Song of Solomon 2:4 - brought Song of Solomon 4:10 - how much Song of Solomon 4:16 - Awake Song of Solomon 5:4 - put Song of Solomon 6:1 - that Song of Solomon 7:11 - let us go Isaiah 25:6 - of wines Isaiah 55:1 - buy wine Jeremiah 3:22 - we Ezekiel 43:5 - and brought Hosea 2:14 - I will Zechariah 9:15 - shall drink 1 Corinthians 11:24 - in remembrance 1 Corinthians 16:22 - love 2 Corinthians 5:14 - the love Ephesians 5:18 - but
Cross-References
And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters he called Seas: and God saw that it was good.
And the earth brought forth grass, herbs yielding seed after their kind, and trees bearing fruit, wherein is the seed thereof, after their kind: and God saw that it was good.
and to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.
And God made the beasts of the earth after their kind, and the cattle after their kind, and everything that creeps on the ground after its kind: and God saw that it was good.
And God saw everything that he had made, and, look, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day.
Then I saw that wisdom excels folly, as far as light excels darkness.
Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Draw me,.... With the cords of love, for what draw lovers to each other more strongly? under the influence of that they cannot bear to be without each other's company. Aben Ezra takes these words to be spoken by the virgins, who everyone of them said this, promising upon it to follow after the drawer; but they are rather the request of the church, desirous of nearer and more intimate communion with Christ; for this is not to be understood of drawing at first conversion, as the fruit of love, and under the influence of grace, Jeremiah 31:3; but of being brought nearer to Christ, and to enjoy more of him;
we will run after thee; the church and the virgins, she and her companions, or particular believers; everyone of them in their respective stations would act with more rigour upon such drawings; would run in a way of duty, follow Christ, and walk in his steps; and as they had him for an example, and according to his word, and in the ways of his commandments: or "that we may run after thee" s; intimating that there is no running without drawing; no following Christ, at least no running after him with alacrity and cheerfulness, without being drawn by his love, and influenced by his grace;
the King hath brought me into his chambers: the blessing she sought after, and was so solicitous for in the preceding verses; namely, to have the marriage consummated, to be owned by Christ as his spouse and bride, by taking her home, and introducing her into the nuptial chamber; by putting her into the enjoyment of himself, and the possession of his substance: and this being done by him as King of saints, yea, of the world, showed great condescension on his part, and great honour bestowed on her; since by this act, as he was King, she was declared queen!
we will be glad and rejoice in thee: she and her bridesmaids, the virgins that attended her; that is, "when he should introduce" her into his chambers, as some t render the words; then they should express their joy and gladness on that occasion; and that in the greatness, glory, and fitness of his person; in the fulness of grace in him; in the blessings of grace from him; in what he has done for, and is to his church and people; in the offices he bears, and in the relations he stands in to them; and particularly that of a husband, now declared;
we will remember thy love more than wine: which, upon the introduction of the bride to the bridegroom, might be plentifully drank; of the preferableness of Christ's love to wine, Jeremiah 31:3- :; it may design more particularly the love of Christ, expressed at this time of solemnizing the marriage between him and his church in an open manner, Hosea 2:19; and which would never be forgotten: Christ's love is remembered when thought of and meditated upon; when faith is exercised on it, and the desires of the soul are drawn after it, and the affections set upon it; and when it is often spoken of to others, being uppermost in the mind; saints under the Gospel dispensation have an ordinance for this purpose, to, commemorate the love of Christ;
the upright love thee; or "uprightnesses" u; men of upright hearts and conversations, who have right spirits renewed in them; or Israelites indeed, in whom there is no guile; who have the truth of grace in them, walk uprightly according to the rule of God's word, and the Gospel of Christ; and do all they do sincerely, from a principle of love, and with a view to the glory of God; such love Christ superlatively, sincerely, fervently, and constantly; and "love [him] rightly", or "most uprightly", as some w render the phrase.
s נרוצה "ut carramus", so some in Marekius. t "Quum introduxerit me", Junius Tremellius, Piscator, so Schmidt. u מישרים ευθυτης, Sept. "rectitudines", Montanus, Vatablus, Marekius, Michaeilis, so some in Vatablus. w Junius & Tremellius so Cocceius and Jarchi.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
the prologue. - The Song commences with two stanzas in praise of the king (now absent) by a chorus of virgins belonging to the royal household. Expositors, Jewish and Christian, interpret the whole as spoken by the Church of the heavenly Bridegroom.
Song of Solomon 1:2
Let him kiss me - Christian expositors have regarded this as a prayer of the Church under the old covenant for closer communion with the Godhead through the Incarnation. Thus, Gregory: “Every precept of Christ received by the Church is as one of His kisses.”
Thy love - Better as margin, i. e., thy endearments or tokens of affection are more desired than any other delights.
Song of Solomon 1:3
Because ... - Better, For fragrance are thine ointments good, making with the clause that follows two steps of a climax: “thy perfumes are good, thy name the best of all perfumes.” “Ointments” here are unguents or fragrant oils largely used for anointing at entertainments (compare Psalms 23:5; Luke 7:46; John 12:3).
Thy name ... poured forth - As unguents are the sweeter for diffusion, so the king’s name the wider it is known.
Song of Solomon 1:4
The king hath brought me - Made me a member of his household. This is true of every member of the chorus as well as of the bride.
The upright love thee - Better as in the margin: uprightly do they (i. e., “the virgins” of Song of Solomon 1:3) love thee. Compare the use of the same word in Psalms 58:1; Proverbs 23:31.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Song of Solomon 1:4. Draw me — Let me have the full assurance of thy affection.
We will run after thee — Speaking in the plural through modesty, while still herself is meant.
The king hath brought me — My spouse is a potentate, a mighty king, no ordinary person.
Into his chambers — He has favoured me with his utmost confidence.
The upright love thee. — The most perfect and accomplished find thee worthy of their highest esteem.
