Kidung Agung 1:8

Bahasa Indonesia Sehari-hari

--Jika engkau tak tahu, hai jelita di antara wanita, ikutilah jejak-jejak domba, dan gembalakanlah anak-anak kambingmu dekat perkemahan para gembala.

Parallel Translations

Alkitab Terjemahan Baru
--Jika engkau tak tahu, hai jelita di antara wanita, ikutilah jejak-jejak domba, dan gembalakanlah anak-anak kambingmu dekat perkemahan para gembala.

Contextual Overview

⁷ Tell me O thou whom my soule loueth, where thou feedest the sheepe, where thou makest them rest at the noone day: for why shall I be like hym that goeth wrong about the flockes of thy companions? ⁸ If thou knowe not thy selfe (O thou fayrest among women) then go thy way foorth after the footesteppes of the sheepe, and feede thy goates besyde the shepheardes tentes. ⁹ Unto the hoast of Pharaos charets haue I compared thee, O my loue. ¹⁰ Thy cheekes and thy necke is beautifull as the turtles, and hanged with spanges and goodly iewels, ¹¹ a neckband of golde wyll we make thee, with siluer buttons.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

O thou: Song of Solomon 1:15, Song of Solomon 2:10, Song of Solomon 4:1, Song of Solomon 4:7, Song of Solomon 4:10, Song of Solomon 5:9, Song of Solomon 6:1, Song of Solomon 6:4-10, Song of Solomon 7:1-13, Psalms 16:3, Psalms 45:11, Psalms 45:13, Ephesians 5:27, Revelation 19:7, Revelation 19:8

go: Proverbs 8:34, Jeremiah 6:16, 1 Corinthians 11:1, Hebrews 6:12, Hebrews 11:4-40, Hebrews 13:7, James 2:21, James 2:25, James 5:10, 1 Peter 3:6

feed: John 21:15

Reciprocal: Genesis 29:9 - Rachel Exodus 33:13 - show Ruth 2:8 - neither Ruth 2:21 - Thou shalt Ruth 2:22 - It is good Proverbs 2:20 - General Proverbs 13:20 - that Song of Solomon 2:14 - thy countenance Song of Solomon 6:2 - feed Jeremiah 12:16 - my name Jeremiah 50:6 - have forgotten Ezekiel 34:15 - General Luke 12:32 - little John 1:38 - Rabbi John 8:32 - ye shall Acts 17:4 - some Acts 20:28 - all Romans 4:12 - in the steps 1 Peter 2:25 - the Shepherd 1 Peter 5:2 - Feed Revelation 7:17 - feed

Cross-References

Genesis 1:5
And God called the light day, and the darknes night: and the euenyng & the mornyng were the first day.

Genesis 1:10
And God called the drie lande ye earth, and the gatheryng together of waters called he the seas: and God sawe that it was good.

Genesis 1:13
And God sawe that it was good. And the euenyng and the mornyng were the thirde day.

Genesis 1:19
And the euenyng and the mornyng were the fourth day.

Genesis 1:23
And the euenyng and mornyng were the fift day.

Genesis 1:31
And God sawe euery thyng that he had made: and beholde, it was exceedyng good. And the euenyng & the mornyng were the sixth day.

Genesis 5:2
Male and female created he them, and blessed them, and called their name Adam in the daye of their creation.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

If thou know not,.... Or, "seeing thou knowest not" m; the saints in this imperfect state know but in part, are ignorant of many things, and in some measure of themselves; for though they know much of the sinfulness and deceitfulness of their hearts, yet they know not all; and of their imperfection and weakness, yet not the whole of it; and some render the words, "if thou know not to thee", or, "for thyself", as Ainsworth; or "know [not thyself]" n, as others; hence Ambrose o observes, that "nosce teipsum" was not originally from the Pythian oracle; Solomon had it before that, and he from Moses, Deuteronomy 4:9; Saints have not a perfect knowledge of Christ and his truths, and are sometimes at a loss to know where he is, his word is purely preached, and his ordinances faithfully administered;

O thou fairest among women; these are not the words of the daughters of Jerusalem, as some think, who were not capable of giving her the following advice and directions; but of Christ himself, to whom the church applied for it; who, though black in her own eyes, and in the eyes of others, yet was fair, surpassingly fair, fairer than all others in his eye, even notwithstanding her late sinfulness and negligence; which shows the invariableness of his love; who directs her as follows;

go thy way forth by the footsteps of the flock; not "from the footsteps" p; as if it was an exhortation to depart from false teachers, their doctrine and worship, and the abettors of them, she was tempted to turn aside to; but the "footsteps" are the rule and mark by which she was to go, and on which she was to keep her eye, and steer her course by, in seeking after Christ: for by "the flock" is meant the flock of Christ; and by the "footsteps" of it the ways and ordinances in which saints walk in obedience to Christ; and who are to be followed so far as they follow him; their steps are to be trod in; and this is the readiest and most likely way to find Christ, even where saints meet together, the word is preached, and ordinances administered;

and feed thy kids beside the shepherds' tents; the faithful ministers of the word, who are Christ's undershepherds, have their mission and commission from him, and are qualified by him to feed his flocks, and do feed them by the pure administration of the word and ordinances; and by the tents are meant the places of public worship, where they usually preach the Gospel, and administer ordinances. The allusion is to the tents of shepherds pitched for the convenience of feeding their flocks; and "by" or "near" q these the church is directed to "feed [her] kids", young converts weak in the faith; men of "little faith", as Aben Ezra interprets it; called "kids" or young goats, lascivious r, and of an ill smell; because of sin in them, of an ill smell to themselves and others; and of whom the world have an ill opinion; and such on all accounts need encouragement from the church and ministers. It was common in the eastern countries, as Philo says s of the Arabs, not for men only to keep flocks, but women also, and young virgins; and not the common people only, but nobles; of women keeping flocks see

Genesis 29:9; This verse and Song of Solomon 1:7 show this song to be a pastoral; since the bridegroom and bride, the principal persons in it, are represented in it as a shepherd and shepherdess.

m אם "quandoquidem", Junius Tremellius, Piscator. n So the Septuagint, Syriac, Arabic, and Ethiopic versions. o Hexaemeron. l. 6. c. 6. & in Psal. cxviii. octon. 2. p. 883. p So Junius & Tremellius. q "Juxta", V. L. Piscator, Michaelis apud, Mercerus, Cocceius. r "Hoedi petulci", Virgil. Georgic. l. 4. v. 10. "Lasciva capella", Bucol. Eclog. 2. v. 64. Horat. Carmin. l. 2. Ode 15. v. 12. s De Vita Mosis, l. 1. p. 610. Vid. Joseph. Antiqu. l. 2. c. 11. s. 2.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

This section is made by the Targumist and other Jewish interpreters to adumbrate the condition of Israel in the wilderness; by some Christian expositors, that of the Gentile Church on her first conversion.

Song of Solomon 1:5

I am black ... - Dark-hued, as the tents of Kedar with their black goats’ hair coverings, rough and weather-stained, “but comely (beautiful) as the rich hangings which adorn the pavilion of Solomon. Kedar was the name of an Arab tribe Genesis 25:13; Psalms 120:5. The word itself signifies “dark” or “black.” Possibly “tents of Kedar” stand here poetically for shepherds’ tents in general Isaiah 60:7.

Song of Solomon 1:6

Look not upon me - In wonder or scorn at my swarthy hue. It was acquired in enforced but honest toil: the sun hath scanned me (or “glared upon me”) with his burning eye. The second word rendered “looked” is a word twice found in Job Job 20:9; Job 28:7, and indicates in the latter place the piercing glance of a bird of prey.

My mother’s children, - Or, sons; a more affectionate designation than “brothers,” and implying the most intimate relationship.

Angry - This anger was perhaps but a form of jealous care for their sister’s safety (compare Song of Solomon 8:12). By engaging her in rustic labors they preserved her from idleness and temptation, albeit with a temporary loss of outward comeliness.

Mine own vineyard - A figurative expression for herself or her beauty.

Song of Solomon 1:7

whom my soul loveth - A phrase recurring several times. It expresses great intensity of affection.

Feedest - i. e., “Pursuest thy occupation as a shepherd;” so she speaks figuratively of the Son of David. Compare Song of Solomon 2:16; Song of Solomon 6:3; Psalms 23:1.

Rest - Or, lie down; a term properly used of the couching of four-footed animals: “thy flock” is here therefore easily understood. Compare Ezekiel 34:14-15; Psalms 23:2; Jeremiah 50:6.

As one that turneth aside - Or, goeth astray like an outcast.

Song of Solomon 1:8

The chorus, and not the king, are the speakers here. Their meaning seems to be: If thy beloved be indeed a shepherd, then seek him yonder among other shepherds, but if a king, thou wilt find him here in his royal dwelling.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Song of Solomon 1:8. If thou know not — This appears to be the reply of the virgins. They know not exactly; and therefore direct the bride to the shepherds, who would give information.