Sapientiæ 6:13

Nova Vulgata

[7:1] Convertere, convertere, Sula mitis; convertere, convertere, ut intueamur te. Quid aspicitis in Sulamitem, cum saltat inter binos choros?

Parallel Translations

Jerome's Latin Vulgate (405)
span data-lang="lat" data-trans="jvl" data-ref="sol.6.1" class="versetxt"> [Dilectus meus descendit in hortum suum ad areolam aromatum,
ut pascatur in hortis, et lilia colligat.
Ego dilecto meo, et dilectus meus mihi,
qui pascitur inter lilia.
Pulchra es, amica mea;
suavis, et decora sicut Jerusalem;
terribilis ut castrorum acies ordinata.
Averte oculos tuos a me,
quia ipsi me avolare fecerunt.
Capilli tui sicut grex caprarum
quæ apparuerunt de Galaad.
Dentes tui sicut grex ovium
quæ ascenderunt de lavacro:
omnes gemellis fœtibus,
et sterilis non est in eis.
Sicut cortex mali punici, sic genæ tuæ,
absque occultis tuis.
Sexaginta sunt reginæ, et octoginta concubinæ,
et adolescentularum non est numerus.
Una est columba mea, perfecta mea,
una est matris suæ, electa genetrici suæ.
Viderunt eam filiæ, et beatissimam prædicaverunt;
reginæ et concubinæ, et laudaverunt eam.
Quæ est ista quæ progreditur quasi aurora consurgens,
pulchra ut luna, electa ut sol,
terribilis ut castrorum acies ordinata?
Descendi in hortum nucum,
ut viderem poma convallium,
et inspicerem si floruisset vinea,
et germinassent mala punica.
Nescivi: anima mea conturbavit me,
propter quadrigas Aminadab.
Revertere, revertere, Sulamitis!
revertere, revertere ut intueamur te.]

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

return: Song of Solomon 2:14, Jeremiah 3:12-14, Jeremiah 3:22, Hosea 14:1-4

What: Song of Solomon 1:6, Luke 7:44, Luke 15:10, 2 Thessalonians 1:10

Shulamite: Genesis 49:10, Psalms 76:2, Isaiah 8:6, John 9:7, Hebrews 7:2

As: John 10:16, Romans 3:29, Ephesians 2:14-17

two armies: or, Mahanaim, Genesis 32:2, Romans 7:23, Galatians 5:17, Ephesians 6:10-19

Reciprocal: Psalms 45:14 - virgins

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Return, return, O Shulamite; return, return,.... By whom the church is meant, so called from her being the spouse of Christ, the true Solomon; it being common for the wife to have the same name with her husband; thus, with the Romans, if the man's name was Caius, the woman's name was Caia: is the name of Christ Solomon? the church's name is Shulamite; see Jeremiah 23:6. The word from which this is derived signifies both perfection and peace; and the church may be called the Shulamite from her perfection, not in herself, but in Christ, in whom she is complete, and perfectly comely through his righteousness; and is also denominated from the peace which she has from Christ, and he has made for her through his blood, and he gives unto her by his Spirit; and from what she does or should enjoy in her members, and from what she will be possessed of to all eternity. Now the church, the Shulamite, is very importunately desired by the daughters of Jerusalem to return; which is said no less than four times, which shows how vehemently desirous they were of her company: and perceiving she was about to go from them, most earnestly press her to return, or to "turn" b; to turn herself, that her beauty and comeliness might be more plainly seen; for this is the end proposed by them,

that we may look upon thee; that they might still have more opportunity of viewing her, and more narrowly to examine her beauty, for which she was so much commended; and that they might enjoy more of her company and conversation, which had been, and they might hope would be, more useful and instructive to them. A question upon this follows,

What will ye see in the Shulamite? which question is put, either by the daughters among themselves; some wishing for her return, and others asking what they expected to see in her, should she return: or rather it is put by the church herself; who asks the daughters, what they expected to see in her, a poor, mean, unworthy creature, not fit to be looked on, having nothing extraordinary, nor indeed valuable or of worth, in seeing of her? Which question is thus answered,

As it were the company of two armies: either by the daughters, declaring what they expected to see in the church; either such a glorious and joyful meeting between Christ and her, as is often between great persons, attended with singing and dancing; so the word for company is rendered by the Septuagint c "choroi", a "company" of those that dance and sing; see Psalms 68:24; or such an appearance as an army makes at the reception of their prince, when it is divided into two bands, for the sake of greater honour and majesty. Or rather this answer is returned by the church herself; signifying that nothing was to be seen in her but two armies, flesh and Spirit, sin and grace, continually warring against each other; which surely, she thought, could be no desirable and pleasing sight to them; see Romans 7:23.

b שובי επιστρεφε, Sept. "convertere", Sanctius, Marckius. c כמחלת ως χοροι, Sept. "sicut chorus", Vatablus, Marckius, Michaelis, & alii.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Return, return - About to withdraw, the bride is recalled by the chorus, desiring yet a little longer to contemplate a grace and beauty which has won all hearts.

Shulamite - Probably the same as “Shunamite,” i. e., a native of the town or district of Shunem, situated in the territory of Issachar Joshua 19:18, on the slopes of the Little Hermon, overlooking the plain of Jezreel. It is now called Salem.

See - Look or gaze at. The bride’s modest reply, taking up their words, and wondering at their request. The chorus answer with a further petition.

As it were the company of two armies - Or, rather, the dance of Mahanaim (see the margin), a well-known sacred dance, taking its name from the locality in which it originated Genesis 32:2; Joshua 21:38. Some, taking “Mahanaim” to be an ordinary designation for “the Angels” or “Angelic Hosts,” render here “a dance as it were of angel-choirs,” i. e., one of special grace and beauty. The former of these interpretations is to be preferred.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Song of Solomon 6:13. Return, O Shulamite — This appears to be addressed to the bride, as now the confirmed, acknowledged wife of Solomon; for שולמית shulammith, appears to be a feminine formed from שלמה shelomoh, or שלמון shelomon, as we form Charlotte from Charles; Henrietta, from Henry; Janette, from John, c.

The company of two armies. — Or the musicians of the camps. She is as terrible as hosts of armed men, on the ground of what is said on Song of Solomon 6:4-5. The two armies may refer to the choirs of the bride's virgins, and the bridegroom's companions but the similitude is not very perceptible. The Targum explains it of "the camps of Israel and Judah:" as if the bridegroom should say, "My beloved possesses all the perfections both of the Israelitish and Jewish women." But how little satisfaction do the best conjectures afford!

With this chapter the fifth night is supposed to end.