1. Whither is thy beloved gone, O thou fairest among women? whither is thy beloved turned aside? that we may seek him with thee.

The other daughters of the city ask her where is her beloved that they might go and seek him also. While she was looking for him herself, she was able to tell them where he was. 

2. My beloved is gone down into his garden, to the beds of spices, to feed in the gardens, and to gather lilies.

She states that her beloved has gone into the garden to feed and to gather his flowers. The garden is in his lover. There he feeds with her on the mountains of spices.

3. I am my beloved's, and my beloved is mine: he feedeth among the lilies.

She, again, makes the statement of her faith that her beloved is hers and he feeds among the lilies. She is a lily. She will go there to be fed also. "And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days." Rev 12:6.

4. Thou art beautiful, O my love, as Tirzah, comely as Jerusalem, terrible as an army with banners.

After her statement of faith, her lover again encourages her with his love. Terzah means delight. Jerusalem means, possession of peace.

5. Turn away thine eyes from me, for they have overcome me: thy hair is as a flock of goats that appear from Gilead.

The king is overcome by the entreaties of his lover who had been bothered by his unannounced visit but now is not concerned with timing. She wants him to come anytime and not just Wednesday evening or Sabbath. She wants him to come while she is sleeping or working or anytime else and she longs for his visit. This overcomes him and he asks, turn away thine eyes. 

6. 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.

She eats of His word and it bears fruit.

7. As a piece of a pomegranate are thy temples within thy locks.

This pomegranate being her temples represents an exalted mind.

8. There are threescore queens, and fourscore concubines, and virgins without number.

9. 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.

The king states that there are many daughters (churches) but she is the only one of her mother. He confirms that she is his special love and only church. He extols her in that she is not barren having no life in her. She is not only fertile but has twins [two witnesses].

10. Who is she that looketh forth as the morning, fair as the moon, clear as the sun, and terrible as an army with banners?

"And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars." This is the Lord's statement of his lover. It is how he sees her.

11. 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.

He goes down into his wilderness garden to see if his lover's true exaltation has budded. He wanted to see if she was able to see her true exalted self.

12. Or ever I was aware, my soul made me like the chariots of Amminadib.

Amminadib means my people are willing.

13. 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.

Shulamite is the feminine of Solomon. The word means peaceful and perfect. The heavenly lover calls out to her, "return, return that we may see you oh peaceful and perfect."

— Submitted by "Faithful"

To Song of Solomon - Chapter Seven

Posted on 7-19-00