The daughters' question ('Whither is thy beloved gone… that we may seek him with thee?') is answered by faith, not sight: 'My beloved is gone down to his garden… I am my beloved's, and my beloved is mine' (the mutual-belonging refrain, second form). His praise resumes: 'Thou art fair, O my love, as Tirzah, comely as Jerusalem, terrible as an army with banners.' Threescore queens and fourscore concubines: 'my dove, my undefiled, is but one.' Who is she that looketh forth as the morning, fair as the moon, clear as the sun?

Drawn from Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory, Matthew Henry, Complete Commentary and John Wesley, Notes on the Old Testament.

Context

Poetry · Solomon — Song of Solomon overview

A. 1–3 Whither Is Thy Beloved Gone? He Is Gone Down to His Garden
B. 4–13 Fair as the Moon, Clear as the Sun, Terrible as an Army

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