Song of Solomon 3:5 BSB

Song of Solomon 3:5

O daughters of Jerusalem, I adjure you by the gazelles and does of the field: Do not arouse or awaken love until the time is right.

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ASV

I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, By the roes, or by the hinds of the field, That ye stir not up, nor awake my love, Until he please.

KJV

I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, and by the hinds of the field, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, till he please.

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Commentary

2 voices

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

So So 2:7; but there it was for the non-interruption of her own fellowship with Jesus Christ that she was anxious; here it is for the not grieving of the Holy Ghost, on the part of the daughters of Jerusalem.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Some make this to be Christ's charge to the daughters of Jerusalem not to disturb or disquiet his church, nor trouble the minds of the disciples; for Christ is very tender of the peace of his church, and all the members of it, even the little ones; and those that trouble them shall bear their judgment, Gal. v. 10 . The Love of the Church to Christ.

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Original language & word study

16 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
הִשְׁבַּ֨עְתִּי	hish.Ba'.ti	I adjure	H7650 →
אֶתְכֶ֜ם	'et.Khem	<obj.> you	H853 →
בְּנ֤וֹת	be.Not	O daughters of	H1323 →
יְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙	ye.ru.sha.Lim	Jerusalem	H3389 →
בִּצְבָא֔וֹת	bitz.va.'ot	by gazelles	H6643 →
א֖וֹ	'o	or	H176 →
בְּאַיְל֣וֹת	be.'ay.Lot	by [the] does of	H355 →
הַשָּׂדֶ֑ה	ha.sa.Deh	the field	H7704 →
אִם־	'im-	if	H518 →
תָּעִ֧ירוּ׀	ta.'I.ru	you will awaken	H5782 →
וְֽאִם־	ve.'im-	and if	H518 →
תְּעֽוֹרְר֛וּ	te.'o.Ru	you will arouse	H5782 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
הָאַהֲבָ֖ה	ha.'a.ha.Vah	<the> love	H160 →
עַ֥ד	'ad	until	H5704 →
שֶׁתֶּחְפָּֽץ׃ ס	she.tech.Patz	that it will please	H2654 →

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Where the connections lead

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Through
Song of Solomon 8:4
O daughters of Jerusalem, I adjure you: Do not arouse or awaken love until the time is right.
leads to
- Song of Solomon 2:7
  O daughters of Jerusalem, I adjure you by the gazelles and does of the field: Do not arouse or awaken love until the time is right.
Through
Song of Solomon 2:7
O daughters of Jerusalem, I adjure you by the gazelles and does of the field: Do not arouse or awaken love until the time is right.
leads to
- Song of Solomon 8:4
  O daughters of Jerusalem, I adjure you: Do not arouse or awaken love until the time is right.
- Song of Solomon 1:5
  I am dark, yet lovely, O daughters of Jerusalem, like the tents of Kedar, like the curtains of Solomon.
Through
Micah 4:8
And you, O watchtower of the flock, O stronghold of the Daughter of Zion—the former dominion will be restored to you; sovereignty will come to the Daughter of Jerusalem.”
leads to
- Isaiah 1:26
  I will restore your judges as at first, and your counselors as at the beginning. After that you will be called the City of Righteousness, the Faithful City.”
- Revelation 22:5
  There will be no more night in the city, and they will have no need for the light of a lamp or of the sun. For the Lord God will shine on them, and…
- Zechariah 9:10
  And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim and the horse from Jerusalem, and the bow of war will be broken. Then He will proclaim peace to the nations. His dominion will extend…
- Genesis 35:21
  Israel again set out and pitched his tent beyond the Tower of Eder.
- Daniel 2:44

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Where the connections lead

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The walk

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