Solomon's Love for the Shepherdess Compared with His Love for The Lord God |
Song of Solomon 1:1-17 The Song of Solomon [in Smaller Chunks] |
The song of songs, which is Solomon's. [1 Kings 4:32 And [Solomon spoke] 3,000 proverbs; & 1,005 songs were his.] |
Let him kiss me with the kisses [from] his mouth: for your love is better than wine. Your name is [like] ointment poured [out,] because the [fragrance] of your [nice] ointments. Therefore, the virgins do love you. |
[Esther 2:12 Now, when every maid's turn [had] come to go in to king Ahasuerus, [a.k.a. Xerses,] after she had been 12 months, according to their [custom] of the women, (for so were the days of their purifications accomplished, [that is] 6 months with: oil of myrrh & 6 months with sweet [fragrances,] & with other things for purifying the women.)] |
Draw, [a.k.a. lead,] me, & we will run after you. [Psalm 23:2 He [restores] my soul; & He [leads] me in the paths of righteousness for His Name's sake.] |
The king [has] brought me into his chambers. We will be glad, & rejoice in You. We will remember Your love more than wine, the [righteous] love You. [Romans 5:6-8 For when we were [still] without strength, in due time, Christ died for the ungodly. Scarcely for a righteous man will [someone] die, & [still perhaps] for a good man, some would even dare to die. * But God [demonstrates] His love toward us, in that, while we were [still] sinners, Christ died for us.] |
O you daughters of Jerusalem,I am black, but [lovely, like] the tents of Kedar, [like] the curtains of Solomon. [Don't] look upon me, because I am black, because the sun has [tanned] me. My mother's children were angry with me. They made me the keeper of the vineyards; but I haven't kept [my] own vineyard. [John 15:4-5 Abide, [a.k.a. Remain,] in Me, & I in you. [Like] the branch can't bear, [a.k.a. produce,] fruit [by] itself, [unless] it [remains] in the vine. No [longer] can you, [bear fruit,] [unless] you abide in Me. I Am the Vine, & you are the branches. He, [who abides] in Me, & I in him, the same [produces] much fruit. For you can do nothing without Me.] |
O you, Whom my soul [loves,] tell me where you [feed] Your [flocks,] & [make] Your flock rest at noon. [John 10:14-16 I Am the Good Shepherd, & know My sheep, & Am known [by] Mine. [Like] the Father [knows] Me, even so, I know the Father, & I lay down My life for the sheep. And I have other sheep, which are not of this fold. I must also bring them, & they shall hear My voice; & there shall be one [flock,] & One Shepherd.] |
For why should I be [like someone who goes astray] by the flocks of your companions? [Matthew 7:15 Beware of false prophets, [who] come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly, they are [ravenous] wolves.] |
O you fairest among women, If you [don't] know, go [on] your way, [by the footprints] of the flock, & feed your [kid] [goats] [next to] the shepherd's tents. [John 10:10-11 The thief [only comes:] to steal, to kill, & to destroy. I [have] come, [so] that [the sheep] might have life, & they might have it more abundantly. I Am the Good Shepherd. The Good Shepherd [gives] His life for the sheep.] |
O my love, I have compared you to a company of horses in Pharaoh's chariots. Your cheeks are [lovely,] with rows of jewels, & chains of gold [around] your neck. We will make you borders with gold, with silver studs. [Malachi 3:16-17 Then [those, who] feared, [a.k.a. respected,] the Lord [spoke] often to one another. And the Lord [paid attention,] & heard it, & a book of remembrance was written [in front of] Him, for [those, who respected] the Lord, & [who] thought upon His Name. The Lord of Hosts [says,] And they shall be Mine, [on] that day when I make up My Jewels, & I will spare them, [like] a man [spares] His Own Son, [Who serves] Him.] |
While the king [sits] at his table, & the smell [of] my [perfume's] [fragrance] [drifts there.] [Revelation 3:20-21 [Look,] I stand at the door, & knock. If any man [hears] My voice, & [opens] the door, I will come in to him, & will [dine] with him, & he with Me. I will grant to him [who overcomes,] to sit with Me [on] My throne, even [like] I also overcame, & Am [sitting] down with My Father [on] His throne.] |
My well beloved is [precious like] a bundle of myrrh to me. He shall lie [between] my breasts all night. My beloved is [precious] to me [like] a cluster of [henna blossoms] in the vineyards of En Gedi. |
[See,] you [are] fair, my love. [Look,] you have dove's eyes, & [are] fair. [1 Peter 3:12 For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, & His ears are open to their prayers.\ But the face of the Lord is against [those who] do [what is:] evil.] |
[Look,] you [are handsome,] my beloved, [yes] & [very] pleasant. Also, our bed [of grass,] is green. The beams of our house [outdoors,] are cedar, & our rafters [are] of fir. [John 14:2-3 In My Father's house are many mansions. If it weren't so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go, & prepare a place for you, I will come again, & receive you to Myself, [so] that you may be there also, where I Am.] |