Cantares 2:5-15

5 Sustentadme con frascos de vino , esforzadme con manzanas; porque estoy enferma de amor.

6 Su izquierda esté debajo de mi cabeza, y su derecha me abrace.

7 Yo os conjuro, oh doncellas de Jerusalén, por las gamas y por las ciervas del campo, que no despertéis ni hagáis velar al amor hasta que él quiera.

8 ¡La voz de mi amado! He aquí él viene saltando sobre los montes, brincando sobre los collados.

9 Mi amado es semejante al gamo, o al cabrito de los ciervos. Helo aquí, está tras nuestra pared, mirando por las ventanas, mostrándose por las rejas.

10 Mi amado habló, y me dijo: Levántate, oh compañera mía, hermosa mía, y vente.

11 Porque he aquí ha pasado el invierno, se ha mudado, la lluvia se fue;

12 se han mostrado las flores en la tierra, el tiempo de la canción es venido, y en nuestra tierra se ha oído la voz de la tórtola;

13 la higuera ha echado sus higos, y las vides en cierne dieron olor; levántate, oh compañera mía, hermosa mía, y vente.

14 Paloma mía, que estás en los agujeros de la peña, en lo escondido de la escalera, muéstrame tu vista, hazme oír tu voz; porque tu voz es dulce, y tu vista hermosa.

15 Cazadnos las zorras, las zorras pequeñas, que echan a perder las viñas; porque nuestras viñas están en cierne.

Cantares 2:5-15 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO SONG OF SOLOMON 2

Here begins a new colloquy between Christ and his church; in which they alternately set forth the excellencies of each other; and express their mutual affection for, and delight and pleasure they take in, each other's company. Christ seems to begin, in an account of himself and his own excellencies, and of the church in her present state, So 2:1,2; then she, in her turn, praises him, and commends him above all others relates some choice proofs she had had of his love to her, and of communion with him in his house and ordinances, to such a degree as to overcome her, So 2:3-6; and then either he or she gives a charge to the daughters of Jerusalem, not to disturb either the one or the other in their sweet repose, So 2:7. Next the church relates how she heard the voice of Christ, and had a sight of him on the hills and mountains, at some distance; then more nearly, behind her wall, and through the lattices, So 2:8,9; and expresses the very words in which he spake to her, and gave her a call to come away with him; making use of arguments from the season of the year, the signs of which are beautifully described, So 2:10-13; and requests that she would come out of her solitude, that he might enjoy her company, whose countenance and voice are so delightful to him; and gives a charge to her and her friends, to seize on such as were harmful and prejudicial to their mutual property, So 2:14,15. And she closes the chapter with expressing her faith of interest in Christ; and with a petition for his speedy approach to her, and continued presence with her, So 2:16,17.