Song of Solomon 3:5

5 "I ¹adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, By the ²gazelles or by the hinds of the field, That you will not arouse or awaken my love Until she pleases."

Song of Solomon 3:5 Meaning and Commentary

Song of Solomon 3:5

I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem
Which are either the words of Christ, adjuring the young converts not to disturb the church; who had now Christ in her arms, taking repose with him, being wearied with running about in search of him: or they are the words of the church; who having experienced a long absence of Christ, and having been at much pains in search of him, and now had found him, was very unwilling to part with him; and fearing these young converts should by any unbecoming word or action provoke him to depart, she gives them a solemn charge; by the roes and by the hinds of the field, that ye stir not up, nor
awake my love, till he please; (See Gill on Song of Solomon 2:7).

Song of Solomon 3:5 In-Context

3 "The watchmen who make the rounds in the city found me, And I said, 'Have you seen him whom my soul loves?'

4 "Scarcely had I left them When I found him whom my soul loves; I held on to him and would not let him go Until I had brought him to my mother's house, And into the room of her who conceived me."

5 "I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, By the gazelles or by the hinds of the field, That you will not arouse or awaken my love Until she pleases."

6 "What is this coming up from the wilderness Like columns of smoke, Perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, With all scented powders of the merchant?

7 "Behold, it is the traveling couch of Solomon; Sixty mighty men around it, Of the mighty men of Israel.

Cross References

• 1. Song of Songs 2:7; Song of Songs 5:8; Song of Songs 8:4
• 2. Song of Songs 2:7

Footnotes

• [a] BRIDEGROOM
• [b] Or "it"