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Song of Solomon 8:5

Song of Solomon 8:5
Who is this that cometh up from the wilderness, leaning upon her beloved? I raised thee up under the apple tree: there thy mother brought thee forth: there she brought thee forth that bare thee.

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Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

The scene changes from Jerusalem to the birthplace of the bride, where she is seen coming up toward her mother’s house, leaning on the arm of the great king her beloved. Who is this - Compare and…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Song of Solomon 8:5-7

Son 8:5-7. The Return in the Might of Love

The scene depicted in these verses is the return of the Shulammite with her lover to the village. As they draw near she leans upon him in weariness, and…