3Because of the savour of thy good ointments thy name is as ointment poured forth, therefore do the virgins love thee.
Song of Solomon 1:3 —
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Commentary
Matthew Henry
(vv. 2-6)The spouse, in this dramatic poem, is here first introduced addressing herself to the bridegroom and then to the daughters of Jerusalem. I. To the bridegroom, not giving him any name or title, but beginning abruptly: Let him kiss me ; like Mary Magdalen to the supposed gardener (John 20:15), If thou have borne him hence , meaning Christ, but not naming him. The heart has been before taken up with ...
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