1I am come into my garden, my sister, my spouse: I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk: eat, O friends; drink, yea, drink abundantly, O beloved.
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My beloved is gone down into his garden, to the beds of spices, to feed in the gardens, and to gather lilies.
Awake, O north wind; and come, thou south; blow upon my garden, that the spices thereof may flow out. Let my beloved come into his garden, and eat his pleasant fruits.
Thou hast ravished my heart, my sister, my spouse; thou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes, with one chain of thy neck. …
And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.
Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1)These words are Christ’s answer to the church’s prayer in the close of the foregoing chapter, Let my beloved come into his garden ; here he has come, and lets her know it. See how ready God is to hear prayer, how ready Christ is to accept the invitations that his people give him, though we are backward to hear his calls and accept his invitations. He is free in condescending to us, while we are sh…
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