6Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon thine arm: for love is strong as death; jealousy is cruel as the grave: the coals thereof are coals of fire, which hath a most vehement flame.
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And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.
Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are continually before me.
According to my earnest expectation and my hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but that with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether it be by life, or by death. …
So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs. …
I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, if ye find my beloved, that ye tell him, that I am sick of love.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 5-7)Here, I. The spouse is much admired by those about her. It comes in in a parenthesis, but in it gospel-grace lies as plain, and as much above ground, as any where in this mystical song: Who is this that comes up from the wilderness, leaning upon her beloved ? Some make these the words of the bridegroom, expressing himself well pleased with her reliance on him and resignation of herself to his guid…
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