Song of Solomon 3:6
4 I had just passed them when I found the one I love. I held him and would not let go until I had brought him to my mother’s house, to the chamber of the one who conceived me.
5 O daughters of Jerusalem, I adjure you by the gazelles and does of the field: Do not arouse or awaken love until the time is right.
Who is this coming up from the wilderness like a column of smoke, scented with myrrh and frankincense from all the spices of the merchant?
7 Behold, it is Solomon’s carriage, escorted by sixty of the mightiest men of Israel.
8 All are skilled with the sword, experienced in warfare. Each has his sword at his side prepared for the terror of the night.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Who is this coming up from the wilderness like a column of smoke, scented with myrrh and frankincense from all the spices of the merchant?
- KJV
- Who is this that cometh out of the wilderness like pillars of smoke, perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, with all powders of the merchant?
- WEB
- Who is this who comes up from the wilderness like pillars of smoke, perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, with all spices of the merchant?
- ASV
- Who is this that cometh up from the wilderness Like pillars of smoke, Perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, With all powders of the merchant?
- DARBY
- Who is this, [she] that cometh up from the wilderness Like pillars of smoke, Perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, With all powders of the merchant?
- BLB
- Who [is] this coming up from the wilderness, like pillars of smoke, scented with myrrh and frankincense, with all the fragrant powders of the merchant?
- ÅB
- Hvem er hun som kommer opp fra ørkenen, som det var røkstøtter, omduftet av myrra og virak, av alle kremmerens krydderier?
- OTB
- Hva er dette som kommer opp fra ørkenen Som røyksøyler, Parfymert med myrra og røkelse, Med alle krydderdufter fra kjøpmannen?
- B1930
- Hvem er hun som kommer op fra ørkenen, som det var røkstøtter, omduftet av myrra og virak, av alle kremmerens krydderier?
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Song of Solomon 8:5
Who is this coming up from the wilderness, leaning on her beloved? I roused you under the apple tree; there your mother conceived you; there she travailed and brought you forth.
Read in contextRevelation 12:14
But the woman was given two wings of a great eagle to fly from the presence of the serpent to her place in the wilderness, where she was nourished for a time, and times, and half a time.
Read in contextSong of Solomon 4:6
Before the day breaks and the shadows flee, I will make my way to the mountain of myrrh and to the hill of frankincense.
Read in contextSong of Solomon 1:13
My beloved is to me a sachet of myrrh resting between my breasts.
Read in contextIsaiah 43:19
Behold, I am about to do something new; even now it is coming. Do you not see it? Indeed, I will make a way in the wilderness and streams in the desert.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 8:2
Remember that these forty years the LORD your God led you all the way in the wilderness, so that He might humble you and test you in order to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep His commandments.
Read in contextJoel 2:29–31
Even on My menservants and maidservants, I will pour out My Spirit in those days.
Read in contextJeremiah 31:2
This is what the LORD says: “The people who survived the sword found favor in the wilderness when Israel went to find rest.”
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