NASB Song of Songs 3 KJV; Red Letter NT, Cross References, Translation Footnotes, Strong's Concordance Numbers

NASB — Song of Songs 3 — KJV

The Bride’s Troubled Dream

  1 “IOn my bed° night° after night I sought° him
  aWhom° my soul° loves°;
  I bsought° him but did not find° him.
  2 ‘II must arise° now° and Igo° about° the city°;
  In the astreets° and in the squares°
  III must seek° him whom° my soul° loves°.’
  I sought° him but did not find° him.
  3 “aThe watchmen° who make° the rounds° in the city° found° me,
  [And I said], ‘Have you seen° him whom° my soul° loves°?’
  4 “aScarcely° had I Ileft° them
  When°° I found° him whom° my soul° loves°;
  I bheld° on to him and would not let° him go°
  Until° I had cbrought° him to my mother’s° house°,
  And into the room° of her who conceived° me.”

[1] IBRIDE a So 1:7 b So 5:6
[2] IOr Let me arise IIOr Let me seek a Jr 5:1
[3] a So 5:7; Is 21:6-8, 11, 12
[4] ILit passed a Pv 8:17 b Pv 4:13; Ro 8:35, 39 c So 8:2

  5 ¶ “II aadjure° you, O daughters° of Jerusalem°,
  By the bgazelles° or° by the hinds° of the field°,
  That you will not arouse° or awaken° [my] love°
  Until° IIshe pleases°.”

[5] IBRIDEGROOM IIOr it a So 2:7; 5:8; 8:4 b So 2:7

Solomon’s Wedding Day

  6 ¶ “I ,II aWhat° is this° coming° up from the wilderness°
  Like bcolumns° of smoke°,
  Perfumed° with cmyrrh° and dfrankincense°,
  With all° scented° powders° of the merchant°?
  7 “Behold°, it is the [traveling] couch° of Solomon°;
  Sixty° mighty° men° around° it,
  Of the mighty° men° of Israel°.
  8 “All° of them are wielders° of the sword°,
  aExpert° in war°;
  Each° man° has his bsword° at his side°,
  [Guarding] against° the I cterrors° of the night°.
  9 “King° Solomon° has made° for himself a sedan° chair°
  From the timber° of Lebanon°.
  10 “He made° its posts° of silver°,
  Its Iback° of gold°
  [And] its seat° of purple° fabric°,
  [With] its interior° lovingly° fitted° out
  By the adaughters° of Jerusalem°.
  11 “Go° forth°, O adaughters° of Zion°,
  And gaze° on King° Solomon° with the Icrown°
  With which° his mother° has crowned° him
  On the bday° of his wedding°,
  And on the day° of his gladness° of heart°.”

[6] ICHORUS IILit Who a So 8:5 b Ex 13:21; Jol 2:30 c So 1:13; 4:6, 14; Mt 2:11 d Ex 30:34; Rv 18:13
[8] ILit terror in the nights a Jr 50:9 b Ps 45:3 c Ps 91:5
[10] IOr support a So 1:5
[11] IOr wreath a Is 3:16, 17; 4:4 b Is 62:5

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The Church's fight and victory in temptation.

1 ¶ By nightº on² my bedº I soughtº ª ² him whom my soulº loveth:º ª ² I soughtº ª him, but I foundº ª him not.² 2 I will riseº ª now,² and go aboutº ª the cityº in the streets,º and in the broad waysº I will seekº ª him whom my soulº loveth:º ª ² I soughtº ª him, but I foundº ª him not.² 3 The watchmenº ª that go aboutº ª the cityº foundº ª me: [to whom I said], Sawº ª ye² him whom my soulº loveth?º ª ² 4 [It was] but a littleº that I passedº ª ² from² them, but² I foundº ª ² ² him whom my soulº loveth:º ª ² I heldº ª him, and would not² let him go,º ª until² I had broughtº ª ² him into² my mother'sº house,º and into² the chamberº of her that conceivedº ª me. 5 I chargeº ª you, O ye daughtersº of Jerusalem,º by the roes,º andº by the hindsº of the field,º that ye stir not up,º ª ² nor² awakeº ª ² [my] love,º till² he please.º ª ²

[1] Jb 23:8; Ps 4:4; 6:6; 22:2; 63:6; 77:2; 130:1; So 1:7; 5:6, 8; Is 26:9; 55:6; Lk 13:24; Jn 21:17; 1P 1:8.
[2] Ps 22:1; 42:7; 43:2; 77:7; Pv 1:20; 8:2, 34; So 5:5; Is 64:7; Mt 26:40; Lk 14:21; Jn 1:6; Ro 13:11; 1Co 15:34; Ep 5:14.
[3] So 5:7; Is 21:6, 11; 56:10; 62:6; Ezk 3:17; 33:2; Jn 20:15; He 13:17.
[4] Gn 32:26; Pv 4:13; 8:17; So 6:12; 7:5; Is 45:19; 49:14; 54:1; 55:6; Jr 29:13; Lm 3:25; Ho 12:3; Mt 7:7; 28:9; Jn 20:16; Ga 4:26; Rv 3:11.
[5] So 2:7; 8:4; Mi 4:8.

The Church glorieth in Christ.

6 ¶ Who² [is] this² that comethº ª out of² the wildernessº like pillarsº of smoke,º perfumedº ª with myrrhº and frankincense,º with all² ² powdersº of the merchant?º ª 7 Behold² his bed,º which [is] Solomon's;º ² threescoreº valiant¹ men² [are] aboutº it, of the valiantº ² of Israel.º 8 They all² holdº ª swords,º [being] expertº ª in war:º every manº [hath] his swordº upon² his thighº because of fearº ² in the night.º 9 Kingº Solomonº madeº ª himself a chariotº of the woodº ² of Lebanon.º 10 He madeº ª the pillarsº thereof [of] silver,º the bottomº thereof [of] gold,º the coveringº of it [of] purple,º the midstº thereof being pavedº ª [with] love,º for the daughtersº of Jerusalem.º 11 Go forth,º ª O ye daughtersº of Zion,º and beholdº ª kingº Solomonº with the crownº wherewith his motherº crownedº ª ² him in the dayº of his espousals,º and in the dayº of the gladnessº of his heart.º

[6] Ex 13:21; Dt 8:2; So 1:3, 13; 4:12; 5:5, 13; 8:5; Is 43:19; Jr 2:2; 31:2; Jol 2:29; Ac 2:18; 2Co 2:14; Php 4:18; Col 3:1; Rv 5:8; 12:6, 14.
[7] 1S 8:16; 14:52; 28:2; 1K 9:22; 14:27; 2K 6:17; So 1:16; 3:9; He 1:14.
[8] Ne 4:21; Ps 45:3; 149:5; Is 27:3; Ep 6:16; 1Th 5:6.
[9] 2S 23:5; So 3:7; Rv 14:6.
[10] Ps 87:3; Ro 5:8; Ep 3:18; 1Ti 3:15; Rv 1:5; 3:12.
[11] Ps 9:14; 48:11; So 1:5; 2:7; 7:11; 8:5; Is 9:6; 53:11; 62:5; Jr 2:2; 32:41; Ho 2:19; Zp 3:17; Mt 12:42; Lk 15:6, 23, 32; Jn 3:29; 15:11; Php 2:9; Col 1:18; He 2:9; 13:13; Rv 1:7; 5:9; 19:7, 12; 22:9.

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