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I am comew 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: eatz, O friendsa; drink, θyea, drinkb abundantly, O beloved.

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Song of Sol. 4:11,16• ¹¹Thy lips, my spouse, drop as the honeycomb; Honey and milk are under thy tongue; And the smell of thy garments is like the smell of Lebanon.
¹⁶Awake, north wind, and come, thou south; Blow upon my garden, that the spices thereof may flow forth. Let my beloved come into his garden, And eat its precious fruits. (Song of Sol. 4:11,16)

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Isa. 55:1‑2• ¹Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters; and he that hath no money, come ye, buy, and eat: yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price!
²Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? Hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness. (Isa. 55:1‑2)

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John 3:29• ²⁹He that has the bride is the bridegroom; but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices in heart because of the voice of the bridegroom: this my joy then is fulfilled. (John 3:29)

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John 15:13‑15• ¹³No one has greater love than this, that one should lay down his life for his friends.
¹⁴Ye are my friends if ye practise whatever I command you.
¹⁵I call you no longer bondmen, for the bondman does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all things which I have heard of my Father I have made known to you. (John 15:13‑15)

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or, and be drunken with loves.

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Rev. 22:17• ¹⁷And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that hears say, Come. And let him that is athirst come; he that will, let him take the water of life freely. (Rev. 22:17)

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Ministry on This Verse

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1: Christ awakes the church with his calling.

2-8: The church having a taste of Christ's love, is sick of love.

9-16: A description of Christ by his graces.

come.

Song of Sol. 4:16• ¹⁶Awake, north wind, and come, thou south; Blow upon my garden, that the spices thereof may flow forth. Let my beloved come into his garden, And eat its precious fruits. (Song of Sol. 4:16)

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Song of Sol. 6:2,11• ²My beloved is gone down into his garden, to the beds of spices, To feed in the gardens and to gather lilies.
¹¹I went down into the garden of nuts, To see the verdure of the valley, To see whether the vine budded, Whether the pomegranates blossomed. (Song of Sol. 6:2,11)

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Song of Sol. 8:13• ¹³Thou that dwellest in the gardens, The companions hearken to thy voice: Let me hear it. (Song of Sol. 8:13)

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Isa. 5:1• ¹I will sing to my well-beloved a song of my beloved touching his vineyard: My well-beloved had a vineyard upon a fruitful hill. (Isa. 5:1)

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Isa. 51:3• ³For Jehovah shall comfort Zion, he shall comfort all her waste places; and he will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of Jehovah: gladness and joy shall be found therein, thanksgiving, and the voice of song. (Isa. 51:3)

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Isa. 58:11• ¹¹and Jehovah will guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and strengthen thy bones; and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a water-spring, whose waters deceive not. (Isa. 58:11)

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Isa. 61:11• ¹¹For as the earth bringeth forth her bud, and as a garden causeth the things that are sown in it to spring forth, so the Lord Jehovah will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations. (Isa. 61:11)

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John 14:21‑23• ²¹He that has my commandments and keeps them, he it is that loves me; but he that loves me shall be loved by my Father, and I will love him and will manifest myself to him.
²²Judas, not the Iscariote, says to him, Lord, how is it that thou wilt manifest thyself to us and not to the world?
²³Jesus answered and said to him, If any one love me, he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our abode with him. (John 14:21‑23)

my sister.

Song of Sol. 4:9‑12• ⁹Thou hast ravished my heart, my sister, my spouse; Thou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes, With one chain of thy neck.
¹⁰How fair is thy love, my sister, my spouse! How much better is thy love than wine! And the fragrance of thine ointments than all spices!
¹¹Thy lips, my spouse, drop as the honeycomb; Honey and milk are under thy tongue; And the smell of thy garments is like the smell of Lebanon.
¹²A garden enclosed is my sister, my spouse; A spring shut up, a fountain sealed. (Song of Sol. 4:9‑12)

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Song of Sol. 8:1• ¹Oh that thou wert as my brother, That sucked the breasts of my mother! Should I find thee without, I would kiss thee; And they would not despise me. (Song of Sol. 8:1)

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Heb. 2:12‑14• ¹²saying, I will declare thy name to my brethren; in the midst of the assembly will I sing thy praises.
¹³And again, I will trust in him. And again, Behold, I and the children which God has given me.
¹⁴Since therefore the children partake of blood and flesh, he also, in like manner, took part in the same, that through death he might annul him who has the might of death, that is, the devil; (Heb. 2:12‑14)

I have gathered.

Song of Sol. 4:13‑14• ¹³Thy shoots are a paradise of pomegranates, with precious fruits; Henna with spikenard plants;
¹⁴Spikenard and saffron; Calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense; Myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices: (Song of Sol. 4:13‑14)

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Psa. 147:11• ¹¹Jehovah taketh pleasure in those that fear him, in those that hope in his loving-kindness. (Psa. 147:11)

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Isa. 53:11• ¹¹He shall see of the fruit of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant instruct many in righteousness; and *he* shall bear their iniquities. (Isa. 53:11)

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Deut. 16:13‑17• ¹³The feast of tabernacles shalt thou hold seven days, when thou hast gathered in the produce of thy floor and of thy winepress.
¹⁴And thou shalt rejoice in thy feast, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy bondman, and thy handmaid, and the Levite, and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, that are in thy gates.
¹⁵Seven days shalt thou hold a feast to Jehovah thy God in the place which Jehovah will choose; for Jehovah thy God will bless thee in all thy produce, and in all the work of thy hands, and thou shalt be wholly joyful.
¹⁶Three times in the year shall all thy males appear before Jehovah thy God in the place which he will choose, at the feast of unleavened bread, and at the feast of weeks, and at the feast of tabernacles; and they shall not appear before Jehovah empty:
¹⁷each shall give according to that which is in his power to give, according to the blessing of Jehovah thy God which he hath given thee. (Deut. 16:13‑17)

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Deut. 26:10‑14• ¹⁰And now, behold, I have brought the first of the fruits of the land, which thou, Jehovah, hast given me. And thou shalt set it down before Jehovah thy God, and worship before Jehovah thy God.
¹¹And thou shalt rejoice in all the good that Jehovah thy God hath given to thee, and to thy house, thou, and the Levite, and the stranger that is in thy midst.
¹²When thou hast made an end of tithing all the tithes of thy produce in the third year, the year of tithing, thou shalt give it to the Levite, to the stranger, to the fatherless, and to the widow, that they may eat in thy gates, and be filled;
¹³and thou shalt say before Jehovah thy God, I have brought away the hallowed things out of the house, and also have given them to the Levite, and to the stranger, to the fatherless, and to the widow, according to all thy commandment which thou hast commanded me; I have not transgressed nor forgotten any of thy commandments:
¹⁴I have not eaten thereof in my mourning, neither have I brought away thereof in uncleanness, nor given thereof for a dead person; I have hearkened to the voice of Jehovah my God; I have done according to all that thou hast commanded me. (Deut. 26:10‑14)

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2 Chron. 31:6‑10• ⁶And the children of Israel and of Judah, that dwelt in the cities of Judah, they also brought the tithe of oxen and sheep, and the tithe of holy things which were consecrated to Jehovah their God, and laid them by heaps.
⁷In the third month they began to lay the heaps, and finished them in the seventh month.
⁸And Hezekiah and the princes came and saw the heaps, and they blessed Jehovah, and his people Israel.
⁹And Hezekiah questioned the priests and the Levites concerning the heaps.
¹⁰And Azariah the chief priest of the house of Zadok spoke to him and said, Since they began to bring the heave-offerings into the house of Jehovah, we have eaten and been satisfied and have left plenty; for Jehovah has blessed his people; and what is left is this great store. (2 Chron. 31:6‑10)

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Psa. 16:3• ³To the saints that are on the earth, and to the excellent thou hast said, In them is all my delight. (Psa. 16:3)

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Isa. 23:18• ¹⁸And her merchandise and her hire shall be holy to Jehovah: it shall not be treasured nor laid up; for her merchandise shall be for them that dwell before Jehovah, to eat and be sufficed, and for excellent clothing. (Isa. 23:18)

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Isa. 55:1‑2• ¹Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters; and he that hath no money, come ye, buy, and eat: yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price!
²Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? Hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness. (Isa. 55:1‑2)

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Isa. 62:8‑9• ⁸Jehovah hath sworn by his right hand and by the arm of his strength, I will indeed no more give thy corn to be food for thine enemies; and the sons of the alien shall not drink thy new wine, for which thou hast laboured;
⁹for they that have garnered it shall eat it, and praise Jehovah; and they that have gathered it shall drink it in the courts of my holiness. (Isa. 62:8‑9)

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Isa. 65:13• ¹³Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold, my servants shall eat, and *ye* shall be hungry; behold, my servants shall drink, and *ye* shall be thirsty; behold, my servants shall rejoice, and *ye* shall be ashamed; (Isa. 65:13)

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Isa. 66:14• ¹⁴And ye shall see this, and your heart shall rejoice, and your bones shall flourish like the grass; and the hand of Jehovah shall be known toward his servants, and he will have indignation toward his enemies. (Isa. 66:14)

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Matt. 25:40• ⁴⁰And the King answering shall say to them, Verily, I say to you, Inasmuch as ye have done it to one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it to me. (Matt. 25:40)

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Acts 11:29• ²⁹And they determined, according as any one of the disciples was well off, each of them to send to the brethren who dwelt in Judaea, to minister to them; (Acts 11:29)

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2 Cor. 9:11‑15• ¹¹enriched in every way unto all free-hearted liberality, which works through us thanksgiving to God.
¹²Because the ministration of this service is not only filling up the measure of what is lacking to the saints, but also abounding by many thanksgivings to God;
¹³they glorifying God through the proof of this ministration, by reason of your subjection, by profession, to the glad tidings of the Christ, and your free-hearted liberality in communicating towards them and towards all;
¹⁴and in their supplication for you, full of ardent desire for you, on account of the exceeding grace of God which is upon you.
¹⁵Thanks be to God for his unspeakable free gift. (2 Cor. 9:11‑15)

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Eph. 5:18• ¹⁸And be not drunk with wine, in which is debauchery; but be filled with the Spirit, (Eph. 5:18)

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1 Thess. 3:8‑9• ⁸because now we live if *ye* stand firm in the Lord.
⁹For what thanksgiving can we render to God for you, for all the joy wherewith we rejoice on account of you before our God, (1 Thess. 3:8‑9)

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Luke 12:4• ⁴But I say to you, my friends, Fear not those who kill the body and after this have no more that they can do. (Luke 12:4)

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Luke 15:6‑7,9‑10• ⁶and being come to the house, calls together the friends and the neighbours, saying to them, Rejoice with me, for I have found my lost sheep.
⁷I say unto you, that thus there shall be joy in heaven for one repenting sinner, more than for ninety and nine righteous who have no need of repentance.
⁹and having found it she calls together the friends and neighbours, saying, Rejoice with me, for I have found the drachma which I had lost.
¹⁰Thus, I say unto you, there is joy before the angels of God for one repenting sinner. (Luke 15:6‑7,9‑10)

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John 3:29• ²⁹He that has the bride is the bridegroom; but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices in heart because of the voice of the bridegroom: this my joy then is fulfilled. (John 3:29)

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John 15:14‑15• ¹⁴Ye are my friends if ye practise whatever I command you.
¹⁵I call you no longer bondmen, for the bondman does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all things which I have heard of my Father I have made known to you. (John 15:14‑15)

yea, drink abundantly, O beloved.

or, and be drunken withloves.

Zech. 9:15‑17• ¹⁵Jehovah of hosts will defend them; and they shall devour, and shall tread down the sling-stones; and they shall drink, and make a noise as from wine; and they shall be filled like a bowl, like the corners of the altar.
¹⁶And Jehovah their God shall save them in that day as the flock of his people; for they shall be as the stones of a crown, lifted up upon his land.
¹⁷For how great is his goodness, and how great is his beauty! Corn shall make the young men flourish, and new wine the maidens. (Zech. 9:15‑17)

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Rev. 22:17• ¹⁷And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that hears say, Come. And let him that is athirst come; he that will, let him take the water of life freely. (Rev. 22:17)

• No sooner has the loved and beautiful Shelomith invited her Lord to come into His garden, and partake of the refreshing fruits thereof, than He answers, "I am come." He does not say, "I may or I will," but "I am come." Already, while she is yet inviting Him, He is present. His heart is ever ready-waiting to attend on the cry of His beloved ones. (“Song of Solomon 4” by A. Miller)

• Chapter 5 gives us another experience. Intimacy was formed through the testimony of the Bridegroom’s affection. {v.2} The reassured heart, certain of His love, exhibits its slothfulness. (“Song of Solomon 5” by J.N. Darby)

• The Bridegroom. (Chapter 5:1). (“Canticle 3: The Communion of Love” by H. Smith)

• How gladly the Bridegroom responds to the invitation of the bride. And may we not say Christ delights to be constrained by His willing people? The Emmaus disciples "constrained Him, saying, Abide with us." (“Canticle 3: The Communion of Love” by H. Smith)

• When you look up to the Beloved of your heart and say, “Come into Thy garden and eat Thy pleasant fruits,” He will immediately respond, “I am come.” You will never have to wait; you will never have to give Him a second invitation. If you have any time for Him, He always has time for you. (“Song of Solomon 4:12-5:1” by H.A. Ironside)

J. N. Darby Translation

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I 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, beloved ones!