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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, O 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, 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. (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 labor 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 hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom's voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled. (John 3:29)

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John 15:13‑15• ¹³Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
¹⁴Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.
¹⁵Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto 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 heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely. (Rev. 22:17)

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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, 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. (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 fruits of the valley, and to see whether the vine flourished, and the pomegranates budded. (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: cause me to hear it. (Song of Sol. 8:13)

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Isa. 5:1• ¹Now will I sing to my wellbeloved a song of my beloved touching his vineyard. My wellbeloved hath a vineyard in a very fruitful hill: (Isa. 5:1)

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

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Isa. 58:11• ¹¹And the Lord shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not. (Isa. 58:11)

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Isa. 61:11• ¹¹For as the earth bringeth forth her bud, and as the garden causeth the things that are sown in it to spring forth; so the Lord God 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 hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.
²²Judas saith unto him, not Iscariot, Lord, how is it that thou wilt manifest thyself unto us, and not unto the world?
²³Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto 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 smell of thine ointments than all spices!
¹¹Thy lips, O 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 inclosed 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• ¹O that thou wert as my brother, that sucked the breasts of my mother! when I should find thee without, I would kiss thee; yea, I should not be despised. (Song of Sol. 8:1)

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Heb. 2:12‑14• ¹²Saying, I will declare thy name unto my brethren, in the midst of the church will I sing praise unto thee.
¹³And again, I will put my trust in him. And again, Behold I and the children which God hath given me.
¹⁴Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil; (Heb. 2:12‑14)

I have gathered.

Song of Sol. 4:13‑14• ¹³Thy plants are an orchard of pomegranates, with pleasant fruits; camphire, with spikenard,
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• ¹¹The Lord taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy. (Psa. 147:11)

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

eat.

Deut. 16:13‑17• ¹³Thou shalt observe the feast of tabernacles seven days, after that thou hast gathered in thy corn and thy wine:
¹⁴And thou shalt rejoice in thy feast, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy manservant, and thy maidservant, and the Levite, the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, that are within thy gates.
¹⁵Seven days shalt thou keep a solemn feast unto the Lord thy God in the place which the Lord shall choose: because the Lord thy God shall bless thee in all thine increase, and in all the works of thine hands, therefore thou shalt surely rejoice.
¹⁶Three times in a year shall all thy males appear before the Lord thy God in the place which he shall choose; in the feast of unleavened bread, and in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of tabernacles: and they shall not appear before the Lord empty:
¹⁷Every man shall give as he is able, according to the blessing of the Lord 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 firstfruits of the land, which thou, O Lord, hast given me. And thou shalt set it before the Lord thy God, and worship before the Lord thy God:
¹¹And thou shalt rejoice in every good thing which the Lord thy God hath given unto thee, and unto thine house, thou, and the Levite, and the stranger that is among you.
¹²When thou hast made an end of tithing all the tithes of thine increase the third year, which is the year of tithing, and hast given it unto the Levite, the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, that they may eat within thy gates, and be filled;
¹³Then thou shalt say before the Lord thy God, I have brought away the hallowed things out of mine house, and also have given them unto the Levite, and unto the stranger, to the fatherless, and to the widow, according to all thy commandments which thou hast commanded me: I have not transgressed thy commandments, neither have I forgotten them:
¹⁴I have not eaten thereof in my mourning, neither have I taken away ought thereof for any unclean use, nor given ought thereof for the dead: but I have hearkened to the voice of the Lord my God, and have done according to all that thou hast commanded me. (Deut. 26:10‑14)

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

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Psa. 16:3• ³But to the saints that are in the earth, and to the excellent, in whom is all my delight. (Psa. 16:3)

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Isa. 23:18• ¹⁸And her merchandise and her hire shall be holiness to the Lord: it shall not be treasured nor laid up; for her merchandise shall be for them that dwell before the Lord, to eat sufficiently, and for durable 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 labor 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• ⁸The Lord hath sworn by his right hand, and by the arm of his strength, Surely I will no more give thy corn to be meat for thine enemies; and the sons of the stranger shall not drink thy wine, for the which thou hast labored:
⁹But they that have gathered it shall eat it, and praise the Lord; and they that have brought it together 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 God, Behold, my servants shall eat, but ye shall be hungry: behold, my servants shall drink, but ye shall be thirsty: behold, my servants shall rejoice, but ye shall be ashamed: (Isa. 65:13)

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Isa. 66:14• ¹⁴And when ye see this, your heart shall rejoice, and your bones shall flourish like an herb: and the hand of the Lord shall be known toward his servants, and his indignation toward his enemies. (Isa. 66:14)

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

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Acts 11:29• ²⁹Then the disciples, every man according to his ability, determined to send relief unto the brethren which dwelt in Judea: (Acts 11:29)

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2 Cor. 9:11‑15• ¹¹Being enriched in every thing to all bountifulness, which causeth through us thanksgiving to God.
¹²For the administration of this service not only supplieth the want of the saints, but is abundant also by many thanksgivings unto God;
¹³Whiles by the experiment of this ministration they glorify God for your professed subjection unto the gospel of Christ, and for your liberal distribution unto them, and unto all men;
¹⁴And by their prayer for you, which long after you for the exceeding grace of God in you.
¹⁵Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift. (2 Cor. 9:11‑15)

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

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1 Thess. 3:8‑9• ⁸For now we live, if ye stand fast in the Lord.
⁹For what thanks can we render to God again for you, for all the joy wherewith we joy for your sakes before our God; (1 Thess. 3:8‑9)

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Luke 12:4• ⁴And I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do. (Luke 12:4)

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Luke 15:6‑7,9‑10• ⁶And when he cometh home, he calleth together his friends and neighbors, saying unto them, Rejoice with me; for I have found my sheep which was lost.
⁷I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance.
⁹And when she hath found it, she calleth her friends and her neighbors together, saying, Rejoice with me; for I have found the piece which I had lost.
¹⁰Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth. (Luke 15:6‑7,9‑10)

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John 3:29• ²⁹He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom's voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled. (John 3:29)

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John 15:14‑15• ¹⁴Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.
¹⁵Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you. (John 15:14‑15)

yea, drink abundantly, O beloved.

or, and be drunken withloves.

Zech. 9:15‑17• ¹⁵The Lord of hosts shall defend them; and they shall devour, and subdue with sling stones; and they shall drink, and make a noise as through wine; and they shall be filled like bowls, and as the corners of the altar.
¹⁶And the Lord 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 as an ensign upon his land.
¹⁷For how great is his goodness, and how great is his beauty! corn shall make the young men cheerful, and new wine the maids. (Zech. 9:15‑17)

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Rev. 22:17• ¹⁷And 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. (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!