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I am come into my garden, my sister, [my] bride: 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, O beloved.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

My honeycomb - Literally, “my reed” or “my wood,” that is, the substance itself or the portions of reed in which the comb is formed. The bee…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

I am come into my garden. —This continues the same figure, and under it describes once more the complete union of the wed…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

I am come into my garden, my sister, [my] spouse
This verse should rather have concluded the preceding chapter, bein…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

See how ready Christ is to accept the invitations of his people. What little good there is in us would be lost, if he did not preserve it to himsel…

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