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Who is this who comes up from the wilderness like pillars of smoke, Perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, With all spices of the merchant?

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A Journey from the Wilderness

Commentators widely interpret the "wilderness" not just as a physical place but as a spiritual metaphor. It can represent the world's sinful pursuits, a state of spiritual barrenness before salvation, or a period of trial. The journey "out of the wilderness" powerfully symbolizes a believer's deliverance from a former life and their progress toward intimate communion with Christ.

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Song Of Solomon

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

On Song Of Solomon 3:6–11

18th Century

Theologian

The principal and central action of the Song is the bride’s entry into the city of David and her marriage there with the king. Jewish interpreters …

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

On Song Of Solomon 3:6

19th Century

Bishop

Who is this that cometh. —The dramatic feeling is decidedly shown in the passage introduced by this verse. However, we st…

John Gill

John Gill

On Song Of Solomon 3:6

17th Century

Pastor

Who [is] this that comes out of the wilderness

This is said by the daughters of Jerusalem, adjured in ([Reference …

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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

On Song Of Solomon 3:6–11

17th Century

Minister

A wilderness is an emblem of the world; the believer comes out of it when he is delivered from the love of its sinful pleasures and pursuits, and r…