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How is your beloved better than another beloved, You fairest among women? How is your beloved better than another beloved, That you do so adjure us? Beloved
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A Question of Genuine Wonder
Commentators note that this question is not asked in scorn, but in genuine wonder. The 'daughters of Jerusalem' see the bride's passion and conclude her beloved must be truly extraordinary. This prompts them to ask what makes him so special compared to all other potential objects of affection, like wealth or worldly honor. A believer's passionate devotion can provoke sincere inquiry from others.
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Song Of Solomon
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Section 5:9–6:3: The bride’s commendation of the beloved. In the allegorical interpretations of Jewish expositors, all of this is spoken by exiled …
19th Century
Anglican
What is thy beloved?—This question, introducing the description of the bridegroom’s person, raises the conjecture almost …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
What is your beloved more than [another] beloved, O you fairest among women ? &c.] Th…
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