Song of Songs 2:10

Song of Songs 2:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)My beloved spake, and said unto me, Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away.
• New International Version (NIV)My beloved spoke and said to me, “Arise, my darling, my beautiful one, come with me.
• English Standard Version (ESV)My beloved speaks and says to me: "Arise, my love, my beautiful one, and come away,
• New King James Version (NKJV)My beloved spoke, and said to me: “Rise up, my love, my fair one, And come away.

Context of Song of Songs 2:10

8Listen! I hear the voice of my lover! Look! He is coming! He moves quickly across the mountains. He runs across the hills. 9My lover is like a gazelle or a young male deer. Look! There he is! He is standing behind our wall. He is looking through the window. He wants to see into the room. My lover said this to me: ‘My beautiful friend, I love you. Get up now and come with me. 11Look! The winter time has finished. The heavy rains have stopped. 12Flowers are appearing everywhere. It is now the season to sing happy songs. We can hear the voices of doves around us.

Song of Songs 2:10 word by word

עָנָ֥ה דוֹדִ֖י וְאָ֣מַר לִ֑י ק֥וּמִי לָ֛ךְ רַעְיָתִ֥י יָפָתִ֖י וּלְכִי־לָֽךְ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• My belovedדּוֹדdôd dôd · belovedH1730
• spakeעָנָה‛ânâh · to answerH6030
• and saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• unto me, Rise upקוּםqûm · to arise: riseH6965
• my loveרַעְיָהra‛yâh · darlingH7474
• my fair oneיָפֶהyâpheh · beautifulH3303
• and come awayיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212

Commentaries on Song of Songs 2:10

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-13Verses 8-13 The church pleases herself with thoughts of further communion with Christ. None besides can speak to the heart. She sees him come. This may be applied to the prospect the Old Testament saints had of Christ's coming in the flesh. He comes as pleased with his own undertaking. He comes speedily. Even when Christ seems to forsake, it is but for a moment; he will soon return with everlasting loving-kindness. The saints of old saw him, appearing…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8-10The man eagerly wants to be with the woman. He finally reaches his lover's home and takes her to the romantic countryside during the fresh spring. The woman compares the man to a gazelle, a fast and graceful animal that easily overcomes obstacles to reach its goal.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 10-1110-11. Loving reassurance given by Jesus Christ to the bride, lest she should think that He had ceased to love her, on account of her unfaithfulness, which had occasioned His temporary withdrawal. He allures her to brighter than worldly joys (Mi 2:10). Not only does the saint wish to depart to be with Him, but He still more desires to have the saint with Him above (Joh 17:24). Historically, the vineyard or garden of the King, here first introduced, is…Read the comment

In the dictionaries

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Commentaries on Song of Songs 2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary