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Let me hear it, too! Young Woman<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/songs/8.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />O you who dwell in the gardens, with companions listening for your voice; let me hear it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/songs/8.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />You who dwell in the gardens, my companions are listening for your voice. Let me hear it!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/songs/8.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Thou that dwellest in the gardens, the companions hearken to thy voice: cause me to hear <i>it</i>.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/songs/8.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />You who dwell in the gardens, The companions listen for your voice— Let me hear it!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/songs/8.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“You who sit in the gardens: <i>My</i> companions are listening for your voice— Let me hear it!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/songs/8.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220O you who sit in the gardens, My companions are listening for your voice— Let me hear it!&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/songs/8.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“O you who sit in the gardens, <i>My</i> companions are listening for your voice— Let me hear it!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/songs/8.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“O you who sit in the gardens, <i>My</i> companions are giving heed to your voice— Let me hear it!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/songs/8.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“O you who sit in the gardens, My companions are listening for your voice— Let me hear it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/songs/8.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You who dwell in the gardens, companions are listening for your voice; let me hear you! Woman<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/songs/8.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You who dwell in the gardens— companions are listening for your voice— let me hear you! W<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/songs/8.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Thou that dwellest in the gardens, The companions hearken for thy voice: Cause me to hear it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/songs/8.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You are in the garden with friends all around. Let me hear your voice! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/songs/8.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Thou that dwellest in the gardens, the companions hearken for thy voice: cause me to hear it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/songs/8.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Young woman living in the gardens, while your friends are listening to your voice, let me hear....<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/songs/8.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Let me hear your voice from the garden, my love; my companions are waiting to hear you speak. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/songs/8.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />You who sit in the gardens, companions are listening for your voice, but let me hear it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/songs/8.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />You who dwell in the gardens, my companions are listening for your voice. Let me hear it!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/songs/8.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />O you who stay in the gardens, my companions are listening attentively for your voice; let me be the one to hear it! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/songs/8.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />You who dwell in the gardens, with friends in attendance, let me hear your voice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/songs/8.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Thou that dwellest in the gardens, the companions hearken to thy voice: cause me to hear it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/songs/8.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />You who dwell in the gardens, with friends in attendance, let me hear your voice! <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/songs/8.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />The companions are attending to your voice, "" Cause me to hear. Flee, my beloved, and be like to a roe,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/songs/8.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> The companions are attending to thy voice, Cause me to hear. Flee, my beloved, and be like to a roe,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/songs/8.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Thou sitting in the gardens, the companions attending to thy voice: cause thou me to hear.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/songs/8.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Thou that dwellest in the gardens, the friends hearken: make me hear thy voice. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/songs/8.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Bride to Groom: <font color=#0000CC>Your friends are attentive to those who have been dwelling in the gardens. Cause me to heed your voice.</font><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/songs/8.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />You who dwell in the gardens, my companions are listening for your voice— let me hear it! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/songs/8.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />O you who dwell in the gardens, my companions are listening for your voice; let me hear it.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/songs/8.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Those who sit in the gardens and listen to your voice, have reported your words to me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/songs/8.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Make me hear those dwelling in the gardens and they listen to your voice!<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/songs/8.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Thou that dwellest in the gardens, The companions hearken for thy voice: 'Cause me to hear it.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/songs/8.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Thou that dwellest in the gardens, the companions hearken to thy voice: make me hear <i>it</i>.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/songs/8-13.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/9D_QEk8ZdxU?start=1210" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/songs/8.htm">Longing for Her Beloved</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">12</span>But my own vineyard is mine to give; the thousand shekels are for you, O Solomon, and two hundred are for those who tend its fruit. <span class="reftext">13</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: ha·yō·šɛ·ḇɛṯ (Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-fs) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">You who dwell</a> <a href="/hebrew/1588.htm" title="1588: bag·gan·nîm (Prep-b, Art:: N-cp) -- An enclosure, garden. From ganan; a garden.">in the gardens,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2270.htm" title="2270: ḥă·ḇê·rîm (N-mp) -- United, associate, companion. From chabar; an associate.">my companions</a> <a href="/hebrew/7181.htm" title="7181: maq·šî·ḇîm (V-Hifil-Prtcpl-mp) -- To incline (ears), attend. A primitive root; to prick up the ears, i.e. Hearken.">are listening</a> <a href="/hebrew/6963.htm" title="6963: lə·qō·w·lêḵ (Prep-l:: N-msc:: 2fs) -- Sound, voice. Or qol; from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound.">for your voice.</a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: haš·mî·‘î·nî (V-Hifil-Imp-fs:: 1cs) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">Let me hear it!</a> </span><span class="reftext">14</span>Come away, my beloved, and be like a gazelle or a young stag on the mountains of spices.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/10-27.htm">John 10:27</a></span><br />My sheep listen to My voice; I know them, and they follow Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/5-1.htm">Isaiah 5:1-2</a></span><br />I will sing for my beloved a song of his vineyard: My beloved had a vineyard on a very fertile hill. / He dug it up and cleared the stones and planted the finest vines. He built a watchtower in the middle and dug out a winepress as well. He waited for the vineyard to yield good grapes, but the fruit it produced was sour!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/15-1.htm">John 15:1-5</a></span><br />“I am the true vine, and My Father is the keeper of the vineyard. / He cuts off every branch in Me that bears no fruit, and every branch that does bear fruit, He prunes to make it even more fruitful. / You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/45-10.htm">Psalm 45:10-11</a></span><br />Listen, O daughter! Consider and incline your ear: Forget your people and your father’s house, / and the king will desire your beauty; bow to him, for he is your lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/3-20.htm">Revelation 3:20</a></span><br />Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in and dine with him, and he with Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/27-2.htm">Isaiah 27:2-3</a></span><br />In that day: “Sing about a fruitful vineyard. / I, the LORD, am its keeper; I water it continually. I guard it night and day so no one can disturb it;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/25-6.htm">Matthew 25:6</a></span><br />At midnight the cry rang out: ‘Here is the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/14-23.htm">John 14:23</a></span><br />Jesus replied, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word. My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/80-8.htm">Psalm 80:8-11</a></span><br />You uprooted a vine from Egypt; You drove out the nations and transplanted it. / You cleared the ground for it, and it took root and filled the land. / The mountains were covered by its shade, and the mighty cedars with its branches. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-12.htm">Jeremiah 31:12</a></span><br />They will come and shout for joy on the heights of Zion; they will be radiant over the bounty of the LORD—the grain, new wine, and oil, and the young of the flocks and herds. Their life will be like a well-watered garden, and never again will they languish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/3-9.htm">1 Corinthians 3:9</a></span><br />For we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, God’s building.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/14-5.htm">Hosea 14:5-7</a></span><br />I will be like the dew to Israel; he will blossom like the lily and take root like the cedars of Lebanon. / His shoots will sprout, and his splendor will be like the olive tree, his fragrance like the cedars of Lebanon. / They will return and dwell in his shade; they will grow grain and blossom like the vine. His renown will be like the wine of Lebanon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/13-23.htm">Matthew 13:23</a></span><br />But the seed sown on good soil is the one who hears the word and understands it. He indeed bears fruit and produces a crop—a hundredfold, sixtyfold, or thirtyfold.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/36-35.htm">Ezekiel 36:35</a></span><br />Then they will say, ‘This land that was desolate has become like the garden of Eden. The cities that were once ruined, desolate, and destroyed are now fortified and inhabited.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/1-10.htm">Colossians 1:10</a></span><br />so that you may walk in a manner worthy of the Lord and may please Him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God,</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">You that dwell in the gardens, the companions listen to your voice: cause me to hear it.</p><p class="hdg">dwellest</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/songs/2-13.htm">Song of Solomon 2:13</a></b></br> The fig tree putteth forth her green figs, and the vines <i>with</i> the tender grape give a <i>good</i> smell. Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/songs/4-16.htm">Song of Solomon 4:16</a></b></br> Awake, O north wind; and come, thou south; blow upon my garden, <i>that</i> the spices thereof may flow out. Let my beloved come into his garden, and eat his pleasant fruits.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/songs/6-2.htm">Song of Solomon 6:2,11</a></b></br> My beloved is gone down into his garden, to the beds of spices, to feed in the gardens, and to gather lilies… </p><p class="hdg">the companions</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/songs/1-7.htm">Song of Solomon 1:7</a></b></br> Tell me, O thou whom my soul loveth, where thou feedest, where thou makest <i>thy flock</i> to rest at noon: for why should I be as one that turneth aside by the flocks of thy companions?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/songs/3-7.htm">Song of Solomon 3:7-11</a></b></br> Behold his bed, which <i>is</i> Solomon's; threescore valiant men <i>are</i> about it, of the valiant of Israel… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/songs/5-9.htm">Song of Solomon 5:9-16</a></b></br> What <i>is</i> thy beloved more than <i>another</i> beloved, O thou fairest among women? what <i>is</i> thy beloved more than <i>another</i> beloved, that thou dost so charge us? … </p><p class="hdg">cause</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/songs/2-14.htm">Song of Solomon 2:14</a></b></br> O my dove, <i>that art</i> in the clefts of the rock, in the secret <i>places</i> of the stairs, let me see thy countenance, let me hear thy voice; for sweet <i>is</i> thy voice, and thy countenance <i>is</i> comely.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/50-15.htm">Psalm 50:15</a></b></br> And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/14-13.htm">John 14:13,14</a></b></br> And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_chronicles/9-4.htm">Attendance</a> <a href="/proverbs/29-12.htm">Attending</a> <a href="/songs/8-9.htm">Beloved</a> <a href="/songs/8-2.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/songs/1-7.htm">Companions</a> <a href="/proverbs/25-24.htm">Dwell</a> <a href="/psalms/123-1.htm">Dwellest</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/12-9.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/songs/4-6.htm">Flee</a> <a href="/songs/8-7.htm">Friends</a> <a href="/songs/8-12.htm">Gardens</a> <a href="/songs/2-14.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/5-1.htm">Hearken</a> <a href="/proverbs/25-12.htm">Listening</a> <a href="/proverbs/24-15.htm">Resting-Place</a> <a href="/songs/7-3.htm">Roe</a> <a href="/songs/2-3.htm">Sit</a> <a href="/songs/5-2.htm">Voice</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/mark/3-9.htm">Attendance</a> <a href="/daniel/7-10.htm">Attending</a> <a href="/songs/8-14.htm">Beloved</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-17.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-23.htm">Companions</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-21.htm">Dwell</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-24.htm">Dwellest</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-2.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/isaiah/2-19.htm">Flee</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-23.htm">Friends</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-29.htm">Gardens</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-2.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-19.htm">Hearken</a> <a href="/isaiah/6-9.htm">Listening</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-21.htm">Resting-Place</a> <a href="/songs/8-14.htm">Roe</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-26.htm">Sit</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-7.htm">Voice</a><div class="vheading2">Song of Solomon 8</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/songs/8-1.htm">The love of the church to Christ</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/songs/8-6.htm">The vehemence of love</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/songs/8-8.htm">The calling of the Gentiles</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/songs/8-14.htm">the church prays for Christ's coming</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/songs/8.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/songs/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/songs/8.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>You who dwell in the gardens</b><br>This phrase suggests a setting of peace and beauty, often associated with the imagery of a garden in biblical literature. Gardens in ancient Israel were places of cultivation and care, symbolizing intimacy and growth. The "gardens" may represent the church or the community of believers, where the beloved (often interpreted as Christ) dwells among His people. This imagery can be connected to the Garden of Eden, a place of original communion with God, and the future restoration in the New Jerusalem, where God will dwell with His people (<a href="/revelation/21-3.htm">Revelation 21:3</a>).<p><b>my companions are listening for your voice</b><br>The "companions" could refer to fellow believers or the heavenly host, eager to hear the voice of the beloved. This reflects the communal aspect of faith, where the voice of the beloved is not only desired by the individual but also by the community. The voice of the beloved is often seen as the Word of God, which is eagerly awaited and cherished by those who follow Him. This can be linked to <a href="/john/10-27.htm">John 10:27</a>, where Jesus says, "My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me."<p><b>Let me hear it!</b><br>This is a plea for communication and intimacy, emphasizing the desire for a personal relationship with the beloved. It reflects the longing for divine revelation and guidance, a theme prevalent throughout Scripture. The request to "hear" can be seen as a call for prayer and worship, where the believer seeks to connect with God. This echoes the sentiment found in <a href="/psalms/27-8.htm">Psalm 27:8</a>, "My heart says of you, 'Seek his face!' Your face, Lord, I will seek." The desire to hear the beloved's voice underscores the importance of spiritual attentiveness and the joy found in communion with God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_beloved.htm">The Beloved</a></b><br>The speaker in this verse, often interpreted as Solomon or a representation of Christ, expressing a desire to hear the voice of the one he loves.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_shulammite.htm">The Shulammite</a></b><br>The woman addressed in this verse, symbolizing the bride or the church, who dwells in the gardens.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_companions.htm">The Companions</a></b><br>Those who are with the beloved, possibly representing fellow believers or the community of faith.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_gardens.htm">The Gardens</a></b><br>Symbolic of a place of beauty, growth, and intimacy, representing the spiritual life or the church.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_voice.htm">The Voice</a></b><br>Represents communication, intimacy, and the expression of love and devotion.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_spiritual_intimacy.htm">The Importance of Spiritual Intimacy</a></b><br>Just as the beloved desires to hear the voice of the Shulammite, God desires intimate communication with us. We should prioritize time in prayer and scripture to cultivate this relationship.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_fellowship.htm">Community and Fellowship</a></b><br>The companions listening for the voice highlight the role of community in our spiritual journey. Engaging with fellow believers encourages growth and accountability.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_beauty_of_the_church.htm">The Beauty of the Church</a></b><br>The garden symbolizes the church as a place of beauty and growth. We are called to contribute to the flourishing of our spiritual communities.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/responding_to_god's_call.htm">Responding to God's Call</a></b><br>The call to "let me hear it" is an invitation to actively respond to God's voice in our lives. We should be attentive and obedient to His guidance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/expressing_our_faith.htm">Expressing Our Faith</a></b><br>Just as the Shulammite is encouraged to speak, we are called to express our faith boldly and share the love of Christ with others.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_song_of_solomon_8.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Song of Solomon 8</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_song_8_fit_with_bible_themes.htm">How do we reconcile the seemingly romantic and intimate focus of Song of Solomon 8 with the broader religious themes typical of other Bible texts?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_song_8_5_align_with_patriarchy.htm">How does Song of Solomon 8:5, which suggests a strong marital bond, align with biblical texts that portray marriage in more patriarchal terms?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_song_4_1-3's_exaggerations.htm">How do we reconcile the poetic exaggerations in Song of Solomon 4:1-3 with any literal or historical interpretations of the text?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_mention_brothers'_protection_in_song_8_8-9.htm">Why does Song of Solomon 8:8-9 mention the brothers' protective stance, yet offer no clear historical context or evidence of such customs in ancient Israel?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/songs/8.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(13) <span class= "bld">Thou that dwellest.</span>--In <a href="/songs/8-13.htm" title="You that dwell in the gardens, the companions listen to your voice: cause me to hear it.">Song of Solomon 8:13</a> we have another brief reminiscence of the early days of courtship, when the lover envied every one near the maiden, the companions who could see and hear her, and sighed for tokens of affection which she lavished on them.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/songs/8.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 13.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Thou that dwellest in the gardens, the companions hearken for thy voice; cause me to hear it</span>. There cannot be much doubt that these are the words of the bridegroom. They are addressed to the bride. She is the dweller in the gardens; that is, one who is at home in the gardens, whose beauty blends with the rural loveliness around her. The king wishes his bride to understand that she is only acceptable in his sight, and that all that she asks shall be granted. It is delightful to him to hear her voice, as it is delightful to those who have been accustomed to that voice from her childhood. "Dear country girl, sing to me, and let me revel in the sweetness of thy music. 'Thy companions hearken for it' - thy former associates, the playmates of thy youth. And while they gather round us, and you and I rejoice in one another, let the sound of thy voice mingle with the peaceful beauty of this earthly paradise." There is an exquisite tenderness in this conclusion of the poem. The curtain falls, as it were, upon a scene of mutual confidence and affection, the simplicity of the bride's early home being lifted up into the royal splendour of the king's presence, the companions beholding and praising, while, in the midst of all that sunny bliss and peaceful content, the voice of the Bride is heard singing one of the old, familiar strains of love with which she poured out her heart in the days when her beloved came to find her in her home. It is impossible to conceive a more perfect conclusion. It leads up our thoughts to the laud of light and song, where "the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall be the Shepherd" of those who shall "hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun strike upon them, nor any heat;" "and he shall guide them unto fountains of waters of life: and God shall wipe away every tear from their eyes" (<a href="/revelation/7-16.htm">Revelation 7:16, 17</a>). It is sad to think that Solomon himself fell from such an ideal of human affection, and was unfaithful to such a bride. But there is no need to trouble the clear, transparent beauty of this typical poem by any reference to the incidents of the writer's own history. He placed it on the altar of God, no doubt, at a time when it represented sincere feelings in his heart, and because he was inspired to see that it would be profitable to the people of God as a mirror in which they could behold the reflection of the highest truth. But though he himself fell away from his high place as a prophet of God, the words which he left behind him were still a precious gift to the Church. It is otherwise with him who is typified by the earthly monarch. He who is the heavenly Bridegroom has himself to lift up the weakness and fickleness of his bride by fellowship with her, until she is above the reach of temptation, and partaker of his own glory. And he does so, as this exquisite poem reminds us, by the power of his love. It is the personal influence of the Lord Jesus Christ which must glorify the Church and restore it to its original simplicity and spirituality. The scene into which we are led in this story of bridal affection typifies a state of the Church when the artificiality of court life shall be abandoned, the magnificence of mere external pomp and ritual shall be left behind, and the bride shall simply delight herself in the Bridegroom among the pure and peaceful surroundings of a country home. The Church will realize the greatness of her power when she is delivered from that which hides her Saviour, when she is simply human and yet entirely spiritual; then the Lord of her life, the second Adam, the perfect Man, who is from heaven and in heaven, but still on earth, changing earth to heaven by his love, will fulfil his promise. "He not merely concludes the marriage covenant with mankind, but likewise preserves, confirms, refines, and conducts it step by step to its ideal consummation, which is at the same time the palingenesia and perfection of humanity." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/songs/8-13.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">You who dwell</span><br /><span class="heb">הַיוֹשֶׁ֣בֶת‪‬‪‬</span> <span class="translit">(hay·yō·wō·še·ḇeṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the gardens,</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּגַּנִּ֗ים</span> <span class="translit">(bag·gan·nîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1588.htm">Strong's 1588: </a> </span><span class="str2">An enclosure, garden</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[my] companions</span><br /><span class="heb">חֲבֵרִ֛ים</span> <span class="translit">(ḥă·ḇê·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2270.htm">Strong's 2270: </a> </span><span class="str2">United, associate, companion</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are listening</span><br /><span class="heb">מַקְשִׁיבִ֥ים</span> <span class="translit">(maq·šî·ḇîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7181.htm">Strong's 7181: </a> </span><span class="str2">To prick up the ears, hearken</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for your voice.</span><br /><span class="heb">לְקוֹלֵ֖ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(lə·qō·w·lêḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6963.htm">Strong's 6963: </a> </span><span class="str2">A voice, sound</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Let me hear it!</span><br /><span class="heb">הַשְׁמִיעִֽינִי׃</span> <span class="translit">(haš·mî·‘î·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperative - feminine singular | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hear intelligently</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/songs/8-13.htm">Song of Solomon 8:13 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/songs/8-13.htm">Song of Solomon 8:13 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/songs/8-13.htm">Song of Solomon 8:13 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/songs/8-13.htm">Song of Solomon 8:13 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/songs/8-13.htm">Song of Solomon 8:13 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/songs/8-13.htm">Song of Solomon 8:13 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/songs/8-13.htm">Song of Solomon 8:13 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/songs/8-13.htm">Song of Solomon 8:13 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/songs/8-13.htm">Song of Solomon 8:13 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/songs/8-13.htm">Song of Solomon 8:13 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/songs/8-13.htm">OT Poetry: Song of Solomon 8:13 You who dwell in the gardens (Song Songs SS So Can)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/songs/8-12.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Song of Solomon 8:12"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Song of Solomon 8:12" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/songs/8-14.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Song of Solomon 8:14"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Song of Solomon 8:14" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>