Song of Solomon 8:5

“(Who [is] this that cometh up from the wilderness? etc.] Which words are spoken by the daughters of Jerusalem, occasioned by her charge to them, by which they were excited to look more earnestly at her, whom Christ had indulged with so much nearness to him; at which they express their surprise, and describe her by her ascent “from the wilderness”; that is, of the world, out of which she was chosen and called; and from a state of nature, out of which she was brought; and was rising up in a state of grace to a state of glory; (see Gill on “<220306>Song of Solomon 3:6”); leaning upon her beloved); faith in Christ, whom her soul loved, and who loved her, is signified hereby; (see <235010>Isaiah…”

“The scene changes from Jerusalem to the birthplace of the bride, where she is seen coming up toward her mother’s house, leaning on the arm of the great king her beloved. Who is this - Compare and contrast with Song of Solomon 3:6. In the former scene all was splendor and exaltation, but here condescension, humility, and loving charm. I raised thee up ... - Beneath this apple-tree I wakened thee. The king calls the bride’s attention to a fruit-tree, which they pass, the trysting-spot of earliest vows in this her home and birthplace. The Masoretic pointing of the Hebrew text (the most ancient traditional interpretation) assigns these words to the bride, but the majority of Christian fathers to…”

“Who - This and the next clause are the words of the bridegroom, who proposes the question, that he may give the answer following. Her beloved - He speaks of himself in the third person, which is usual in the Hebrew language. I raised - When thou wast dead in trespasses and in the depth of misery. Under - Under my own shadow; for she had compared him to an apple tree, and declared, that under the shadow of the tree she had both delight and fruit, Sol 2:3, which is the same thing with this raising up. There - Under that tree, either the universal or the primitive church, did conceive and bring thee forth. Song of Solomon (Canticles) 8:6”

“8:5 I aroused you under the apple tree: The apple tree is a symbol of fertility because it is fruit-bearing (see 2:3, 5; 7:8). • where your mother gave you birth: Mentioning his mother may be a subtle way of suggesting procreation as a fruit of sexual love (cp. 8:2).”

“Who is this: Sol 3:6, Sol 6:10 from the: Sol 4:8; Psa 45:10, Psa 45:11, Psa 107:2-8; Isa 40:3, Isa 43:19; Jer 2:2; Rev 12:6 leaning: Ch2 32:8 \*marg. Psa 63:8; Isa 26:3, Isa 26:4, Isa 36:6; Mic 3:11; Joh 13:23; Act 27:23-25; Co2 12:9, Co2 12:10; Eph 1:12, Eph 1:13; Pe1 1:21 I raised: Sol 2:3; Hos 12:4; Joh 1:48-51 there she: Sol 8:1, Sol 3:4, Sol 3:11; Isa 49:20-23; Rom 7:4; Gal 4:19 Song of Solomon (Canticles) 8:6”

“5a Who is this coming up out of the wilderness, Leaning on her beloved? The third Acts; Sol 3:6, began with a similar question to that with which the sixth here commences. The former closed the description of the growth of the love-relation, the latter closes that of the consummated love-relation. Instead of "out of the wilderness," the lxx has "clothed in white" (λελευκανθισμένη); the translator has gathered mit chauweret from the illegible consonants of his MS before him. On the contrary, he translates מתחוּרת correctly by ἐπιστηριζομένη (Symm. ἐπερειδομένη, Venet. κεκμηκυῖα ἐπί, wearily supporting herself on ...), while Jerome renders it unsuitably by deliciis affluens,…”