Song of Solomon 4:16

Verse 16

16. Awake, O north wind The Beloved closes this well-sustained figure of a garden by invoking the breezes to arise, that the perfume they exhale may be diffused widely, that many may enjoy it. What is his own to possess, he would make many glad to share. The Enamoured says modestly, (If I be such,)

Let my Beloved, etc. For the garden is his, and its pleasant fruits are his. Her joy is in making it beautiful and rich for him. Her Beloved responds in the language of the following chapter, the first verse of which should be in this chapter, as its connexion is unbroken and necessary to its significance.

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible

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Whedon's Commentary on the Bible

Daniel Whedon was born in 1808 in Onondaga, N.Y. Dr. Whedon was well qualified as a commentator. He was professor of Ancient Languages in Wesleyan University, studied law and had some years of pastoral experience. He was editor of the Methodist Quarterly Review for more than twenty years. Besides many articles for religious papers he was also the author of the well-known and important work, Freedom of the Will. Dr. Whedon was noted for his incisive, vigorous style, both as preacher and writer. He died at Atlantic Highlands, N.J., June 8, 1885.Whedon was a pivotal figure in the struggle between Calvinism and Arminianism in the nineteenth-centry America. As a result of his efforts, some historians have concluded that he was responsible for a new doctrine of man that was more dependent upon philosophical principles than scripture.... Show more

Dr. Daniel D. Whedon was a central figure in the struggle between Calvinism and Arminianism. He devoted 25 years to writing the New Testament commentaries. Other authors wrote the Old Testament commentaries with Whedon serving as the editor. Study the bible online.... Show more

Verse 16

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible

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