Song of Solomon 2 · Verse 10

Song of Solomon 2:10

My beloved spake, and said unto me, Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away.
Song of Solomon 2:10, King James Version

Song of Solomon 2:10 in other translations

BSBMy beloved calls to me, “Arise, my darling. Come away with me, my beautiful one.
WEBMy beloved spoke, and said to me, “Rise up, my love, my beautiful one, and come away.
ASVMy beloved spake, and said unto me, Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away.
YLTMy beloved hath answered and said to me, ‘Rise up, my friend, my fair one, and come away,
DARBYMy beloved spake and said unto me, Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away.
BBEMy loved one said to me, Get up, my love, my fair one, and come away.
WebsterMy beloved spoke, and said to me, Rise, my love, my fair one, and come away.

What does Song of Solomon 2:10 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Song of Solomon 2:10-11
10-11. 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 "the kingdom of heaven preached" by John the Baptist, before whom "the law and the prophets were" (Lu 16:16).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Song of Solomon 2:8-13

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…

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Song of Solomon 2:10 in the original Hebrew

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עָנָ֥ה'a.Nahhe answeredH6030
דוֹדִ֖יdo.Dilover myH1730
וְאָ֣מַרve.'A.marand he saidH559
לִ֑יLito me
ק֥וּמִיKu.miariseH6965
לָ֛ךְlakh<for> yourself
רַעְיָתִ֥יra'.ya.TiO friend myH7474
יָפָתִ֖יya.fa.Tibeautiful [one] myH3303
וּלְכִי\־u.le.khi-and comeH1980
לָֽךְ\׃Lakh<for> yourself

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Song of Solomon 2:10

  • Song of Solomon 2:13

    The fig tree putteth forth her green figs, and the vines with the tender grape give a good smell. Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away.

  • Song of Solomon 4:7-8

    Thou art all fair, my love; there is no spot in thee. Come with me from Lebanon, my spouse, with me from Lebanon: look from the top of Amana, from the top of Shenir and Hermon, from the lions’ dens, from the mountains of the leopards.

  • Revelation 22:17

    And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.

  • Psalms 45:10-11

    Hearken, O daughter, and consider, and incline thine ear; forget also thine own people, and thy father’s house; So shall the king greatly desire thy beauty: for he is thy Lord; and worship thou him.

  • 2 Corinthians 11:2

    For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ.

  • 2 Corinthians 6:17-18

    Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you, And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.

  • Song of Solomon 2:8

    The voice of my beloved! behold, he cometh leaping upon the mountains, skipping upon the hills.

  • Revelation 19:7-9

    Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready. And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints. And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God.

  • Song of Solomon 5:2

    I sleep, but my heart waketh: it is the voice of my beloved that knocketh, saying, Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my undefiled: for my head is filled with dew, and my locks with the drops of the night.

  • 2 Samuel 23:3

    The God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spake to me, He that ruleth over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God.

  • Matthew 4:19-22

    And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men. And they straightway left their nets, and followed him. And going on from thence, he saw other two brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them. And they immediately left the ship and their father, and followed him.

  • Jeremiah 31:3

    The Lord hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
spake.
8; 2Sa 23:3; Ps 85:8; Jer 31:3
Rise.
13; 4:7,8; 5:2; Ge 12:1-3; Ps 45:10,11; Mt 4:19-22; 9:9; 2Co 6:17,18
2Co 11:2; Re 19:7-9; 22:17

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Context

  • Song of Solomon 2:9

    My beloved is like a roe or a young hart: behold, he standeth behind our wall, he looketh forth at the windows, shewing himself through the lattice.

  • Song of Solomon 2:10

    My beloved spake, and said unto me, Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away.

  • Song of Solomon 2:11

    For, lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone;

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Song of Solomon 2:10 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Mi amado habló, y me dijo: Levántate, oh amiga mía, hermosa mía, y vente.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Mon bien-aimé m’a parlé, et m’a dit: Lève-toi, mon amie, ma belle, et viens!
German
Elberfelder 1871
Mein Geliebter hob an und sprach zu mir: Mache dich auf, meine Freundin, meine Schöne, und komm!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
En dilectus meus loquitur mihi. Surge, propera, amica mea, columba mea, formosa mea, et veni: