Song of Solomon 4 · Verse 6

Song of Solomon 4:6

Until the day break, and the shadows flee away, I will get me to the mountain of myrrh, and to the hill of frankincense.
Song of Solomon 4:6, King James Version

Song of Solomon 4:6 in other translations

BSBBefore the day breaks and the shadows flee, I will make my way to the mountain of myrrh and to the hill of frankincense.
WEBUntil the day is cool, and the shadows flee away, I will go to the mountain of myrrh, to the hill of frankincense.
ASVUntil the day be cool, and the shadows flee away, I will get me to the mountain of myrrh, And to the hill of frankincense.
YLTTill the day doth break forth, And the shadows have fled away, I will get me unto the mountain of myrrh, And unto the hill of frankincense.
DARBYUntil the day dawn, and the shadows flee away, I will get me to the mountain of myrrh, And to the hill of frankincense.
BBETill the evening comes, and the sky slowly becomes dark, I will go to the mountain of myrrh, and to the hill of frankincense.
WebsterUntil the day shall break, and the shadows flee away, I will repair to the mountain of myrrh, and to the hill of frankincense.

What does Song of Solomon 4:6 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
6. Historically, the hill of frankincense is Calvary, where, "through the eternal Spirit He offered Himself"; the mountain of myrrh is His embalmment (Joh 19:39) till the resurrection "daybreak." The third Canticle occupies the one cloudless day of His presence on earth, beginning from the night (So 2:17) and ending with the night of His departure (So 4:6). His promise is almost exactly in the words of her prayer (So 2:17), (the same Holy Ghost breathing in Jesus Christ and His praying people), with the difference that she then looked for His visible coming. He now tells her that when He shall have gone from sight, He still is to be met with spiritually in prayer (Psa 68:16; Mt 28:20), until the everlasting day break, when we shall see face to face (1Co 13:10, 12).

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 6 Until the day break - Until the morning breeze. See Sol 2:17. The shadows flee away - Till the sun sets. Mountain of myrrh - Probably the same as the mountains of Bether, Sol 2:17. Mountains where the trees grew from which myrrh and incense were extracted.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Song of Solomon 4:1-7

Christ sets forth the graces of the church. (Song 4:1-7) Christ's love to the church. (Song 4:8-15) The church desires further influences of Divine grace. (Song 4:16) Verses 1-7 If each of these comparisons has a meaning applicable to the graces of the church, or of the faithful Christian, they are not clearly known; and great mistakes are made by fanciful guesses. The mountain of myrrh appears to mean the mountain…

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Song of Solomon 4:6 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

עַ֤ד'aduntilH5704
שֶׁיָּפ֙וּחַ֙shei.ya.Fu.achthat <it> will breatheH6315
הַיּ֔וֹםhai.Yomthe dayH3117
וְנָ֖סוּve.Na.suand they will fleeH5127
הַצְּלָלִ֑יםha.tze.la.Limthe shadowsH6752
אֵ֤לֶךְ'E.lekhI will goH1980
לִי֙li<for> myself
אֶל\־'el-toH413
הַ֣רhar[the] mountain ofH2022
הַמּ֔וֹרha.Mor<the> myrrhH4753
וְאֶל\־ve.'el-and toH413
גִּבְעַ֖תgiv.'At[the] hill ofH1389
הַלְּבוֹנָֽה\׃ha.le.vo.Nah<the> frankincenseH3828

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

Cross references for Song of Solomon 4:6

  • Song of Solomon 2:17

    Until the day break, and the shadows flee away, turn, my beloved, and be thou like a roe or a young hart upon the mountains of Bether.

  • Song of Solomon 4:14

    Spikenard and saffron; calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense; myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices:

  • Luke 1:78

    Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us,

  • Malachi 4:2

    But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.

  • Isaiah 2:2

    And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the Lord’s house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it.

  • Psalms 66:15

    I will offer unto thee burnt sacrifices of fatlings, with the incense of rams; I will offer bullocks with goats. Selah.

  • Revelation 5:8

    And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints.

  • Luke 1:9-10

    According to the custom of the priest’s office, his lot was to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord. And the whole multitude of the people were praying without at the time of incense.

  • Exodus 37:29

    And he made the holy anointing oil, and the pure incense of sweet spices, according to the work of the apothecary.

  • 1 John 2:8

    Again, a new commandment I write unto you, which thing is true in him and in you: because the darkness is past, and the true light now shineth.

  • Exodus 30:8

    And when Aaron lighteth the lamps at even, he shall burn incense upon it, a perpetual incense before the Lord throughout your generations.

  • Deuteronomy 12:5-6

    But unto the place which the Lord your God shall choose out of all your tribes to put his name there, even unto his habitation shall ye seek, and thither thou shalt come: And thither ye shall bring your burnt offerings, and your sacrifices, and your tithes, and heave offerings of your hand, and your vows, and your freewill offerings, and the firstlings of your herds and of your flocks:

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
day.
2:17; Mal 4:2; Lu 1:78; 2Pe 1:19; 1Jo 2:8; Re 22:16
break. Heb. breathe. the mountain.
Ex 20:24; 30:8,23-26; 37:29; De 12:5,6; Ps 66:15; Isa 2:2; Mal 1:11
Lu 1:9,10; Re 5:8

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Context

  • Song of Solomon 4:5

    Thy two breasts are like two young roes that are twins, which feed among the lilies.

  • Song of Solomon 4:6

    Until the day break, and the shadows flee away, I will get me to the mountain of myrrh, and to the hill of frankincense.

  • Song of Solomon 4:7

    Thou art all fair, my love; there is no spot in thee.

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Song of Solomon 4:6 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Hasta que apunte el día y huyan las sombras, iréme al monte de la mirra, y al collado del incienso.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Jusqu’à ce que l’aube se lève, et que les ombres fuient, j’irai à la montagne de la myrrhe et à la colline de l’encens.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Bis der Tag sich kühlt und die Schatten fliehen, will ich zum Myrrhenberge hingehen und zum Weihrauchhügel. -
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Donec aspiret dies, et inclinentur umbræ, vadam ad montem myrrhæ, et ad collem thuris.