Song of Solomon 5 · Verse 6

Song of Solomon 5:6

I opened to my beloved; but my beloved had withdrawn himself, and was gone: my soul failed when he spake: I sought him, but I could not find him; I called him, but he gave me no answer.
Song of Solomon 5:6, King James Version

Song of Solomon 5:6 in other translations

BSBI opened for my beloved, but he had turned and gone. My heart sank at his departure. I sought him, but did not find him. I called, but he did not answer.
WEBI opened to my beloved; but my beloved left, and had gone away. My heart went out when he spoke. I looked for him, but I didn’t find him. I called him, but he didn’t answer.
ASVI opened to my beloved; But my beloved had withdrawn himself, and was gone. My soul had failed me when he spake: I sought him, but I could not find him; I called him, but he gave me no answer.
YLTI opened to my beloved, But my beloved withdrew--he passed on, My soul went forth when he spake, I sought him, and found him not. I called him, and he answered me not.
DARBYI opened to my beloved; But my beloved had withdrawn himself; he was gone: My soul went forth when he spoke. I sought him, but I found him not; I called him, but he gave me no answer.
BBEI made the door open to my loved one; but my loved one had taken himself away, and was gone, my soul was feeble when his back was turned on me; I went after him, but I did not come near him; I said his name, but he gave me no answer.
WebsterI opened to my beloved; but my beloved had withdrawn himself, and was gone: my soul failed when he spoke: I sought him, but I could not find him; I called him, but he gave me no answer.

What does Song of Solomon 5:6 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
6. withdrawn--He knocked when she was sleeping; for to have left her then would have ended in the death sleep; He withdraws now that she is roused, as she needs correction (Jr 2:17, 19), and can appreciate and safely bear it now, which she could not then. "The strong He'll strongly try" (1Co 10:13). when he spake--rather, "because of His speaking"; at the remembrance of His tender words (Job 29:2, 3; Psa 27:13; 142:7), or till He should speak. no answer--(Job 23:3-9; 30:20; 34:29; La 3:44). Weak faith receives immediate comfort (Lu 8:44, 47, 48); strong faith is tried with delay (Mt 15:22, 23).

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Song of Solomon 5:2-8

Churches and believers, by carelessness and security, provoke Christ to withdraw. We ought to notice our spiritual slumbers and distempers. Christ knocks to awaken us, knocks by his word and Spirit, knocks by afflictions and by our consciences; thus, Rev. 3:20. When we are unmindful of Christ, still he thinks of us. Christ's love to us should engage ours to him, even in the most self-denying instances; and we only…

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Song of Solomon 5:6 in the original Hebrew

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פָּתַ֤חְתִּֽיpa.Tach.tiI openedH6605
אֲנִי֙'a.NiIH589
לְדוֹדִ֔יle.do.Dito lover myH1730
וְדוֹדִ֖יve.do.Diand lover myH1730
חָמַ֣קcha.Makhe had turned awayH2559
עָבָ֑ר'a.Varhe had passed awayH5674
נַפְשִׁי֙naf.Shibeing myH5315
יָֽצְאָ֣הya.tze.'Ahit went outH3318
בְדַבְּר֔וֹve.da.be.Rowhen turned aside heH1696
בִּקַּשְׁתִּ֙יהוּ֙bi.kash.Ti.huI sought himH1245
וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'and notH3808
מְצָאתִ֔יהוּme.tza.Ti.huI found himH4672
קְרָאתִ֖יוke.ra.TivI called himH7121
וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'and notH3808
עָנָֽנִי\׃'a.Na.nihe answered meH6030

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Cross references for Song of Solomon 5:6

  • 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.

  • Revelation 3:19

    As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.

  • Hosea 5:15

    I will go and return to my place, till they acknowledge their offence, and seek my face: in their affliction they will seek me early.

  • Hosea 5:6

    They shall go with their flocks and with their herds to seek the Lord; but they shall not find him; he hath withdrawn himself from them.

  • Isaiah 58:2

    Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways, as a nation that did righteousness, and forsook not the ordinance of their God: they ask of me the ordinances of justice; they take delight in approaching to God.

  • Isaiah 54:6-8

    For the Lord hath called thee as a woman forsaken and grieved in spirit, and a wife of youth, when thou wast refused, saith thy God. For a small moment have I forsaken thee; but with great mercies will I gather thee. In a little wrath I hid my face from thee for a moment; but with everlasting kindness will I have mercy on thee, saith the Lord thy Redeemer.

  • 1 Samuel 28:6

    And when Saul enquired of the Lord, the Lord answered him not, neither by dreams, nor by Urim, nor by prophets.

  • Luke 22:61-62

    And the Lord turned, and looked upon Peter. And Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how he had said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. And Peter went out, and wept bitterly.

  • Mark 14:72

    And the second time the cock crew. And Peter called to mind the word that Jesus said unto him, Before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice. And when he thought thereon, he wept.

  • Lamentations 3:8

    Also when I cry and shout, he shutteth out my prayer.

  • Isaiah 57:16

    For I will not contend for ever, neither will I be always wroth: for the spirit should fail before me, and the souls which I have made.

  • 2 Samuel 16:10

    And the king said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah? so let him curse, because the Lord hath said unto him, Curse David. Who shall then say, Wherefore hast thou done so?

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
but my.
Ps 30:7; Isa 8:17; 12:1; 50:2; 54:6-8; Ho 5:6,15; Mt 15:22-28
Re 3:19
my soul.
2,4; Ge 42:28; 2Sa 16:10; Ps 69:3; 77:3; Isa 57:16; Mt 26:75
Mr 14:72; Lu 22:61,62
I sought.
3:1,2; 1Sa 28:6; Ps 22:1,2; 28:1; 80:4; 88:9-14; Isa 58:2:4,7-9
La 3:8; Zec 7:13

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Context

  • Song of Solomon 5:5

    I rose up to open to my beloved; and my hands dropped with myrrh, and my fingers with sweet smelling myrrh, upon the handles of the lock.

  • Song of Solomon 5:6

    I opened to my beloved; but my beloved had withdrawn himself, and was gone: my soul failed when he spake: I sought him, but I could not find him; I called him, but he gave me no answer.

  • Song of Solomon 5:7

    The watchmen that went about the city found me, they smote me, they wounded me; the keepers of the walls took away my veil from me.

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Song of Solomon 5:6 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Abrí yo á mi amado; mas mi amado se había ido, había ya pasado: y tras su hablar salió mi alma: busquélo, y no lo hallé; llamélo, y no me respondió.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		J’ai ouvert à mon bien-aimé, mais mon bien-aimé s’était retiré, il avait passé plus loin; mon âme s’en était allée pendant qu’il parlait. Je le cherchai, mais je ne le trouvai pas; je l’appelai, mais il ne me répondit pas.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Ich öffnete meinem Geliebten; aber mein Geliebter hatte sich umgewandt, war weitergegangen. Ich war außer mir während er redete. Ich suchte ihn und fand ihn nicht; ich rief ihn und er antwortete mir nicht.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Pessulum ostii mei aperui dilecto meo, at ille declinaverat, atque transierat. Anima mea liquefacta est, ut locutus est; quæsivi, et non inveni illum; vocavi, et non respondit mihi.