Song of Solomon 6 · Verse 11

Song of Solomon 6:11

I went down into the garden of nuts to see the fruits of the valley, and to see whether the vine flourished, and the pomegranates budded.
Song of Solomon 6:11, King James Version

Song of Solomon 6:11 in other translations

BSBI went down to the walnut grove to see the blossoms of the valley, to see if the vines were budding or the pomegranates were in bloom.
WEBI went down into the nut tree grove, to see the green plants of the valley, to see whether the vine budded, and the pomegranates were in flower.
ASVI went down into the garden of nuts, To see the green plants of the valley, To see whether the vine budded, And the pomegranates were in flower.
YLTUnto a garden of nuts I went down, To look on the buds of the valley, To see whither the vine had flourished, The pomegranates had blossomed--
DARBYI went down into the garden of nuts, To see the verdure of the valley, To see whether the vine budded, Whether the pomegranates blossomed.
BBEI went down into the garden of nuts to see the green plants of the valley, and to see if the vine was in bud, and the pomegranate-trees were in flower.
WebsterI went down into the garden of nuts to see the fruits of the valley, and to see whether the vine flourished, and the pomegranates budded.

What does Song of Solomon 6:11 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
11. The bride's words; for she everywhere is the narrator, and often soliloquizes, which He never does. The first garden (So 2:11-13) was that of spring, full of flowers and grapes not yet ripe; the second, autumn, with spices (which are always connected with the person of Jesus Christ), and nothing unripe (So 4:13, &c.). The third here, of "nuts," from the previous autumn; the end of winter, and verge of spring; the Church in the upper room (Ac 1:13, &c.), when one dispensation was just closed, the other not yet begun; the hard shell of the old needing to be broken, and its inner sweet kernel extracted [Origen] (Lu 24:27, 32); waiting for the Holy Ghost to usher in spiritual spring. The walnut is meant, with a bitter outer husk, a hard shell, and sweet kernel. So the Word is distasteful to the careless; when awakened, the sinner finds the letter hard, until the Holy Ghost reveals the sweet inner spirit. fruits of the Valley--Maurer translates, "the blooming products of the river," that is, the plants growing on the margin of the river flowing through the garden. She goes to watch the first sproutings of the various plants.

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 11 I went down into the garden of nuts - I believe this and the following verse refer at least to the preparations for a farther consummation of the marriage, or examination of the advancement of the bride's pregnancy. But many circumstances of this kind are so interwoven, and often anticipated and also postponed, that it is exceedingly difficult to arrange the whole so as to ascertain the several parts, and who are the actors and speakers. But other writers find no difficulty here, because they have their system; and that explains all things. It is probably not the hazel but the almond nut, that is referred to here.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Song of Solomon 6:11-13
In retirement and in meditation the Christian character is formed and perfected. But not in the retirement of the idle, the self-indulgent, or the trifler. When the Christian is released from the discharge of his duties in life, the world has no attractions for him. His prayer is, that all things belonging to the Spirit may live and grow within him, and around him. Such are the interesting cares and employments of him whom the world wrongly deems unhappy, and lost to his true interests. In humility and self-abasement, the humble Christian would turn away from the sight of all; but the Lord delights to honour him. Chiefly, however, may the reference be to the ministering angels who shall be sent for the soul of the Christian. Their approach may startle, but the departing soul shall find the Lord its strength and its portion for ever. The church is called the Shulamite: the word signifies perfection and peace; not in herself, but in Christ, in whom she is complete, through his righteousness; and has peace, which he made for her through his blood, and gives unto her by his Spirit.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Song of Solomon 6:11 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.

אֶל\־'el-toH413
גִּנַּ֤תgi.Nata garden ofH1594
אֱגוֹז֙'e.goyZnut[s]H93
יָרַ֔דְתִּיya.Rad.tiI went downH3381
לִרְא֖וֹתlir.'otto lookH7200
בְּאִבֵּ֣יbe.'i.Beion [the] green shoots ofH3
הַנָּ֑חַלha.Na.chalthe wadiH5158
לִרְאוֹת֙lir.'Otto seeH7200
הֲפָֽרְחָ֣הha.fa.re.Chah¿ had it buddedH6524
הַגֶּ֔פֶןha.Ge.fenthe vineH1612
הֵנֵ֖צוּhe.Ne.tzuhad they bloomed?H5132
הָרִמֹּנִֽים\׃ha.ri.mo.Nimthe pomegranatesH7416

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Cross references for Song of Solomon 6:11

  • Song of Solomon 7:12

    Let us get up early to the vineyards; let us see if the vine flourish, whether the tender grape appear, and the pomegranates bud forth: there will I give thee my loves.

  • Isaiah 5:2-4

    And he fenced it, and gathered out the stones thereof, and planted it with the choicest vine, and built a tower in the midst of it, and also made a winepress therein: and he looked that it should bring forth grapes, and it brought forth wild grapes. And now, O inhabitants of Jerusalem, and men of Judah, judge, I pray you, betwixt me and my vineyard. What could have been done more to my vineyard, that I have not done in it? wherefore, when I looked that it should bring forth grapes, brought it forth wild grapes?

  • Song of Solomon 4:12-15

    A garden inclosed is my sister, my spouse; a spring shut up, a fountain sealed. Thy plants are an orchard of pomegranates, with pleasant fruits; camphire, with spikenard, Spikenard and saffron; calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense; myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices: A fountain of gardens, a well of living waters, and streams from Lebanon.

  • Song of Solomon 5:1

    I am come into my garden, my sister, my spouse: I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk: eat, O friends; drink, yea, drink abundantly, O beloved.

  • Song of Solomon 6:2

    My beloved is gone down into his garden, to the beds of spices, to feed in the gardens, and to gather lilies.

  • Acts 15:36

    And some days after Paul said unto Barnabas, Let us go again and visit our brethren in every city where we have preached the word of the Lord, and see how they do.

  • Mark 11:13

    And seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves, he came, if haply he might find any thing thereon: and when he came to it, he found nothing but leaves; for the time of figs was not yet.

  • Psalms 92:12-15

    The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon. Those that be planted in the house of the Lord shall flourish in the courts of our God. They shall still bring forth fruit in old age; they shall be fat and flourishing; To shew that the Lord is upright: he is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him.

  • Genesis 2:9

    And out of the ground made the Lord God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.

  • Luke 13:7

    Then said he unto the dresser of his vineyard, Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none: cut it down; why cumbereth it the ground?

  • John 15:16

    Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the garden.
2; 4:12-15; 5:1; Ge 2:9; Ps 92:12-15; Joh 15:16
to see the.
7:12; Isa 5:2-4; Mr 11:13; Lu 13:7; Ac 15:36

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Context

  • Song of Solomon 6:10

    Who is she that looketh forth as the morning, fair as the moon, clear as the sun, and terrible as an army with banners?

  • Song of Solomon 6:11

    I went down into the garden of nuts to see the fruits of the valley, and to see whether the vine flourished, and the pomegranates budded.

  • Song of Solomon 6:12

    Or ever I was aware, my soul made me like the chariots of Amminadib.

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Song of Solomon 6:11 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Al huerto de los nogales descendí á ver los frutos del valle, y para ver si brotaban las vides, si florecían los granados.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Je suis descendu au jardin des noisettes, pour voir la verdure de la vallée, pour voir si la vigne bourgeonne, si les grenadiers s’épanouissent.
German
Elberfelder 1871		In den Nußgarten ging ich hinab, um die jungen Triebe des Tales zu besehen, um zu sehen, ob der Weinstock ausgeschlagen wäre, ob die Granaten blühten.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Nescivi: anima mea conturbavit me, propter quadrigas Aminadab.