Song of Solomon 7:11

Come, my beloved, let us go forth into the field; let us lodge in the villages.

Song of Solomon 7:11, King James Version

Song of Solomon 7:11 in other translations

BSB	Come, my beloved, let us go to the countryside; let us spend the night among the wildflowers.
WEB	Come, my beloved! Let’s go out into the field. Let’s lodge in the villages.
ASV	Come, my beloved, let us go forth into the field; Let us lodge in the villages.
YLT	Come, my beloved, we go forth to the field,
DARBY	— Come, my beloved, let us go forth into the fields; Let us lodge in the villages.
BBE	Come, my loved one, let us go out into the field; let us take rest among the cypress-trees.
Webster	Come, my beloved, let us go forth into the field; let us lodge in the villages.

What does Song of Solomon 7:11 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

11. field--the country. "The tender grape (Maurer translates, flowers) and vines" occurred before (So 2:13). But here she prepares for Him all kinds of fruit old and new; also, she anticipates, in going forth to seek them, communion with Him in "loves." "Early" implies immediate earnestness. "The villages" imply distance from Jerusalem. At Stephen's death the disciples were scattered from it through Judea and Samaria, preaching the word (Ac 8:4-25). Jesus Christ was with them, confirming the word with miracles. They gathered the old fruits, of which Jesus Christ had sown the seed (Joh 4:39-42), as well as new fruits. lodge--forsaking home for Jesus Christ's sake (Mt 19:29).

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Verse 11 Let us go forth into the field - It has been conjectured that the bridegroom arose early every morning, and left the bride's apartment, and withdrew to the country; often leaving her asleep, and commanding her companions not to disturb her till she should awake of herself. Here the bride wishes to accompany her spouse to the country, and spend a night at his country house.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Song of Solomon 7:10-13

The church, the believing soul, triumphs in its relation to Christ, and interest in him. She humbly desires communion with him. Let us walk together, that I may receive counsel, instruction, and comfort from thee; and may make known my wants and my grievances to thee, with freedom, and without interruption. Communion with Christ is what all that are made holy earnestly breathe after. And those who would converse…

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Song of Solomon 7:11 in the original Hebrew

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לְכָ֤הle.Khahcome !H1980

דוֹדִי֙do.DiO lover myH1730

נֵצֵ֣אne.Tze'let us goH3318

הַשָּׂדֶ֔הha.sa.Dehthe fieldH7704

נָלִ֖ינָהna.Li.nahlet us pass [the] nightH3885

בַּכְּפָרִֽים\׃ba.ke.fa.Rimin the villagesH3723

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Cross references for Song of Solomon 7:11

Song of Solomon 4:8
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.
Song of Solomon 2:10-13
My beloved spake, and said unto me, Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away. For, lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone; The flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing of birds is come, and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land; 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 1:4
Draw me, we will run after thee: the king hath brought me into his chambers: we will be glad and rejoice in thee, we will remember thy love more than wine: the upright love thee.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

let us go.
1:4; 2:10-13; 4:8

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

Song of Solomon 7:10
I am my beloved’s, and his desire is toward me.
Song of Solomon 7:11
Come, my beloved, let us go forth into the field; let us lodge in the villages.
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.

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Song of Solomon 7:11 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	Ven, oh amado mío, salgamos al campo, moremos en las aldeas.
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	Je suis à mon bien-aimé, et son désir se porte vers moi.
German Elberfelder 1871	Komm, mein Geliebter, laß uns aufs Feld hinausgehen, in den Dörfern übernachten.
Latin Clementine Vulgate	Veni, dilecte mi, egrediamur in agrum, commoremur in villis.