Song of Solomon 8:13

Thou that dwellest in the gardens, the companions hearken to thy voice: cause me to hear it.

Song of Solomon 8:13, King James Version

Song of Solomon 8:13 in other translations

BSB	You who dwell in the gardens, my companions are listening for your voice. Let me hear it!
WEB	You who dwell in the gardens, with friends in attendance, let me hear your voice!
ASV	Thou that dwellest in the gardens, The companions hearken for thy voice: Cause me to hear it.
YLT	The companions are attending to thy voice, Cause me to hear. Flee, my beloved, and be like to a roe,
DARBY	Thou that dwellest in the gardens, The companions hearken to thy voice: Let me hear it.
BBE	You who have your resting-place in the gardens, the friends give ear to your voice; make me give ear to it.
Webster	Thou that dwellest in the gardens, the companions hearken to thy voice: cause me to hear it.

What does Song of Solomon 8:13 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

13. Jesus Christ's address to her; now no longer visibly present. Once she "had not kept" her vineyard (So 1:6); now she "dwells" in it, not as its owner, but its superintendent under Jesus Christ, with vinedressers ("companions"), for example, Paul, &c. (Ac 15:25, 26), under her (So 8:11, 12); these ought to obey her when she obeys Jesus Christ. Her voice in prayer and praise is to be heard continually by Jesus Christ, if her voice before men is to be effective (So 2:14, end; Ac 6:4; 13:2, 3).

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Verse 13 Thou that dwellest in the gardens - This is supposed to refer to the bridegroom asking permission of his spouse early in the morning to retire, as was his usual custom. He intimates the companions were waiting to hear, and he wished to hear it in the way of permission to depart.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

,14 These verses close the conference between Christ and his church. He first addresses her as dwelling in the gardens, the assemblies and ordinances of his saints. He exhorts her to be constant and frequent in prayers, supplications, and praises, in which he delights. She replies, craving his speedy return to take her to be wholly with Him. The heavens, those high mountains of sweet spices, must contain Christ, till the times come, when every eye shall see him, in all the glory of the better world. True believers as they are looking for, so they are hastening to the coming of that day of the Lord. Let every Christian endeavour to perform the duties of his station, that men may see his good works, and glorify his heavenly Father. Continuing earnest in prayer for what we want, our thanksgivings will abound, and our joy will be full; our souls will be enriched, and our labours prospered. We shall be enabled to look forward to death and judgment without fear. Even so, come, Lord Jesus.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Song of Solomon 8:13 in the original Hebrew

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הַיוֹשֶׁ֣בֶתhai.yo.She.vetO [one who] dwellsH3427

בַּגַּנִּ֗יםba.ga.Nimin the gardensH1588

חֲבֵרִ֛יםcha.ve.RimcompanionsH2270

מַקְשִׁיבִ֥יםmak.shi.Vim[are] listeningH7181

לְקוֹלֵ֖ךְle.ko.Lekhfor voice yourH6963

הַשְׁמִיעִֽינִי\׃hash.mi.'I.nicause to hear [it] meH8085

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

Cross references for Song of Solomon 8:13

Song of Solomon 4:16
Awake, O north wind; and come, thou south; blow upon my garden, that the spices thereof may flow out. Let my beloved come into his garden, and eat his pleasant fruits.
Song of Solomon 1:7
Tell me, O thou whom my soul loveth, where thou feedest, where thou makest thy flock to rest at noon: for why should I be as one that turneth aside by the flocks of thy companions?
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.
Judges 14:11
And it came to pass, when they saw him, that they brought thirty companions to be with him.
John 14:21-23
He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him. Judas saith unto him, not Iscariot, Lord, how is it that thou wilt manifest thyself unto us, and not unto the world? Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.
Psalms 45:14
She shall be brought unto the king in raiment of needlework: the virgins her companions that follow her shall be brought unto thee.
Psalms 50:15
And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.
Matthew 28:20
Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.
Matthew 18:20
For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.
Song of Solomon 3:7-11
Behold his bed, which is Solomon’s; threescore valiant men are about it, of the valiant of Israel. They all hold swords, being expert in war: every man hath his sword upon his thigh because of fear in the night. King Solomon made himself a chariot of the wood of Lebanon. He made the pillars thereof of silver, the bottom thereof of gold, the covering of it of purple, the midst thereof being paved with love, for the daughters of Jerusalem. …
Song of Solomon 7:11-12
Come, my beloved, let us go forth into the field; let us lodge in the villages. 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.
Song of Solomon 5:9-16
What is thy beloved more than another beloved, O thou fairest among women? what is thy beloved more than another beloved, that thou dost so charge us? My beloved is white and ruddy, the chiefest among ten thousand. His head is as the most fine gold, his locks are bushy, and black as a raven. His eyes are as the eyes of doves by the rivers of waters, washed with milk, and fitly set. …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

dwellest.
2:13; 4:16; 6:2,11; 7:11,12; Mt 18:20; 28:20; Joh 14:21-23
the companions.
1:7; 3:7-11; 5:9-16; Jud 11:38; 14:11; Ps 45:14
cause.
2:14; Ps 50:15; Joh 14:13,14; 15:7; 16:24

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Context

Song of Solomon 8:12
My vineyard, which is mine, is before me: thou, O Solomon, must have a thousand, and those that keep the fruit thereof two hundred.
Song of Solomon 8:13
Thou that dwellest in the gardens, the companions hearken to thy voice: cause me to hear it.
Song of Solomon 8:14
Make haste, my beloved, and be thou like to a roe or to a young hart upon the mountains of spices.

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Song of Solomon 8:13 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	Oh tú la que moras en los huertos, los compañeros escuchan tu voz: házmela oir.
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	Habitante des jardins, les compagnons sont attentifs à ta voix! Fais que je l’entende!
German Elberfelder 1871	Bewohnerin der Gärten, die Genossen horchen auf deine Stimme; laß sie mich hören!
Latin Clementine Vulgate	Quæ habitas in hortis, amici auscultant; fac me audire vocem tuam.