Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Who is this coming up from the wilderness like a column of smoke, perfumed with myrrh and incense made from all the spices of the merchant? New Living Translation Who is this sweeping in from the wilderness like a cloud of smoke? Who is it, fragrant with myrrh and frankincense and every kind of spice? English Standard Version What is that coming up from the wilderness like columns of smoke, perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, with all the fragrant powders of a merchant? Berean Standard Bible Who is this coming up from the wilderness like a column of smoke, scented with myrrh and frankincense from all the spices of the merchant? King James Bible Who is this that cometh out of the wilderness like pillars of smoke, perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, with all powders of the merchant? New King James Version Who is this coming out of the wilderness Like pillars of smoke, Perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, With all the merchant’s fragrant powders? New American Standard Bible “What is this coming up from the wilderness Like columns of smoke, Perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, With all the scented powders of the merchant? NASB 1995 “What is this coming up from the wilderness Like columns of smoke, Perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, With all scented powders of the merchant? NASB 1977 “<,>What is this coming up from the wilderness Like columns of smoke, Perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, With all scented powders of the merchant? Legacy Standard Bible “Who is this coming up from the wilderness Like columns of smoke, As rising incense of myrrh and frankincense, With all scented powders of the merchant? Amplified Bible “What is this coming up from the wilderness Like [stately] pillars of smoke Perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, With all the fragrant powders of the merchant?” Christian Standard Bible Who is this coming up from the wilderness like columns of smoke, scented with myrrh and frankincense from every fragrant powder of the merchant? Holman Christian Standard Bible What is this coming up from the wilderness like columns of smoke, scented with myrrh and frankincense from every fragrant powder of the merchant? American Standard Version Who is this that cometh up from the wilderness Like pillars of smoke, Perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, With all powders of the merchant? Aramaic Bible in Plain English Who is this who comes up from the wilderness like a fume of smoke? He is sweet with myrrh and with frankincense from every powder of sweet spices! Brenton Septuagint Translation Who is this that comes up from the wilderness as pillars of smoke, perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, with all powders of the perfumer? Contemporary English Version What do we see approaching from the desert like a cloud of smoke? With it comes the sweet smell of spices, including myrrh and frankincense. Douay-Rheims Bible Who is she that goeth up by the desert, as a pillar of smoke of aromatical spices, of myrrh, and frankincense, and of all the powders of the perfumer? English Revised Version Who is this that cometh up out of the wilderness like pillars of smoke, perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, with all powders of the merchant? GOD'S WORD® Translation Who is this young woman coming up from the wilderness like clouds of smoke? She is perfumed with myrrh and incense made from the merchants' scented powders. Good News Translation What is this coming from the desert like a column of smoke, fragrant with incense and myrrh, the incense sold by the traders? International Standard Version What is this coming up from the desert like columns of smoke, perfumed with myrrh and incense from all the fragrant powders of the merchant? JPS Tanakh 1917 Who is this that cometh up out of the wilderness Like pillars of smoke, Perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, With all powders of the merchant? Literal Standard Version Who [is] this coming up from the wilderness, | Like palm-trees of smoke, | Perfumed [with] myrrh and frankincense, | From every powder of the merchant? Majority Standard Bible Who is this coming up from the wilderness like a column of smoke, scented with myrrh and frankincense from all the spices of the merchant? New American Bible Who is this coming up from the desert, like columns of smoke Perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, with all kinds of exotic powders? NET Bible Who is this coming up from the desert like a column of smoke, like a fragrant billow of myrrh and frankincense, every kind of fragrant powder of the traveling merchants? New Revised Standard Version What is that coming up from the wilderness, like a column of smoke, perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, with all the fragrant powders of the merchant? New Heart English Bible Who is this who comes up from the wilderness like pillars of smoke, perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, with all spices of the merchant? Webster's Bible Translation Who is this that cometh out of the wilderness like pillars of smoke, perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, with all powders of the merchant? World English Bible Who is this who comes up from the wilderness like pillars of smoke, perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, with all spices of the merchant? Young's Literal Translation Who is this coming up from the wilderness, Like palm-trees of smoke, Perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, From every powder of the merchant? Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Solomon Arrives on His Wedding Day6Who is this coming up from the wilderness like a column of smoke, scented with myrrh and frankincense from all the spices of the merchant? 7Behold, it is Solomon’s carriage, escorted by sixty of the mightiest men of Israel.… Cross References Matthew 2:11 On coming to the house, they saw the Child with His mother Mary, and they fell down and worshiped Him. Then they opened their treasures and presented Him with gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh. Revelation 18:13 of cinnamon, spice, incense, myrrh, and frankincense; of wine, olive oil, fine flour, and wheat; of cattle, sheep, horses, and chariots; of slaves and souls of men. Exodus 13:21 And the LORD went before them in a pillar of cloud to guide their way by day, and in a pillar of fire to give them light by night, so that they could travel by day or night. Exodus 30:34 The LORD also said to Moses, "Take fragrant spices--gum resin, onycha, galbanum, and pure frankincense--in equal measures, Song of Solomon 1:13 My beloved is to me a sachet of myrrh resting between my breasts. Song of Solomon 3:7 Behold, it is Solomon's carriage, escorted by sixty of the mightiest men of Israel. Song of Solomon 4:6 Before the day breaks and the shadows flee, I will make my way to the mountain of myrrh and to the hill of frankincense. Treasury of Scripture Who is this that comes out of the wilderness like pillars of smoke, perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, with all powders of the merchant? this Song of Solomon 8:5 Who is this that cometh up from the wilderness, leaning upon her beloved? I raised thee up under the apple tree: there thy mother brought thee forth: there she brought thee forth that bare thee. Deuteronomy 8:2 And thou shalt remember all the way which the LORD thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no. Isaiah 43:19 Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert. like Exodus 13:21,22 And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; to go by day and night: … Joel 2:29-31 And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my spirit… Acts 2:18-21 And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy: … perfumed Song of Solomon 1:3,13 Because of the savour of thy good ointments thy name is as ointment poured forth, therefore do the virgins love thee… Song of Solomon 4:12-14 A garden inclosed is my sister, my spouse; a spring shut up, a fountain sealed… Song of Solomon 5:5,13 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… Jump to Previous Column Columns Desert Fragrant Frankincense Incense Merchant Myrrh Palm-Trees Perfumed Pillars Places Powder Smoke Spices Sweet Trader Waste WildernessJump to Next Column Columns Desert Fragrant Frankincense Incense Merchant Myrrh Palm-Trees Perfumed Pillars Places Powder Smoke Spices Sweet Trader Waste WildernessSong of Solomon 3 1. the church's fight and victory in temptation6. The church glories in Christ (6) Who is this that cometh.--The dramatic feeling is decidedly shown in the passage introduced by this verse, but we still regard it as a scene passing only in the theatre of the fancy, introduced by the poet in his Epithalamium, partly from his sympathy with all newly-wedded people, partly (as Song of Solomon 8:11) to contrast the simplicity of his own espousals, of which all the joy centred in true love, with the pomp and magnificence of a royal marriage, which was a State ceremony. Wilderness.--Heb., midbar. The idea is that of a wide open space, with or without pasture: the country of nomads, as distinguished from that of a settled population. With the article (as here) generally of the desert of Arabia, but also of the tracts of country on the frontiers of Palestine (Joshua 8:16; Judges 1:16; comp. Matthew 3:1, &c). Here = the country. Like pillars of smoke.--The custom of heading a cortege with incense is both very ancient and very general in the East: probably a relic of religious ceremonials where gods were carried in processions. For Frankincense, see Exodus 30:34. . . . Verse 6-ch. 5:1. - Part III. NUPTIAL REJOICINGS. Verse 6. - Who is this that cometh up out of the wilderness like pillars of smoke, perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, with all the powders of the merchant? This may be taken as spoken by a single voice, one of the ladies or inhabitants of Jerusalem, or it may be regarded as the exclamation of the whole population going out to see the splendid sight - a gorgeous procession coming towards the city. "Who is this coming?" (עֹלָה, feminine); that is, "Who is this lady coming?" There could be no difficulty in discerning that it was a bridal procession which is seen. Curiosity always asks, "What bride is this?" "Who is she?" not, "Who is he?" A maiden from Galilee is being conducted to Jerusalem; the procession naturally passes through the valley of the Jordan (Ghor). There is splendour and majesty in the sight. It must be some one coming to the royal palace. The censers of frankincense are being swung to and fro and filling the air with fragrant smoke. Columns of dust and smoke from the burning incense rise up to heaven, and mark the line of progress before and after. "The spices of Arabia" were famous at all times. Hence the names of the perfumes are Arabic, as murr, levona, and the travelling spice merchant, or trader, was Arabic (cf. the Arabic elixir). We can scarcely miss the typical colouring in such a representation - the wilderness, typical of bondage and humiliation, sin and misery, out of which the bride is brought; the onward progress towards a glorious destination (see Isaiah 40:3; Hosea 1:16; Psalm 68:8). The Church must pass through the wilderness to her royal home, and the soul must be led out of the wilderness of sin and unbelief into everlasting union with her Lord.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Whoמִ֣י (mî) Interrogative Strong's 4310: Who?, whoever, in oblique construction with prefix, suffix is this זֹ֗את (zōṯ) Pronoun - feminine singular Strong's 2063: Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, coming up עֹלָה֙ (‘ō·lāh) Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular Strong's 5927: To ascend, in, actively from מִן־ (min-) Preposition Strong's 4480: A part of, from, out of the wilderness הַמִּדְבָּ֔ר (ham·miḏ·bār) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4057: A pasture, a desert, speech like a column כְּתִֽימֲר֖וֹת (kə·ṯî·mă·rō·wṯ) Preposition-k | Noun - feminine plural construct Strong's 8490: (palm-like) column of smoke, עָשָׁ֑ן (‘ā·šān) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6227: Smoke scented מְקֻטֶּ֤רֶת (mə·quṭ·ṭe·reṯ) Verb - Pual - Participle - feminine singular construct Strong's 6999: To smoke, turn into fragrance by fire with myrrh מוֹר֙ (mō·wr) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4753: Myrrh and frankincense וּלְבוֹנָ֔ה (ū·lə·ḇō·w·nāh) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 3828: Frankincense from all מִכֹּ֖ל (mik·kōl) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every the spices אַבְקַ֥ת (’aḇ·qaṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 81: Light particles of the merchant? רוֹכֵֽל׃ (rō·w·ḵêl) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 7402: To travel for, trading Links Song of Solomon 3:6 NIVSong of Solomon 3:6 NLT Song of Solomon 3:6 ESV Song of Solomon 3:6 NASB Song of Solomon 3:6 KJV Song of Solomon 3:6 BibleApps.com Song of Solomon 3:6 Biblia Paralela Song of Solomon 3:6 Chinese Bible Song of Solomon 3:6 French Bible Song of Solomon 3:6 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Song of Solomon 3:6 Who is this who comes up (Song Songs SS So Can) |
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