THEOSISTheodoret of Cyrus
I safeguard my grapes, and those who tend to them will undoubtedly be rewarded.
Song of Songs 8:12Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
My vineyard is before me. A thousand are for thee, the peaceable, and two hundred for them that keep the fruit thereof.
כַּרְמִ֥י שֶׁלִּ֖י לְפָנָ֑י הָאֶ֤לֶף לְךָ֙ שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה וּמָאתַ֖יִם לְנֹטְרִ֥ים אֶת־פִּרְיֽוֹ׃
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Ireneus (Orda)
While her brothers deliberate on how to acquire their sister, who remains too young for their intentions, they ponder ways to protect her. Unimpressed by their plans, she reminds them of the time they entrusted her to safeguard Solomon's vineyard, which yielded great returns for both Solomon and his keepers. Yet, upon hearing the call of her beloved, she urges him to come to her swiftly.
Cross references
Passages read together with this verse.
- Song 1:6Shew me, O thou whom my soul loveth, where thou feedest, where thou liest in the midday, lest I begin to wander after the flocks of thy companions.
- 2 Cor 5:15And Christ died for all: that they also who live may not now live to themselves, but unto him who died for them and rose again.
- Prov 4:23With all watchfulness keep thy heart, because life issueth out from it.
- 1 Thess 2:19For what is our hope or joy or crown of glory? Are not you, in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming?
- Ps 72 (71):17
- Ps 72 (71):19
- Rom 14:7For none of us liveth to himself: and no man dieth to himself.
- Rom 14:9For to this end Christ died and rose again: that he might be Lord both of the dead and of the living.