Verse 8

The Wedding Night: Beautiful as Lebanon Come with me from Lebanon, my bride, come with me from Lebanon. Descend from the crest of Amana, from the top of Senir, the summit of Hermon, from the lions’ dens and the mountain haunts of the leopards.

Referenced Verses

  • Deut 3:9 : 9 (the Sidonians call Hermon Sirion and the Amorites call it Senir),
  • 1 Chr 5:23 : 23 The Half-Tribe of Manasseh The half-tribe of Manasseh settled in the land from Bashan as far as Baal Hermon, Senir, and Mount Hermon. They grew in number.
  • Ps 45:10 : 10 Listen, O princess! Observe and pay attention! Forget your homeland and your family!
  • Ps 76:1 : 1 For the music director; to be accompanied by stringed instruments; a psalm of Asaph, a song. God has revealed himself in Judah; in Israel his reputation is great.
  • Ps 76:4 : 4 You shine brightly and reveal your majesty, as you descend from the hills where you killed your prey.
  • Prov 9:6 : 6 Abandon your foolish ways so that you may live, and proceed in the way of understanding.”
  • Song 2:13 : 13 The fig tree has ripened its figs, the vines have blossomed and give off their fragrance. Arise, come away my darling; my beautiful one, come away with me!”
  • Song 5:1 : 1 The Lover to His Beloved: I have entered my garden, O my sister, my bride; I have gathered my myrrh with my balsam spice. I have eaten my honeycomb and my honey; I have drunk my wine and my milk!The Poet to the Couple: Eat, friends, and drink! Drink freely, O lovers!
  • Song 7:11 : 11 The Journey to the CountrysideThe Beloved to Her Lover: Come, my beloved, let us go to the countryside; let us spend the night in the villages.
  • Isa 62:5 : 5 As a young man marries a young woman, so your sons will marry you. As a bridegroom rejoices over a bride, so your God will rejoice over you.
  • John 12:26 : 26 If anyone wants to serve me, he must follow me, and where I am, my servant will be too. If anyone serves me, the Father will honor him.
  • Col 3:1-2 : 1 Exhortations to Seek the Things Above Therefore, if you have been raised with Christ, keep seeking the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. 2 Keep thinking about things above, not things on the earth,
  • Deut 3:25 : 25 Let me please cross over to see the good land on the other side of the Jordan River– this good hill country and the Lebanon!”
  • Josh 12:1 : 1 Now these are the kings of the land whom the Israelites defeated and drove from their land on the east side of the Jordan, from the Arnon Valley to Mount Hermon, including all the eastern rift valley:
  • 1 Kgs 4:33 : 33 He produced manuals on botany, describing every kind of plant, from the cedars of Lebanon to the hyssop that grows on walls. He also produced manuals on biology, describing animals, birds, insects, and fish.