Bible Strands
Song of Solomon 4:8
Come with me from Lebanon, my bride, come with me from Lebanon! Descend from the peak of Amana, from the summits of Senir and Hermon, from the dens of the lions, from the mountains of the leopards.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The speaker addresses his bride, commanding her to leave a distant, dangerous region and join him immediately after declaring her flawless beauty.
The words — The Hebrew verb תָּשׁוּרִי (ta.Shu.ri) means "you will come down," paired with מֵ/רֹאשׁ (me./Rosh) meaning "from the top," to describe a descent from high summits.
The thread — The imperative to depart mirrors the lover's call in Song of Solomon 2:13, while the geographic names Senir and Hermon align with the alternate titles recorded in Deuteronomy 3:9 and 1 Chronicles 5:23.
Why it lands — The verse literally maps a route out of lion dens and leopard mountains, demanding the reader acknowledge the speaker's urgent directive to abandon a hostile landscape.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
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.
Cross-references
- Deuteronomy 3:9 which the Sidonians call Sirion but the Amorites call Senir—
- Song of Solomon 2:13 The fig tree ripens its figs; the blossoming vines spread their fragrance. Arise, come away, my darling; come away with me, my beautiful one.”
- 1 Chronicles 5:23 Now the people of the half-tribe of Manasseh were numerous. They settled in the land from Bashan to Baal-hermon (that is, Senir, also known as Mount Hermon).
- Psalms 45:10 Listen, O daughter! Consider and incline your ear: Forget your people and your father’s house,
- Isaiah 62:5 For as a young man marries a young woman, so your sons will marry you; and as a bridegroom rejoices over his bride, so your God will rejoice over you.
- Deuteronomy 3:25 Please let me cross over and see the good land beyond the Jordan—that pleasant hill country as well as Lebanon!”
- Joshua 12:1 Now these are the kings of the land whom the Israelites struck down and whose lands they took beyond the Jordan to the east, from the Arnon Valley to Mount Hermon, including all the Arabah eastward:
- 1 Kings 4:33 He spoke of trees, from the cedar in Lebanon to the hyssop growing in the wall, and he taught about animals, birds, reptiles, and fish.
- Psalms 76:1 For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments. A Psalm of Asaph. A song. God is known in Judah; His name is great in Israel.
- Psalms 76:4 You are resplendent with light, more majestic than mountains filled with game.