Bible Strands
Song of Solomon 8:2
I would lead you and bring you to the house of my mother who taught me. I would give you spiced wine to drink, the nectar of my pomegranates.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The speaker addresses her beloved, declaring an intention to move their relationship from concealed longing to open, familial recognition by bringing him to her mother’s house. This follows her immediate wish in the preceding verse to be treated like a brother so their affection would not be scorned.
The words — The Hebrew verbs ’enahagăka (I will lead you) and ’asqăka (I will give you to drink) frame the speaker’s active intent to guide and nourish. These terms ground the metaphor of hospitality and instruction in concrete, physical action.
The thread — The motif of bringing the beloved to a mother’s house appears in Song 3:4, where the speaker holds him until he reaches that same place. The imagery of wine and pomegranates echoes Song 4:10 and 7:12, linking romantic intimacy to agricultural abundance and shared family space.
Why it lands — The text demands a reader acknowledge that covenant intimacy requires public accountability and shared upbringing, not merely private affection. It asks the reader to examine whether their relationships are rooted in mutual instruction and open commitment rather than hidden desire.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
I would lead thee, and bring thee into my mother’s house, who would instruct me: I would cause thee to drink of spiced wine of the juice of my pomegranate.
Cross-references
- Song of Solomon 3:4 I had just passed them when I found the one I love. I held him and would not let go until I had brought him to my mother’s house, to the chamber of the one who conceived me.
- Song of Solomon 4:10 How delightful is your love, my sister, my bride! Your love is much better than wine, and the fragrance of your perfume than all spices.
- Song of Solomon 7:12 Let us go early to the vineyards to see if the vine has budded, if the blossom has opened, if the pomegranates are in bloom—there I will give you my love.
- Galatians 4:26 But the Jerusalem above is free, and she is our mother.
- Proverbs 9:2 She has prepared her meat and mixed her wine; she has also set her table.
- Song of Solomon 7:9 and your mouth like the finest wine. May it flow smoothly to my beloved, gliding gently over lips and teeth.
- John 5:39 You pore over the Scriptures because you presume that by them you possess eternal life. These are the very words that testify about Me,
- John 5:46 If you had believed Moses, you would believe Me, because he wrote about Me.
- 2 Timothy 3:15 From infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.
- 1 Peter 1:10 Concerning this salvation, the prophets who foretold the grace to come to you searched and investigated carefully,