Song of Solomon 8:13 (DBY)

Passage

Thou that dwellest in the gardens, The companions hearken to thy voice: Let me hear [it].

Nearby Context

Song of Solomon 8:11 Solomon had a vineyard at Baal-hamon: He let out the vineyard unto keepers; Every one for the fruit thereof was to bring a thousand silver-pieces.

Song of Solomon 8:12 My vineyard, which is mine, is before me: The thousand [silver-pieces] be to thee, Solomon; And to the keepers of its fruit, two hundred.

Song of Solomon 8:13 Thou that dwellest in the gardens, The companions hearken to thy voice: Let me hear [it].

Song of Solomon 8:14 Haste, my beloved, And be thou like a gazelle or a young hart Upon the mountains of spices.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "thou", "dwellest", "gardens", "companions", "hearken", and "voice". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "thou" and "dwellest", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "My vineyard which is mine is before..." into verse 14's "Haste my beloved And be thou like...", so "thou" and "dwellest" belong inside that flow. In Song of Solomon context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "thou" and "dwellest" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.