I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, if ye find my beloved, that ye tell him, that I am sick of love.
The book to which this verse belongs is an Oriental love poem in the warm figurative language and coloring of the East that portrays in parable the love of Christ for His church. The experiences of Solomon set forth in it are typical of Christ and His church. Its imagery is to be understood in its historical and cultural setting.
The daughters addressed are believers, the flock of Christ who is described as their Shepherd. The verse portrays the church longing for Christ and charging others, if they find her beloved, to tell Him that she is sick of love, expressing her deep love for Him. This longing belongs to the song's larger picture of Christ's wonderful love and the church's answering love, which is often marked by unfaithfulness and lack of constancy.
The book to which this verse belongs is an Oriental love poem in the warm figurative language and coloring of the East that portrays in parable the love of Christ for His church. The experiences of Solomon set forth in it are typical of Christ and His church. Its imagery is to be understood in its historical and cultural setting.
The daughters addressed are believers, the flock of Christ who is described as their Shepherd. The verse portrays the church longing for Christ and charging others, if they find her beloved, to tell Him that she is sick of love, expressing her deep love for Him. This longing belongs to the song's larger picture of Christ's wonderful love and the church's answering love, which is often marked by unfaithfulness and lack of constancy.