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Song of Songs 5:4

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My beloved put his hand to the latch; my heart pounded for him.
Song of Songs 5:4 · Berean Standard Bible
Parallel translations
  • WEB My beloved thrust his hand in through the latch opening. My heart pounded for him.
  • KJV My beloved put in his hand by the hole of the door, and my bowels were moved for him.
  • NKJV My beloved put his hand By the latch of the door, And my heart yearned for him.
  • NASB “My beloved extended his hand through the opening, And my feelings were stirred for him.
  • NLT My lover tried to unlatch the door, and my heart thrilled within me.

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Quick answer

When her beloved reaches for the latch, her heart is stirred for him. It marks the awakening of her longing.

Overview

His hand at the latch opening rouses her affection and her heart pounds for him. Desire reawakens, though she had delayed. So the Lord's gracious approach can stir the heart again, awakening renewed longing in those who had grown slow to respond (Luke 24:32).

Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 10

  • Gen 43:30Joseph hurried out because he was moved to tears for his brother, and he went to a private room to weep.
  • Song 1:4Take me away with you—let us hurry! May the king bring me to his chambers. We will rejoice and delight in you; we will praise your love more than wine. It is only right that they adore you.
  • Ps 110:3Your people shall be willing on Your day of battle. Arrayed in holy splendor, from the womb of the dawn, to You belongs the dew of Your youth.
  • Acts 16:14Among those listening was a woman named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth from the city of Thyatira, who was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to respond to Paul’s message.
  • 2 Cor 8:16But thanks be to God, who put into the heart of Titus the same devotion I have for you.
  • 1 Kgs 3:26Then the woman whose son was alive spoke to the king because she yearned with compassion for her son. “Please, my lord,” she said, “give her the living baby. Do not kill him!” But the other woman said, “He will be neither mine nor yours. Cut him in two!”
  • 2 Cor 8:1–2Now, brothers, we want you to know about the grace that God has given the churches of Macedonia.
  • Phil 2:13For it is God who works in you to will and to act on behalf of His good purpose.
  • 1 Jn 3:16–17By this we know what love is: Jesus laid down His life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers.
  • Isa 26:8–9Yes, we wait for You, O LORD; we walk in the path of Your judgments. Your name and renown are the desire of our souls.

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Christ at the center

The poetry of covenant love between bride and bridegroom pictures, at its highest, the love of Christ for his church — the Bridegroom who gave himself for his bride.

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Original language

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My belovedדּוֹדput inשָׁלַחhis handיָדbyמִןthe holeחוֹרof the door, and my bowelsמֵעֶהwere movedהָמָה
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