Jamieson, Fausset and Brown on Song of Solomon 7:8
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Song of Solomon7:8
8. The daughters are no longer content to admire, but resolve to lay hold of her fruits, high though these be. The palm stem is bare for a great height, and has its crown of fruit-laden boughs at the summit. It is the symbol of triumphant joy (Joh 12:13); so hereafter (Re 7:9).
breasts--(Is 66:11).
the vine--Jesus Christ (Ho 14:7, end; Joh 15:1).
nose--that is, breath; the Holy Ghost breathed into her nostrils by Him, whose "mouth is most sweet" (So 5:16).
apples--citrons, off the tree to which He is likened (So 2:3).
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