Teks -- The Song of Songs 4:10 (NET)

4:10 How delightful is your love, my sister, my bride! How much better is your love than wine; the fragrance of your perfume is better than any spice!

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Wesley: Sos 4:10 - Fair

How amiable and acceptable to me.

Wesley: Sos 4:10 - Ointments

Of the gifts and graces of God's Spirit, wherewith thou art anointed.

JFB: Sos 4:10 - love

Hebrew, "loves"; manifold tokens of thy love.

JFB: Sos 4:10 - much better

Answering to her "better" (Son 1:2), but with increased force. An Amoebean pastoral character pervades the Song, like the classic Amoebean idylls and eclogues.

JFB: Sos 4:10 - wine

The love of His saints is a more reviving cordial to Him than wine; for example, at the feast in Simon's house (Luk 7:36, Luk 7:47; Joh 4:32; compare Zec 10:7).

JFB: Sos 4:10 - smell of . . . ointments than all spices

Answering to her praise (Son 1:3) with increased force. Fragrant, as being fruits of His Spirit in us (Gal 5:22).

Clarke: Sos 4:10 - How much better is thy love

How much better is thy love - דדיך dodayich ; Hebrew. mastoi sou ; Septuagint. Ubera tua ; Vulgate. "Thy breasts."And so all the versions, except the Chaldee

Clarke: Sos 4:10 - Smell of thine ointments

Smell of thine ointments - Perfumes.

Defender: Sos 4:10 - my sister

Four times, he calls her "my sister, my spouse" (Son 4:9, Son 4:12; Son 5:1), denoting holy fellowship as well as marital life. Similarly, Christ "is not ashamed to call (them) brethren" (Heb 2:11)."

TSK: Sos 4:10 - love // how much // the smell

love : Heb. loves, Son 1:2 *marg.

how much : Son 1:2, Son 1:4

the smell : Son 1:3, Son 1:12, Son 3:6, Son 5:5; 2Co 1:21, 2Co 1:22; Gal 5:22; Phi 4:18; Rev 5:8

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Poole: Sos 4:10 - How fair // How much better is thy love than wine! // Of thine ointments

How fair how amiable and acceptable to me, is thy love! I do not disdain thy love, as I might do, but take it kindly, and prize it highly.

How much better is thy love than wine! of which See Poole "Son 1:2" , See Poole "Son 1:4" .

Of thine ointments of the gifts and graces of God’ s Spirit, wherewith thou art anointed. Compare Isa 61:1 1Jo 2:20,27 .

Haydock: Sos 4:10 - Spices

Spices. He returns her compliment, chap. i. 2.

Gill: Sos 4:10 - How fair is thy love, my sister, my spouse // how much better is thy love than wine // and the smell of thine ointments than all spices

How fair is thy love, my sister, my spouse!.... Of these titles; see Gill on Son 4:8; See Gill on Son 4:9; and of the love of the church to Christ; see Gill on Son 1:3; here said to be "fair", lovely and delightful, grateful and acceptable; as it is to Christ, in the several acts and effects of it, and therefore the word is plural, "thy loves" ^r; being exceeding beautiful in his eye, and extremely well pleasing to him; therefore says, "how fair!" as admiring it, it being hard to say how fair it was; and this appears from the large manifestations of Christ's love to those that love him; and from his causing all things to work together for the good of such; and from his preparing and laying up things, unseen and unheard of, for them;

how much better is thy love than wine! which is saying the same thing of her love to him she says of his to her, Son 1:2; her love to Christ is more pleasant, more cheering, and more acceptable to him, than the wine of legal sacrifices, or than all burnt offerings; or than any duty whatever, unless that is the principle from whence it flows, Mar 12:33;

and the smell of thine ointments than all spices! the same with Christ's ointments, commended Son 1:3; namely, the graces of the Spirit, which are in Christ without measure, and from him communicated to his people; and when exercised by them, are very delightful to him, and preferred by him to "all spices": even to all those used in the holy anointing oil, typical of them, Exo 30:23.