Will I give thee—Cause thee to appreciate fully.
My loves—The love with which I have loved thee.
7:13. The mandrakes give a smell—The regeneration of the world is nigh.
And at our gates—The Ancient Worthies are the gates by which the restitution classes will come to the Mediator.
Are all manner of pleasant—Agreeable, attractive, pleasing.
Fruits new and old—The virtues which the Bride cultivated and others especially appropriate to the changed conditions of the New Age.
Which I have laid up—As a part of the much-diversified Plan of the Ages.
For thee, O My beloved—For thy enjoyment.
8:1 O that Thou—My Lord and Head. The Bride addresses her Lord.
Wert as my brother—Not so immeasurably above me in character and station.