Do not awaken or arouse love until it pleases!

[tonychanyt]

The Shulammite described her intimate romantic experience in (NET) SS 2:

4 He brought me into the banquet hall, and he looked at me lovingly.

He gazed into her eyes. It produced an effect on her:

5 Sustain me with raisin cakes, refresh me with apples, for I am faint with love.

She felt weak on the knees.

6 His left hand caresses my head, and his right hand stimulates me.

He made his move.

Hold it. At this point, she abruptly switched scenes and addressed the maidens:

7 I adjure you, O maidens of Jerusalem, by the gazelles and by the young does of the open fields: Do not awaken

תָּעִ֧ירוּ, H5782 hifil verb
Do not cause love to awake

or arouse love until it pleases!

תְּעֽוֹרְר֛וּ, same H5782 but in piel intensifying form
Do not arouse or stir love vigorously.

Don’t intensify love before its time. It's a warning to herself and other maidens against prematurely triggering love. Don't cross the red line. Love is a powerful force:

SS 8:

6b For love is strong as death; jealousy is fierce as the grave. Its flashes are flashes of fire, the very flame of the Lord. 7a Many waters cannot quench love, neither can floods drown it.

She reiterated the warning against igniting love before its time in 3:5 and 8:4 under similar circumstances of physical intimacy with her beloved (boyfriend). It is a timeless piece of wisdom about respecting the powerful force and sanctity of love, allowing it to flourish in its proper time.

 

[Hoping2]

The Shulammite described her intimate romantic experience in (NET) SS 2:


He gazed into her eyes. It produced an effect on her:


She felt weak on the knees.


He made his move.

Hold it. At this point, she abruptly switched scenes and addressed the maidens:


תָּעִ֧ירוּ, H5782 hifil verb
Do not cause love to awake


תְּעֽוֹרְר֛וּ, same H5782 but in piel intensifying form
Do not arouse or stir love vigorously.

Don’t intensify love before its time. It's a warning to herself and other maidens against prematurely triggering love. Don't cross the red line. Love is a powerful force:

SS 8:


She reiterated the warning against igniting love before its time in 3:5 and 8:4 under similar circumstances of physical intimacy with her beloved (boyfriend). It is a timeless piece of wisdom about respecting the powerful force and sanctity of love, allowing it to flourish in its proper time.

All a presage of Christ's love for His church.
Oh to feel such love that is not evident on earth.
I can hardly wait for the day of resurrection from the dead !!!!