 | 1851 - 514 pages
...countenance, let me hear thy voice; for sweet is thy voice, and thy countenance is comely. Take (ye) for us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines, for our vines have tender grapes. Bride. — My beloved is mine, and I am his, he feedeth among the lilies. Until the day break, and... | |
 | 1852 - 72 pages
...; (q) 'Tis " comely " then ; and radiating love Reflects thy Maker's image : God is Love. (r) VEE. 15.—" Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that...spoil the vines : for our vines have tender grapes." But ah, the weakness of this " house of clay ! " (s) The readiness of Satan and his wiles ! Not frequent... | |
 | George Burrowes - 1853 - 542 pages
...mourning the absence of his countenance, calling on him in trouble, and seeking advance in holiness. VER. 15. — Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines; for our vines have tender grapes. Foxes, jackals, little foxes, are very common in Palestine, and are particularly fond of grapes. They... | |
 | Edmund Clay - 1853 - 360 pages
...a bullock that has horns and hoofs," (ie than bodily and material sacrifices and offerings). 1 5 . Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines : for our vines have tender grapes. The Lord here bids His Church take "the little foxes" " the secret faults, and besetting sins," which,... | |
 | Robert Shittler - 1853 - 588 pages
...see thy countenance, let me hear thy voice ; for sweet is thy voice, and thy countenance is comely. 15 Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines: for our vines hare tender grapes. 16 If My beloved is mine, and I am his: he feedeth among the lilies. 17 Until the... | |
 | 1894 - 868 pages
...it, and the wild beast of the field doth devour it " ; and again, in the Song of Solomon : " Take ns the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines, for our vines have tender grapea" Thus we see there was a danger of the wild beast breaking down the bedge, or leaping over the... | |
 | James Hamilton - 1855 - 986 pages
...conceals them from view, while the fruit allures them ; like the secret destroyers mentioned in the Song (ii. 15), ' Take us the foxes, the little foxes...spoil the vines ; for our vines have tender grapes.' We saw before us, also, the mixture of standing corn and vineyards, from one to the other of which... | |
 | 1855 - 542 pages
...unspeakable and full of glory, when, alas ! my busy heart, drawn to other objects, allowed them to depart. " Take us the foxes, the little foxes that spoil the vines : for our vines have tender grapes." 'When I would have dortc good, this pragmatic disposition has prevented my effort. That child, that... | |
 | 1855 - 488 pages
...himself in the extent of his liberty, not coming near to the utmost bounds of what is lawful! Tokens the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines; for our vines have tender grapes. CANT. ii. 15. If Jesus is to be adorned and followed, self must be dethroned and trampled under foot.... | |
 | John Kitto - 1856 - 750 pages
...see thy countenance, let me hear thy voice ; for sweet is thy voice, and thy countenance is comely. bers 16 IT '"My beloved is mine, and I am his : he feedeth among the lilies. 17 "Until the day break, and... | |
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Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines: for our vines have tender grapes. 
