Dream and Vision: This chapter presents a surprising mix, unlike what has come before, although it is clearly linked with the context. The opening section (3:1–4) apparently reports a dream in which the woman seeks her lover and finds him, followed by another instance of the adjuration to the daughters of Jerusalem (3:5). The next verse (3:6) is an enigmatic question or exclamation, perhaps functioning as a transition from the adjuration to the following section. The closing verses form a descriptive passage which mentions Solomon three times (at least half the total references to him in the book) and refers to his wedding—the only clear wedding reference in the Song.

3:1–4 A temporal reference links this section to the preceding one. The preceding section ended with the woman telling the m…