1. Song of Solomon 6:1 (ESV)
  2. Exposition

Why do the young women of Jerusalem offer to help her find her beloved?

Song of Solomon 6:1 (ESV)

1 Where has your beloved gone, O most beautiful among women? Where has your beloved turned, that we may seek him with you?

This is not so much an invitation to go and find her beloved for her, but rather an invitation and encouragement for her to not stop seeking him. Even as the young women of Jerusalem offer to help her find her beloved, the reality is that she has already found him, as we will discover in the next two verses (Song of Solomon 6:2–3).