Song 5:8-9 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Song 5:8-9: 5:8-9 The woman enlists the young women of Jerusalem to help her find her lover . They ask her to describe him, and this leads into the second descriptive poem ( wasf ) of the Song (see study note on 4:1–5:1). 5:8 I am weak with love: The woman’s trauma is an image for her lovesickness (cp. 2:5 ).

‏ Song of Solomon 5:8-9

Summary for Song 5:8-9: 5:8-9 ^a The woman enlists the young women of Jerusalem to help her find her lover. They ask her to describe him, and this leads into the second descriptive poem (wasf) of the Song (see study note on 4:1–5:1). 5:8 ^b I am weak with love: The woman’s trauma is an image for her lovesickness (cp. 2:5 ^c).