Set me as a seal on your heart, as a seal on your arm; for love is strong as death. Jealousy is as cruel as Sheol. Its flashes are flashes of fire, a very flame of the LORD.
ExplanationCommentary
Verse 6. Arm. Working by charity. Galatians 5:6. Bible.—Women in the east imprint what they like most on their bosom and arms, or carry bracelets and gems on those parts, with similar inscriptions. Os. 2:2. Isaiah 3:20. Saint Clement Pæd. ii. 11.—Christ must live in us. Calmet.—Tota ejus species exprimatur in nobis. Saint Ambrose Isaac viii.—Jealousy. That is, zealous and burning love. Challoner.—Hell. Or the grave, which subdues all. Love is a violent passion. Calmet.—Nullus liber erit, si quis amare velit. Prop. ii.—Christ gave his life to redeem mankind, and the martyrs have joyfully endured torments and death, to evince their love. Calmet.—Flames. Hebrew “a flame of God,” or most vehement. Bible.
Sheol is the place of the dead.
Hebrew: יה Yah