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# General Information:
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Throughout the book, it is not always clear who is speaking or who they are speaking to. We have notes telling who some scholars think the speakers are. In 3:1-4 The woman speaks to herself.
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# I was longing for him ... could not find him
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"I had a strong desire to be with him ... loves, but he was not there"
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# him whom my soul loves
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The soul is a metonym for the whole person. Here it makes a stronger statement of the woman's love for the man than "my beloved" ([Song of Songs 1:14](../01/12.md)). (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
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