But the Hebrew tradition is not monovocal on this point. Other sages ascribe it to the scribes of the Prophet Jeremiah, and later commentators say that it is a love song of God for his bride, Israel.

But the Hebrew tradition is not monovocal on this point. Other sages ascribe it to the scribes of the Prophet Jeremiah, and later commentators say that it is a love song of God for his bride, Israel.

“Your aqueducts are a paradise of pomegranates” (Song of Songs 4:13) may not seem the most romantic of phrases in the Bible.

The Song of Songs is the only work in the Bible that focuses exclusively on human-to-human love, not human-to-divine – at least on the surface level of the poem.

Yael Reshef, From Hebrew Folksong to Israeli Song: Language and Style in Naomi Shemer's Lyrics, Israel Studies, Vol. 17, No. 1 (Spring 2012), pp. 157-179 ...

It is not clear who wrote this biblical erotic masterpiece. Ancient Hebrew tradition, of course, ascribes it to King Solomon, because of the very first verse, which says, “The Song of Songs ...