The nightmare continues, for in her nightmare the women merely taunt her:
“What is your beloved more than another beloved, O you fairest among women? What is your beloved more than another beloved, That you do so adjure us?”
The women who had once fawned on her now mock her status and ask why her beloved is more important than anyone else's? Let her give a reason why they should help her in her need. ‘Fairest among women' is the typical title given to her by the women who represent Israel (compare Song of Solomon 1:8; Song of Solomon 6:1). There is in these words a suggestion that they have nothing but pleasure in the fact she is no longer to be seen as his queen. Now she has been reduced to their level.
We should remember that if we behave so lightly towards our Lord we should not wonder when people begin to treat Him lightly too. They pick up the same attitude as we convey. But what is saddest here is the thought of what she has lost. She has ceased to enjoy her exalted status, and has been reduced to being like any other. It is a reminder that without Him we can do nothing (John 15:5).