That Hashem made the B’nei Yisroel swear. There are three oaths in three verses (Shir Hashirim 2.7).הִשְבַעְתִי אֶתְכֶם בְנוֹת יְרוּשָלִַם בִצְבָאוֹת אוֹ בְאַיְלוֹת הַשָדֶה אִם־תָעִירוּ וְאִם־תְעוֹרְ רוּ אֶת־הָאַהֲבָה עַד שֶתֶחְפָץ׃ “I adjure you, O daughters of Yerushalayim, by the gazelles or by the hinds of the field, that you neither awaken nor arouse the love while it is desirous. (Shir Hashirim 3.5) an exact repetition of the above verse and (Shir Hashirim 8.4) מַה־ יְרוּשָלִַםהִשְבַעְתִי אֶתְכֶם בְנוֹת תָעִירוּ וּמַה־תְעֹרְ רוּ אֶת־הָאַהֲבָה עַד פָץשֶתֶחְ “I adjure you, O daughters of Yerushalayim; why should you awaken, and why should you arouse the love until it is desirous?" the Talmud (Kesubos 111a) Rabbi Yosei, son of Rabbi Chanina said: Why are these three oaths needed? One, so that the Jews should not ascend to Eretz Yisroel as a wall, but little by little. And another one, Hakodosh Boruch Hu, adjured the B’nei Yisroel that they should not rebel against the rule of the nations of the world. And the last one is that Hakodosh Boruch Hu, adjured the nations of the world that they should not subjugate the Jews excessively.
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