Song of Solomon 2

Solomon and His Bride Delight in Each Other

1 I am a rose 1 of Sharon,
k a lily of the valleys.

He

2 As a lily among brambles,
so is l my love among the young women.

She

3 As an apple tree among the trees of the forest,
so is my m beloved among the young men.
With great delight I sat n in his shadow,
and his o fruit was sweet to my taste.
 4 He p brought me to the banqueting house, 2
and his q banner over me was love.
 5 Sustain me with r raisins;
refresh me with apples,
s for I am sick with love.
 6 His t left hand is under my head,
and his right hand u embraces me!
 7 I v adjure you, 3 O w daughters of Jerusalem,
by x the gazelles or the does of the field,
that you not stir up or awaken love
until it pleases.

The Bride Adores Her Beloved

8 The voice of my beloved!
Behold, he comes,
leaping y over the mountains,
bounding over the hills.
 9 My beloved is like z a gazelle
or a young stag.
Behold, there he stands
behind our wall,
gazing through the windows,
looking through the lattice.
 10 My beloved speaks and says to me:
a "Arise, my love, my beautiful one,
and come away,
 11 for behold, the winter is past;
b the rain is over and gone.
 12 c The flowers appear on the earth,
the time of singing 4 has come,
and the voice of d the turtledove
is heard in our land.
 13 e The fig tree ripens its figs,
and f the vines are in blossom;
they give forth fragrance.
g Arise, my love, my beautiful one,
and come away.
 14 O my h dove, in the i clefts of the rock,
in the crannies of the cliff,
let me see your face,
let me j hear your voice,
for your voice is sweet,
and your face is k lovely.
 15 Catch l the foxes 5 for us,
the little foxes
that spoil the vineyards,
f for our vineyards are in blossom."

16 m My beloved is mine, and I am his;
he n grazes 6 among the lilies.
 17 Until o the day breathes
and p the shadows flee,
turn, my beloved, be like q a gazelle
or a young stag on cleft mountains. 7

  1. Cross References
    Hosea 14:5
    I will be like the dew to Israel; he shall blossom like the lily; he shall take root like the trees of Lebanon.
    Song of Solomon 5:13
    His cheeks are like beds of spices, mounds of sweet-smelling herbs. His lips are lilies, dripping liquid myrrh.
  2. Cross References
    Song of Solomon 1:15
    Behold, you are beautiful, my love; behold, you are beautiful; your eyes are doves.
  3. Cross References
    Song of Solomon 1:16
    Behold, you are beautiful, my beloved, truly delightful. Our couch is green.
  4. Cross References
    Isaiah 25:4
    For you have been a stronghold to the poor, a stronghold to the needy in his distress, a shelter from the storm and a shade from the heat; for the breath of the ruthless is like a storm against a wall.
    Isaiah 32:2
    Each will be like a hiding place from the wind, a shelter from the storm, like streams of water in a dry place, like the shade of a great rock in a weary land.
  5. Cross References
    Revelation 22:2
    Through the middle of the street of the city; also, on either side of the river, the tree of life with its twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit each month. The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.
  6. Cross References
    Song of Solomon 1:4
    Draw me after you; let us run. The king has brought me into his chambers. We will exult and rejoice in you; we will extol your love more than wine; rightly do they love you.
  7. Cross References
    Psalms 20:5
    May we shout for joy over your salvation, and in the name of our God set up our banners! May the Lord fulfill all your petitions!
  8. Cross References
    2 Samuel 6:19
    And distributed among all the people, the whole multitude of Israel, both men and women, a cake of bread, a portion of meat, and a cake of raisins to each one. Then all the people departed, each to his house.
    1 Chronicles 16:3
    And distributed to all Israel, both men and women, to each a loaf of bread, a portion of meat, and a cake of raisins.
    Hosea 3:1
    And the Lord said to me, "Go again, love a woman who is loved by another man and is an adulteress, even as the Lord loves the children of Israel, though they turn to other gods and love cakes of raisins.
  9. Cross References
    Song of Solomon 5:8
    I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, if you find my beloved, that you tell him I am sick with love.
  10. Cross References
    Song of Solomon 8:3
    His left hand is under my head, and his right hand embraces me!
    Deuteronomy 33:27
    The eternal God is your dwelling place, and underneath are the everlasting arms. And he thrust out the enemy before you and said, Destroy.
  11. Cross References
    Proverbs 4:8
    Prize her highly, and she will exalt you; she will honor you if you embrace her.
  12. Cross References
    Song of Solomon 3:5
    I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, by the gazelles or the does of the field, that you not stir up or awaken love until it pleases.
    Song of Solomon 5:8 - 9
    I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, if you find my beloved, that you tell him I am sick with love.
    Song of Solomon 8:4
    I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, that you not stir up or awaken love until it pleases.
  13. Cross References
    Song of Solomon 1:5
    I am very dark, but lovely, O daughters of Jerusalem, like the tents of Kedar, like the curtains of Solomon.
  14. Cross References
    Song of Solomon 2:9
    My beloved is like a gazelle or a young stag. Behold, there he stands behind our wall, gazing through the windows, looking through the lattice.
  15. Cross References
    Isaiah 52:7
    How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news, who publishes peace, who brings good news of happiness, who publishes salvation, who says to Zion, "Your God reigns.
  16. Cross References
    Song of Solomon 4:5
    Your two breasts are like two fawns, twins of a...
    Song of Solomon 7:3
    Your two breasts are like two fawns, twins of a...
    Song of Solomon 8:14
    Make haste, my beloved, and be like a gazelle o...
    2 Samuel 2:18
    And the three sons of Zeruiah were there, Joab,...
    1 Chronicles 12:8
    From the Gadites there went over to David at th...
    Psalms 18:33
    He made my feet like the feet of a deer and set...
    Habakkuk 3:19
    God, the Lord, is my strength; he makes my feet...
  17. Cross References
    Song of Solomon 2:13
    The fig tree ripens its figs, and the vines are in blossom; they give forth fragrance. Arise, my love, my beautiful one, and come away.
  18. Cross References
    Joel 2:23
    Be glad, O children of Zion, and rejoice in the Lord your God, for he has given the early rain for your vindication; he has poured down for you abundant rain, the early and the latter rain, as before.
  19. Cross References
    2 Samuel 23:4
    He dawns on them like the morning light, like the sun shining forth on a cloudless morning, like rain that makes grass to sprout from the earth.
  20. Cross References
    Jeremiah 8:7
    Even the stork in the heavens knows her times, and the turtledove, swallow, and crane keep the time of their coming, but my people know not the rules of the Lord.
  21. Cross References
    Matthew 24:32
    From the fig tree learn its lesson: as soon as its branch becomes tender and puts out its leaves, you know that summer is near.
  22. Cross References
    Song of Solomon 7:12
    Let us go out early to the vineyards and see whether the vines have budded, whether the grape blossoms have opened and the pomegranates are in bloom. There I will give you my love.
  23. Cross References
    Song of Solomon 2:10
    My beloved speaks and says to me: "Arise, my love, my beautiful one, and come away.
  24. Cross References
    Song of Solomon 5:2
    I slept, but my heart was awake. A sound! My beloved is knocking. "Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my perfect one, for my head is wet with dew, my locks with the drops of the night.
    Song of Solomon 6:9
    My dove, my perfect one, is the only one, the only one of her mother, pure to her who bore her. The young women saw her and called her blessed; the queens and concubines also, and they praised her.
    Song of Solomon 1:15
    Behold, you are beautiful, my love; behold, you are beautiful; your eyes are doves.
  25. Cross References
    Jeremiah 48:28
    Leave the cities, and dwell in the rock, O inhabitants of Moab! Be like the dove that nests in the sides of the mouth of a gorge.
    Jeremiah 49:16
    The horror you inspire has deceived you, and the pride of your heart, you who live in the clefts of the rock, who hold the height of the hill. Though you make your nest as high as the eagle's, I will bring you down from there, declares the Lord.
    Obadiah 1:3
    The pride of your heart has deceived you, you who live in the clefts of the rock, in your lofty dwelling, who say in your heart, "Who will bring me down to the ground?
  26. Cross References
    Song of Solomon 8:13
    O you who dwell in the gardens, with companions listening for your voice; let me hear it.
  27. Cross References
    Song of Solomon 1:5
    I am very dark, but lovely, O daughters of Jerusalem, like the tents of Kedar, like the curtains of Solomon.
    Song of Solomon 4:3
    Your lips are like a scarlet thread, and your mouth is lovely. Your cheeks are like halves of a pomegranate behind your veil.
  28. Cross References
    Ezekiel 13:4
    Your prophets have been like jackals among ruins, O Israel.
  29. Cross References
    Song of Solomon 2:13
    The fig tree ripens its figs, and the vines are in blossom; they give forth fragrance. Arise, my love, my beautiful one, and come away.
  30. Cross References
    Song of Solomon 6:3
    I am my beloved's and my beloved is mine; he grazes among the lilies.
    Song of Solomon 7:10
    I am my beloved's, and his desire is for me.
  31. Cross References
    Song of Solomon 4:5
    Your two breasts are like two fawns, twins of a gazelle, that graze among the lilies.
    Song of Solomon 6:3
    I am my beloved's and my beloved is mine; he grazes among the lilies.
  32. Cross References
    Song of Solomon 4:6
    Until the day breathes and the shadows flee, I will go away to the mountain of myrrh and the hill of frankincense.
    Genesis 3:8
    And they heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God among the trees of the garden.
  33. Cross References
    Jeremiah 6:4
    Prepare war against her; arise, and let us attack at noon! Woe to us, for the day declines, for the shadows of evening lengthen!
  34. Cross References
    Song of Solomon 2:9
    My beloved is like a gazelle or a young stag. Behold, there he stands behind our wall, gazing through the windows, looking through the lattice.
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