Song of Solomon 2:2-12

2 As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters.
3 As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons. I sat[a] down under his shadow with great delight, and his fruit was sweet to my taste.
4 He brought me to the banqueting[b] house, and his banner over me was love.
5 Stay me with flagons, comfort[c] me with apples: for I am sick of love.
6 His left hand is under my head, and his right hand doth embrace me.
7 I charge[d] you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, and by the hinds of the field, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, till he please.
8 The voice of my beloved! behold, he cometh leaping upon the mountains, skipping upon the hills.
9 My beloved is like a roe or a young hart: behold, he standeth behind our wall, he looketh forth at the windows, shewing[e] himself through the lattice.
10 My beloved spake, and said unto me, Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away.
11 For, lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone;
12 The flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing of birds is come, and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land;

Footnotes 5

  • [a]. I sat...: Heb. I delighted and sat down, etc
  • [b]. banqueting...: Heb. house of wine
  • [c]. comfort...: Heb. straw me with apples
  • [d]. I charge...: Heb. I adjure you
  • [e]. shewing...: Heb. flourishing
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