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Song of Solomon 2

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I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys.

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As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters.

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As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, and his fruit was sweet to my taste.

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He brought me to the banqueting house, and his banner over me was love.

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Stay me with flagons, comfort me with apples: for I am sick of love.

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His left hand is under my head, and his right hand doth embrace me.

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I charge 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.

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The voice of my beloved! behold, he cometh leaping upon the mountains, skipping upon the hills.

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My beloved is like a roe or a young hart: behold, he standeth behind our wall, he looketh forth at the windows, shewing himself through the lattice.

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My beloved spake, and said unto me, Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away.

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For, lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone;

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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;

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The fig tree putteth forth her green figs, and the vines with the tender grape give a good smell. Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away.

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O my dove, that art in the clefts of the rock, in the secret places of the stairs, let me see thy countenance, let me hear thy voice; for sweet is thy voice, and thy countenance is comely.

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Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines: for our vines have tender grapes.

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My beloved is mine, and I am his: he feedeth among the lilies.

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Until the day break, and the shadows flee away, turn, my beloved, and be thou like a roe or a young hart upon the mountains of Bether.

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Song of Solomon 2:3

“As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, and his fruit was sweet to my taste.”

Study Summary

The beloved declares that the lover is like an apple tree among the trees of the forest and delights to sit in his shade, eating his fruit, establishing the lover as a source of both physical pleasure (shade, fruit) and distinctive beauty ('among the trees of the forest'). The apple tree imagery evokes the garden of Eden, though without explicit condemnation, suggesting that erotic love participates in the paradisal order of creation where all needs are met through the beloved's provision. The beloved's action of sitting in shade and eating fruit establishes her own agency in seeking sustenance and pleasure from the lover, positioning her as an active recipient rather than a passive object. This verse theologically suggests that the lover provides nourishment and shelter to the beloved, and that such provision is a fundamental expression of covenant love.

Community Reflections

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Adam Smith (test user)1d ago
The covenant promise — Song of Solomon 2

Reading the Psalms alongside this gives a fuller picture of what the author was experiencing — both the anguish and the hope.. We bring nothing; He provides everything.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. God meets us exactly where we are — broken, uncertain, yet chosen. God is faithful in every circumstance.. My grandmother used to quote this verse every morning. This is one of those passages that reads differently in every season of life. This is one of those passages that reads differently in every season of life. We bring nothing; He provides everything.. Following God is costly, but the reward is eternal.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. This is one of those passages that reads differently in every season of life. God is faithful in every circumstance.. There's something deeply comforting about knowing that the same God who spoke these words is the same yesterday, today, and…

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Song of Solomon 2:3

“As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, and his fruit was sweet to my taste.”

Study Summary

The beloved declares that the lover is like an apple tree among the trees of the forest and delights to sit in his shade, eating his fruit, establishing the lover as a source of both physical pleasure (shade, fruit) and distinctive beauty ('among the trees of the forest'). The apple tree imagery evokes the garden of Eden, though without explicit condemnation, suggesting that erotic love participates in the paradisal order of creation where all needs are met through the beloved's provision. The beloved's action of sitting in shade and eating fruit establishes her own agency in seeking sustenance and pleasure from the lover, positioning her as an active recipient rather than a passive object. This verse theologically suggests that the lover provides nourishment and shelter to the beloved, and that such provision is a fundamental expression of covenant love.

Community Reflections

1
Adam Smith (test user)1d ago
The covenant promise — Song of Solomon 2

Reading the Psalms alongside this gives a fuller picture of what the author was experiencing — both the anguish and the hope.. We bring nothing; He provides everything.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. God meets us exactly where we are — broken, uncertain, yet chosen. God is faithful in every circumstance.. My grandmother used to quote this verse every morning. This is one of those passages that reads differently in every season of life. This is one of those passages that reads differently in every season of life. We bring nothing; He provides everything.. Following God is costly, but the reward is eternal.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. This is one of those passages that reads differently in every season of life. God is faithful in every circumstance.. There's something deeply comforting about knowing that the same God who spoke these words is the same yesterday, today, and…

Read the note →

Song of Solomon 2:3

The beloved declares that the lover is like an apple tree among the trees of the forest and delights to sit in his shade, eating his fruit, establishing the lover as a source of both physical pleasure (shade, fruit) and distinctive beauty ('among the trees of the forest'). The apple tree imagery evokes the garden of Eden, though without explicit condemnation, suggesting that erotic love participates in the paradisal order of creation where all needs are met through the beloved's provision. The beloved's action of sitting in shade and eating fruit establishes her own agency in seeking sustenance and pleasure from the lover, positioning her as an active recipient rather than a passive object. This verse theologically suggests that the lover provides nourishment and shelter to the beloved, and that such provision is a fundamental expression of covenant love.