Song of Solomon 2:6
His left hand [is] under my head, and his right hand embraces me.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
His left hand is under my head, and his right hand doth embrace me.
In Context
5Sustain ye me with raisins, refresh me with apples, for I am sick from love.
Cross References
Proverbs 4:8Exalt her, and she will promote thee. She will bring thee to honor when thou embrace her.
Song of Solomon 8:3His left hand under my head, and his right hand should embrace me.
Isaiah 62:4Thou shall no more be termed Forsaken, nor shall thy land any more be termed Desolate. But thou shall be called Hephzi-bah, and thy land Beulah, for LORD delights in thee, and thy land shall be married.
Zephaniah 3:17LORD thy God is in the midst of thee, a mighty one who will save. He will rejoice over thee with joy. He will rest in his love. He will joy over thee with singing.
Ephesians 5:25Husbands, love your own wives even as Christ also loved the church, and delivered himself up for it,
Matthew Henry on Song of Solomon 2:4-8
The Love of the Church to Christ. 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. 4 He brought me to the banqueting house, and his banner over me was love. 5 Stay me with flagons, comfort 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 you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, and by the hinds of the field, that ye stir… Read the whole commentary →