Song of Solomon 2:1
I am a rose of Sharon, a flower of the valleys.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys.
In Context
2As the lily-flower among the thorns of the waste, so is my love among the daughters.
Cross References
Psalms 85:11\85:10\Mercy and faith have come together; righteousness and peace have given one another a kiss.
Song of Solomon 5:13His face is as beds of spices, giving out perfumes of every sort; his lips like lilies, dropping liquid myrrh.
Isaiah 35:1The waste land and the dry places will be glad; the lowland will have joy and be full of flowers.
Hosea 14:5\14:4\I will put right their errors; freely will my love be given to them, for my wrath is turned away from him.
Matthew Henry on Song of Solomon 2:1
In this chapter, I. Christ speaks both concerning himself and concerning his church, ver. 1, 2 . II. The church speaks, 1. Remembering the pleasure and satisfaction she has in communion with Christ, ver. 3, 4 . 2. Entertaining herself with the present tokens of his favour and taking care that nothing happen to intercept them, ver. 5-7 . 3. Triumphing in his approaches towards her, ver. 8, 9 . 4. Repeating the gracious calls he had given her to go along with him a walking, invited by the pleasures of the returning… Read the whole commentary →