Song of Solomon 6:2
My loved one is gone down into his garden, to the beds of spices, to take food in the gardens, and to get lilies.
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3I am for my loved one, and my loved one is for me; he takes food among the lilies.
Cross References
Song of Solomon 1:7Say, O love of my soul, where you give food to your flock, and where you make them take their rest in the heat of the day; why have I to be as one wandering by the flocks of your friends?
Song of Solomon 4:12A garden walled-in is my sister, my bride; a garden shut up, a spring of water stopped.
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 40:11He will give food to his flock like a keeper of sheep; with his arm he will get it together, and will take up the lambs on his breast, gently guiding those which are with young.
Isaiah 58:11And the Lord will be your guide at all times; in dry places he will give you water in full measure, and will make strong your bones; and you will be like a watered garden, and like an ever-flowing spring.
Ezekiel 34:23And I will put over them one keeper, and he will give them food, even my servant David; he will give them food and be their keeper.
Matthew Henry on Song of Solomon 6:2-4
Enquiring after Christ. 1 Whither is thy beloved gone, O thou fairest among women? whither is thy beloved turned aside? that we may seek him with thee. 2 My beloved is gone down into his garden, to the beds of spices, to feed in the gardens, and to gather lilies. 3 I am my beloved's, and my beloved is mine: he feedeth among the lilies. Here is, I. The enquiry which the daughters of Jerusalem made concerning Christ, v. 1 . They still continue their high thoughts of the church, and call her, as before, the fairest… Read the whole commentary →