Song of Solomon 6:3

I am for my loved one, and my loved one is for me; he takes food among the lilies.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

I am my beloved’s, and my beloved is mine: he feedeth among the lilies.

In Context

2My loved one is gone down into his garden, to the beds of spices, to take food in the gardens, and to get lilies.

4You are beautiful, O my love, as Tirzah, as fair as Jerusalem; you are to be feared like an army with flags.

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Cross References

Psalms 119:94I am yours, O be my saviour; for my desire has been for your rules.

Song of Solomon 7:10I am for my loved one, and his desire is for me.

Revelation 21:2And I saw the holy town, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, like a bride made beautiful for her husband.

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 →

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