Song of Solomon 2:5
Sustain ye me with raisin-cakes, Refresh me with apples; For I am sick of love.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
Stay me with flagons, comfort me with apples: for I am sick of love.
In Context
4He hath brought me to the house of wine, And his banner over me is love.
6His left hand is under my head, And his right hand doth embrace me.
Cross References
2 Samuel 6:19And he dealt to all the people, to the whole multitude of Israel, both men and women, to every one a cake of bread, and a measure [of wine], and a raisin-cake. And all the people departed every one to his house.
1 Chronicles 16:3And he dealt to every one of Israel, both man and woman, to every one a loaf of bread and a measure [of wine] and a raisin-cake.
Psalms 42:1{To the chief Musician. An instruction; of the sons of Korah.} As the hart panteth after the water-brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God.
Psalms 63:8My soul followeth hard after thee: thy right hand upholdeth me.
Song of Solomon 5:8I charge you, daughters of Jerusalem, If ye find my beloved, What will ye tell him? That I am sick of love.
Isaiah 26:8Yea, in the way of thy judgments, O Jehovah, have we waited for thee; the desire of [our] soul is to thy name, and to thy memorial.
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 →