Song of Solomon 2:1
I am the flower of the field, and the lily of the valleys.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys.
In Context
2As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters.
Cross References
Psalms 85:11Mercy and truth have met each other: justice and peace have kissed.
Song of Solomon 5:13His cheeks are as beds of aromatical spices set by the perfumers. His lips are as lilies dropping choice myrrb.
Isaiah 35:1The land that was desolate and impassable shall be glad, and the wilderness shall rejoice, and shall flourish like the lily.
Hosea 14:5I will heal their breaches, I will love them freely: for my wrath is turned away from them.
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 →