Song of Solomon 2:6
His left hand shall be under my head, and his right hand shall embrace me.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
His left hand is under my head, and his right hand doth embrace me.
In Context
5Strengthen me with perfumes, stay me with apples: for I am wounded with love.
Cross References
Proverbs 4:8+ 4:8 Lit. dig a trench about her, see Heb.Secure it, and it shall exalt thee: honour it, that it may embrace thee;
Song of Solomon 8:3His left hand should be under my head, and his right hand should embrace me.
Isaiah 62:4And thou shalt no more be called Forsaken; and thy land shall no more be called Desert: for thou shalt be called My Pleasure, and thy land Inhabited: for the Lord has taken pleasure in thee, and thy land shall be inhabited.
Zephaniah 3:17The Lord thy God is in thee; the Mighty One shall save thee: he shall bring joy upon thee, and shall refresh thee with his love; and he shall rejoice over thee with delight as in a day of feasting.
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 →