Song of Solomon 2:16
My beloved is mine, and I am his, that feedeth among the lilies.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
My beloved is mine, and I am his: he feedeth among the lilies.
In Context
15'Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vineyards; for our vineyards are in blossom.'
Cross References
Psalms 48:14(48-15) For such is God, our God, for ever and ever; He will guide us eternally.
Song of Solomon 1:7Tell me, O thou whom my soul loveth, where thou feedest, where thou makest thy flock to rest at noon; for why should I be as one that veileth herself beside the flocks of thy companions?
Song of Solomon 4:5Thy two breasts are like two fawns that are twins of a gazelle, which feed among the lilies.
Song of Solomon 7:10(7-11) I am my beloved's, and his desire is toward me.
Song of Solomon 7:13(7-14) The mandrakes give forth fragrance, and at our doors are all manner of precious fruits, new and old, which I have laid up for thee, O my beloved.
Zechariah 13:9And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried; they shall call on My name, and I will answer them; I will say: 'It is My people', and they shall say: 'The LORD is my God.'
Matthew Henry on Song of Solomon 2:15-17
The Love of the Church to Christ. 14 O my dove, that art in the clefts of the rock, in the secret places of the stairs, let me see thy countenance, let me hear thy voice; for sweet is thy voice, and thy countenance is comely. 15 Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines: for our vines have tender grapes. 16 My beloved is mine, and I am his: he feedeth among the lilies. 17 Until the day break, and the shadows flee away, turn, my beloved, and be thou like a roe or a young hart upon the mountains of… Read the whole commentary →