Song of Solomon 2:3
Like the apple-tree among the trees of the forest, so is my friend among the young men: under his shadow do I ardently wish to sit, and his fruit is sweet to my palate.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
In Context
2Like the lily among the thorns, so is my beloved among the young maidens.—
4He brought me to the banqueting-house, and his banner over me was love.
Cross References
Genesis 3:22And the Lord God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil; and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever—
Judges 9:19If ye have thus acted in truth and sincerity with Yerubba'al and with his house this day: then rejoice ye in Abimelech, and let him also rejoice in you.
Psalms 45:3(45:4) Gird thy sword upon the thigh, O mighty one, [it is] thy glory and thy majesty;
Psalms 89:6(89:7) For who in the sky can be compared unto the Lord? who can be likened unto the Lord among the sons of the mighty?
Song of Solomon 2:5Strengthen me with flagons of wine, refresh me with apples; for sick of love am I.
Song of Solomon 5:9What is thy friend more than another's friend, O thou fairest of women? what is thy friend more than another's friend, that thus thou adjurest us?—
Matthew Henry on Song of Solomon 2:2-3
Christ the Rose of Sharon. 1 I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys. 2 As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters. See here, I. What Christ is pleased to compare himself to; and he condescends very much in the comparison. He that is the Son of the Highest, the bright and morning star, calls and owns himself the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys, to express his presence with his people in this world, the easiness of their access to him, and the beauty and sweetness which… Read the whole commentary →