Song of Solomon 2:6
Oh that his left hand might be under my head, and that his right might embrace me.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
His left hand is under my head, and his right hand doth embrace me.
In Context
5Strengthen me with flagons of wine, refresh me with apples; for sick of love am I.
Cross References
Proverbs 4:8Hold her in high esteem, and she will exalt thee: she will bring thee to honor, when thou embracest her.
Song of Solomon 8:3Oh that his left hand might be under my head, and that his right hand might embrace me.
Isaiah 62:4Thou shalt not be termed any more “Forsaken,” and thy land shall not be termed any more “Desolate;” for thou shalt be called “My delight in her” [[Chephzi-bah]], and thy land “Espoused” [[Be'ulah]]; for the Lord will have delight in thee, and thy land shall be espoused.
Zephaniah 3:17The Lord thy God is in the midst of thee, the mighty one who will save; he will be glad over thee with rejoicing; he will be silent in his love, he will exult over thee with song.
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 →