Song of Solomon 2:1
I am the rose of the fielde, and the lilie of the valleys.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys.
In Context
2Like a lilie amog the thornes, so is my loue among the daughters.
Cross References
Psalms 85:11Trueth shall bud out of the earth, and righteousnes shall looke downe from heauen.
Song of Solomon 5:13His cheekes are as a bedde of spices, and as sweete flowres, and his lippes like lilies dropping downe pure myrrhe.
Isaiah 35:1The desert and the wildernes shall reioyce: and the waste ground shalbe glad and florish as the rose.
Hosea 14:5I wil heale their rebellion: I wil loue them freely: for mine anger is turned away from him.
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 →