Song of Solomon 2:1
I am a rose of Sharon,a lily of the valleys.Lover
New Heart English Bible
In The King James Version
I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys.
In Context
2As a lily among thorns,so is my love among the daughters.Beloved
Cross References
Psalms 85:11Truth springs out of the earth.Righteousness has looked down from heaven.
Song of Solomon 5:13His cheeks are like a bed of spices with towers of perfumes.His lips are like lilies, dropping liquid myrrh.
Isaiah 35:1The wilderness and the dry land will be glad.The desert will rejoice and blossom like a rose.
Hosea 14:5I will be like the dew to Israel.He will blossom like the lily,and send down his roots like Lebanon.
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 →