Song of Solomon 2:6
His left hand is under my head.His right hand embraces me.
New Heart English Bible
In The King James Version
His left hand is under my head, and his right hand doth embrace me.
In Context
5Strengthen me with raisins,refresh me with apples;For I am faint with love.
Cross References
Proverbs 4:8Esteem her, and she will exalt you.She will bring you to honor, when you embrace her.
Song of Solomon 8:3His left hand would be under my head.His right hand would embrace me.
Isaiah 62:4You shall no more be termed Forsaken; neither shall your land any more be termed Desolate: but you shall be called Hephzibah, and your land Beulah; for the Lord delights in you, and your land shall be married.
Zephaniah 3:17The Lord, your God, is in the midst of you, a mighty one who will save. He will rejoice over you with joy. He will calm you in his love. He will rejoice over you with singing.
Ephesians 5:25Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself up for it;
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 →