Song of Solomon 2:5
Sustain me with raisin-cakes, refresh me with apples,—for sick with love, I am.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Stay me with flagons, comfort me with apples: for I am sick of love.
In Context
4He hath brought me into the house of wine, and, his banner over me, is love.
6His left hand under my head, then, his right hand, embraceth me!
Cross References
2 Samuel 6:19And he apportioned to all the people, to all the multitude of Israel, both to men and to women—to every one, a loaf of bread, and a sweet drink, and a raisin-cake,—and all the people went their way, every one unto his own house;
1 Chronicles 16:3And he apportioned, to every one of Israel, both man and woman,—to every one, a loaf of bread, and a sweet drink, and a raisin cake.
Psalms 42:1As, the hart, cometh panting up to the channels of water, So my soul, panteth for thee, O God.
Psalms 63:8My soul hath run clinging to thee, On me, hath thy right hand laid hold.
Song of Solomon 5:8I adjure you, ye daughters of Jerusalem,—If ye find my beloved, what will ye tell him? That, sick with love, I am.
Isaiah 26:8Surely in the path of thy regulations, O Yahweh, we waited for thee,—Unto thy Name and unto thy Memorial, was there a longing of soul:
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 →