Song of Solomon 2:6
His left hand [is] under my head, And his right doth embrace me.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
His left hand is under my head, and his right hand doth embrace me.
In Context
5Sustain me with grape-cakes, Support me with citrons, for I [am] sick with love.
Cross References
Proverbs 4:8Exalt her, and she doth lift thee up, She honoureth thee, when thou dost embrace her.
Song of Solomon 8:3His left hand [is] under my head, And his right doth embrace me.
Isaiah 62:4It is not said of thee any more, 'Forsaken!' And of thy land it is not said any more, 'Desolate,' For to thee is cried, 'My delight [is] in her,' And to thy land, 'Married,' For Jehovah hath delighted in thee, And thy land is married.
Zephaniah 3:17Jehovah thy God [is] in thy midst, A mighty one doth save, He rejoiceth over thee with joy, He doth work in His love, He joyeth over thee with singing.'
Ephesians 5:25The husbands! love your own wives, as also the Christ did love the assembly, and did give himself 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 →