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Song of Solomon 2:16

Love for othersMarriageIdentity and self-worthFaithfulness and loyalty

14 O my dove in the clefts of the rock, in the crevices of the cliff, let me see your face, let me hear your voice; for your voice is sweet, and your countenance is lovely.

15 Catch for us the foxes— the little foxes that ruin the vineyards— for our vineyards are in bloom.

My beloved is mine and I am his; he pastures his flock among the lilies.

17 Before the day breaks and shadows flee, turn, my beloved, and be like a gazelle or a young stag on the mountains of Bether.

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BSB
My beloved is mine and I am his; he pastures his flock among the lilies.
KJV
My beloved is mine, and I am his: he feedeth among the lilies.
WEB
My beloved is mine, and I am his. He browses among the lilies.
ASV
My beloved is mine, and I am his: He feedeth [his flock] among the lilies.
DARBY
My beloved is mine, and I am his; He feedeth [his flock] among the lilies,
BLB
My beloved [is] unto me and I unto him; he is grazing among the lilies.
ÅB
Min elskede er min, og jeg er hans, han som vokter sin flokk blant liljene.
OTB
Min elskede tilhører meg, og jeg til ham; Han gjeter sin flokk blant liljene.
B1930
Min elskede er min, og jeg er hans, han som vokter sin hjord blandt liljene.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Song of Solomon 6:3

    I belong to my beloved and he belongs to me; he pastures his flock among the lilies.

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  • Song of Solomon 7:10

    I belong to my beloved, and his desire is for me.

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  • Psalms 63:1

    O God, You are my God. Earnestly I seek You; my soul thirsts for You. My body yearns for You in a dry and weary land without water.

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  • Psalms 48:14

    For this God is our God forever and ever; He will be our guide even till death.

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  • Jeremiah 31:33

    “But this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD. I will put My law in their minds and inscribe it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people.

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  • Song of Solomon 7:13

    The mandrakes send forth a fragrance, and at our door is every delicacy, new as well as old, that I have treasured up for you, my beloved.

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  • Song of Solomon 1:7

    Tell me, O one I love, where do you pasture your sheep? Where do you rest them at midday? Why should I be like a veiled woman beside the flocks of your companions?

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  • Galatians 2:20

    I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.

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