Song of Solomon 2:3

¹ I am a rose of Sharon, a lily of the valley.

² Like a lily among the thorns is my darling among the maidens.

Like an apricot tree among the trees of the forest is my beloved among the young men. I delight to sit in his shade, and his fruit is sweet to my taste.

⁴ He has brought me to the house of wine, and his banner over me is love.

⁵ Sustain me with raisins; refresh me with apples, for I am faint with love.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: Like an apricot tree among the trees of the forest is my beloved among the young men. I delight to sit in his shade, and his fruit is sweet to my taste.
KJV: 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.
WEB: 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, his fruit was sweet to my taste.
ASV: 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.
DARBY: As the apple-tree among the trees of the wood, So is my beloved among the sons: In his shadow have I rapture and sit down; And his fruit is sweet to my taste.
BLB: Like an apple tree among the trees of the woods, so [is] my beloved among the sons; in his shade I have delighted and sat down, and his fruit [is] sweet to my palate.

ÅB: Som et epletre blant skogens trær, så er min elskede blant de unge menn; i hans skygge lyster det meg å sitte, og hans frukt er søt for min gane.
OTB: Som et epletre skiller seg ut blant skogens trær, Slik er min elskede blant de unge mennene. I hans skygge fant jeg stor glede og satte meg ned, Og hans frukt var søt for min smak.
B1930: Som et epletre blandt skogens trær, så er min elskede blandt de unge menn; i hans skygge lyster det mig å sitte, og hans frukt er søt for min gane.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Song of Solomon 8:5
Who is this coming up from the wilderness, leaning on her beloved? I roused you under the apple tree; there your mother conceived you; there she travailed and brought you forth.
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Each will be like a shelter from the wind, a refuge from the storm, like streams of water in a dry land, like the shadow of a great rock in an arid land.
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Isaiah 25:4
For You have been a refuge for the poor, a stronghold for the needy in distress, a refuge from the storm, a shade from the heat. For the breath of the ruthless is like rain against a wall,
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Hebrews 1:1–6
On many past occasions and in many different ways, God spoke to our fathers through the prophets.
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Hebrews 12:2
Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
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John 1:14–18
The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
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Ezekiel 47:12
Along both banks of the river, fruit trees of all kinds will grow. Their leaves will not wither, and their fruit will not fail. Each month they will bear fruit, because the water from the sanctuary flows to them. Their fruit will be used for food and their leaves for healing.”
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Song of Solomon 5:9–10
How is your beloved better than others, O most beautiful among women? How is your beloved better than another, that you charge us so?
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