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Song of Songs 2:4-6
New Catholic Bible
Song of Songs 2:4-6
New Catholic Bible
4 He escorts me into his banquet hall
and his banner[a] over me is love.
5 Strengthen me with raisins,
restore me with apples,[b]
for I am sick with love.
6 His left arm is under my head
and his right arm embraces me.
Footnotes
- Song of Songs 2:4 Banner: i.e., a military flag; just as such a flag is used to show location or possession, her bridegroom’s love does the same in her case (see Num 1:52; Ps 20:6).
- Song of Songs 2:5 Raisins . . . apples: probably a reference to the affection and embraces of love.
