² My lover has gone down to his garden,
    to the beds of spices,
to ·feed [graze] in the gardens
    and to ·gather [pluck] lilies.
³ I belong to my lover,
    and my lover belongs to me [2:16; 7:11].
He ·feeds [grazes] among the lilies.

⁴ My darling, you are as beautiful as the city of Tirzah [^Conetime capital of the northern kingdom of Israel; the name means “pleasant”; 1 Kin. 14:17; 15:21],
    as lovely as the city of Jerusalem [^Cthe capital of the southern kingdom of Judah; Ps. 122],
    ·like an army flying flags [^Lawesome like an army under banners].