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Song of Songs 2:2-4
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Bridegroom:

2 As a lily growing among thorns,
    so is my beloved among maidens.[a]

Bride:

3 Like an apple tree among the trees of the forest,
    so is my beloved among young men.
To sit in his shadow is my delight,
    and his fruit is sweet to my taste.
4 He escorts me into his banquet hall
    and his banner[b] over me is love.

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Footnotes

  1. Song of Songs 2:2 Maidens: see note on Song 1:3.
  2. 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).
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Song of Songs 2:2-4
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He

2 Like a lily among thorns
    is my darling among the young women.

She

3 Like an apple[a] tree among the trees of the forest
    is my beloved(A) among the young men.
I delight(B) to sit in his shade,
    and his fruit is sweet to my taste.(C)
4 Let him lead me to the banquet hall,(D)
    and let his banner(E) over me be love.

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Footnotes

  1. Song of Songs 2:3 Or possibly apricot; here and elsewhere in Song of Songs
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