Song 2 | ESV | STEP | I am a rose of Sharon , a lily of the valleys .

ah[See ver. 13 above]

ai ch. 6:3; 7:10

aj ch. 4:5; 6:3

al ch. 4:6; [Gen. 3:8]

am Jer. 6:4

anSee ver. 9

Song of Solomon 2

1 I am a rose ^{▼▼Probably a bulb, such as a crocus, asphodel, or narcissus} of Sharon,
^ba lily of the valleys.

He

2 As a lily among brambles,
so is ^cmy love among the young women.

She

3 As an apple tree among the trees of the forest,
so is my ^dbeloved among the young men.
With great delight I sat ^ein his shadow,
and his ^ffruit was sweet to my taste.
4 He ^gbrought me to the banqueting house, ^{▼▼Hebrew the house of wine}
and his ⁱbanner over me was love.
5 Sustain me with ^jraisins;
refresh me with apples,
^kfor I am sick with love.
6 His ^lleft hand is under my head,
and his right hand ^membraces me!
7 I ⁿadjure you, ^{▼▼That is, I put you on oath; so throughout the Song} O ^pdaughters of Jerusalem,
by ^qthe gazelles or the does of the field,
that you not stir up or awaken love
until it pleases.

The Bride Adores Her Beloved

8 The voice of my beloved!
Behold, he comes,
leaping ^rover the mountains,
bounding over the hills.
9 My beloved is like ^sa gazelle
or a young stag.
Behold, there he stands
behind our wall,
gazing through the windows,
looking through the lattice.
10 My beloved speaks and says to me:
^t“Arise, my love, my beautiful one,
and come away,
11 for behold, the winter is past;
^uthe rain is over and gone.
12 ^vThe flowers appear on the earth,
the time of singing ^{▼▼Or pruning} has come,
and the voice of ^xthe turtledove
is heard in our land.
13 ^yThe fig tree ripens its figs,
and ^zthe vines are in blossom;
they give forth fragrance.
^aaArise, my love, my beautiful one,
and come away.
14 O my ^abdove, in the ^acclefts of the rock,
in the crannies of the cliff,
let me see your face,
let me ^adhear your voice,
for your voice is sweet,
and your face is ^aelovely.
15 Catch ^afthe foxes ^{▼▼Or jackals} for us,
the little foxes
that spoil the vineyards,
^ahfor our vineyards are in blossom.”
16 ^aiMy beloved is mine, and I am his;
he ^ajgrazes ^{▼▼Or he pastures his flock} among the lilies.
17 Until ^althe day breathes
and ^amthe shadows flee,
turn, my beloved, be like ^ana gazelle
or a young stag on cleft mountains. ^{▼▼Or mountains of Bether}