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Song Of Songs Chapter 2 verse 16 Holy Bible

ASV SongOfSongs 2:16

My beloved is mine, and I am his: He feedeth `his flock' among the lilies.
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BBE SongOfSongs 2:16

My loved one is mine, and I am his: he takes his food among the flowers.
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DARBY SongOfSongs 2:16

My beloved is mine, and I am his; He feedeth [his flock] among the lilies,
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KJV SongOfSongs 2:16

My beloved is mine, and I am his: he feedeth among the lilies.
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WBT SongOfSongs 2:16

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WEB SongOfSongs 2:16

My beloved is mine, and I am his. He browses among the lilies.
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YLT SongOfSongs 2:16

My beloved `is' mine, and I `am' his, Who is delighting among the lilies,
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 16. - My beloved is mine, and I am his; he feedeth (his flock) among the lilies. These are the words of the bride. The latter clause is repeated in Song of Solomon 6:2, with the addition, "in the gardens," and it is evident that Solomon is lovingly regarded as a shepherd, because Shulamith delights to think of him as fully sympathizing with her simple country life. She idealizes. The words may be taken as either the response given at the time by the maiden to the invitation of her lover to come forth into the vineyards, or as the breathing of love as she lies in the arms of Solomon. Lilies are the emblem of purity, lofty elevation above that which is common. Moreover, the lily stalk is the symbol of the life of regeneration among the mystical mediaevalists. Mary the Virgin, the Rosa mystica, in ancient paintings is represented with a lily in her hand at the Annunciation. The people of God were called by the Jewish priests "a people of lilies." So Mary was the lily of lilies in the lily community; the sanctissima in the communio sanctorum. There may be an allusion to the lily forms around Solomon in his palace - the daughters of Jerusalem; in that ease the words must be taken as spoken, not in remembrance of the first love, but in present joy in Solomon's embrace. Some would render the words as simply praise of Solomon himself, "who, wherever he abides, spreads radiancy and loveliness about him," or "in whose footsteps roses and lilies ever bloom." At least, they are expressive of entire self-surrender and delight. She herself is a lily, and the beloved one feeds upon her beauty, purity, and perfection.

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(16) He feedeth.--Heb., he that is feeding his flock--the pastor.