Song of Solomon 2:3

2:2 As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters.

As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, and his fruit was sweet to my taste. I sat: Heb. I delighted and sat down, etc taste: Heb. palate

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As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, his fruit was sweet to my taste.

As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, and his fruit was sweet to my taste.

2:4 He brought me to the banqueting house, and his banner over me was love. banqueting: Heb. house of wine

What does Song of Solomon 2:3 mean?

Song of Solomon 2:3 is a verse in the book of Song of Solomon, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include תַּפּוּחַ (tappûwach), עֵץ (ʻêts), יַעַר (yaʻar). It connects to 10 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.

Hebrew interlinear

the

apple

treeתַּפּוּחַtappûwach/tap-poo'-akh/H8598an apple (from its fragrance), i.e. the fruit or the tree (probably includ. others of the pome order, as the quince, the orange, etc.)

among

the

treesעֵץʻêts/ates/H6086a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks)

the

wood,יַעַרyaʻar/yah'-ar/H3293a copse of bushes; hence, a forest; hence, honey in the comb (as hived in trees)

belovedדּוֹדdôwd/dode/H1730(figuratively) to love; by implication, a love-token, lover, friend; specifically an uncle

among

the

sons.בֵּןbên/bane/H1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)

satיָשַׁבyâshab/yaw-shab'/H3427properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry

down

under

his

shadowצֵלtsêl/tsale/H6738shade, whether literal or figurative

with

great

delight,חָמַדchâmad/khaw-mad'/H2530to delight in

and

his

fruitפְּרִיpᵉrîy/per-ee'/H6529fruit (literally or figuratively)

was

sweetמָתוֹקmâthôwq/maw-thoke'/H4966sweet

taste.חֵךְchêk/khake/H2441properly, the palate or inside of the mouth; hence, the mouth itself (as the organ of speech, taste and kissing)

sat:

Heb.

delighted

and

sat

down,

etc

taste:

Heb.

palate

Commentary on Song of Solomon 2:3

HENRY_FULL · Song of Solomon 2:3

in we have made ourselves unable for his service and indisposed for the enjoyment of him; and we must have a new and divine nature, otherwise we had the human nature in vain; therefore David prays, "Lord, since thou hast made me by thy power for thy glory, make me anew by thy grace, that I may answer the ends of my creation and live to some purpose: Give me understanding, that I may learn thy commandments. " The way in which God recovers and secures his interest in men is by giving them an understanding; for by that door he enters into the soul and gains possession of it. 74 They that fear thee will be glad when they see me; because I have hoped in thy word. Here is, 1. The confidence of this good man in the hope of God's salvation: " I have hoped in thy word; and I have not found it in vain to do so; it has not failed me, nor have I been disappointed in my expectations from it. It is a hope that maketh not ashamed; but is present satisfaction, and fruition at last." 2. The concurrence of other good men with him in the joy of that salvation: " Those that fear thee will be glad when they see me relieved by my hope in thy word and delivered according to my hope." The comforts which some of God's children have in God, and the favours they have received from him, should be matter of joy to others of them. Paul often expressed the hope that for God's grace to him thanks would be rendered by many, 2 Cor. i. 11 ;

Cross-references

Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Genesis 18:25

That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?

Deuteronomy 32:4

He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he.

Job 34:23

For he will not lay upon man more than right; that he should enter into judgment with God. enter: Heb. go

Song of Solomon 2:7

I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, and by the hinds of the field, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, till he please. I charge: Heb. I adjure you

Jeremiah 12:1

Righteous art thou, O LORD, when I plead with thee: yet let me talk with thee of thy judgments: Wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? wherefore are all they happy that deal very treacherously? talk: or, reason the case with thee

Romans 3:4

God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged.

Romans 3:5

But if our unrighteousness commend the righteousness of God, what shall we say?3361 Is God unrighteous who taketh vengeance? (I speak as a man)

Hebrews 12:10

For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure; but he for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness. after: or, as seemed good, or, meet to them

Hebrews 12:11

Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby.

Revelation 3:19

As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Song of Solomon 2:3.

Genesis 2:9

And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.

Genesis 3:6

And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat. pleasant: Heb. a desire

Song of Solomon 5:1

I am come into my garden, my sister, my spouse: I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk: eat, O friends; drink, yea, drink abundantly, O beloved. yea: or, and be drunken with loves

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What does Song of Solomon 2:3 say?

Song of Solomon 2:3 (King James Version) reads: "As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, and his fruit was sweet to my taste. I sat: Heb. I delighted and sat down, etc taste: Heb. palate"

Is Song of Solomon 2:3 in the Old or New Testament?

Song of Solomon 2:3 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Song of Solomon.

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