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Song of Solomon 6:3

6:2 My beloved is gone down into his garden, to the beds of spices, to feed in the gardens, and to gather lilies.
I am my beloved's, and my beloved is mine: he feedeth among the lilies.

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I am my beloved’s, and my beloved is mine. He browses among the lilies,

I am my beloved’s, and my beloved is mine: he feedeth among the lilies.

I am my beloved’s, and my beloved is mine: he feeds among the lilies. ¶

6:4 Thou art beautiful, O my love, as Tirzah, comely as Jerusalem, terrible as an army with banners.

What does Song of Solomon 6:3 mean?

Song of Solomon 6:3 is a verse in the book of Song of Solomon, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include דּוֹד (dôwd), רָעָה (râʻâh), שׁוּשַׁן (shûwshan). It connects to 12 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.

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I
am
my
beloved's,דּוֹדdôwd/dode/H1730(figuratively) to love; by implication, a love-token, lover, friend; specifically an uncle
and
my
belovedדּוֹדdôwd/dode/H1730(figuratively) to love; by implication, a love-token, lover, friend; specifically an uncle
is
mine:
he
feedethרָעָהrâʻâh/raw-aw'/H7462to tend a flock; i.e. pasture it; intransitively, to graze (literally or figuratively); generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a friend)
among
the
lilies.שׁוּשַׁןshûwshan/shoo-shan'/H7799a lily (from its whiteness), as aflower of architectural ornament; also a (straight) trumpet (from the tubular shape)

Commentary on Song of Solomon 6:3

HENRY_FULL · Song of Solomon 6:3–4
ery cause and will judge accordingly. 3. The righteousness of his commands, which he has given to be the rule of our obedience: " Thy testimonies that thou hast commanded, which are backed with thy sovereign authority, and to which thou dost require our obedience, are exceedingly righteous and faithful, righteousness and faithfulness itself." As he acts like himself, so his law requires that we act like ourselves and like him, that we be just to ourselves and to all we deal with, true to all the engagements we lay ourselves under both to God and man. That which we are commanded to practise is righteous; that which we are commanded to believe is faithful. It is necessary to our faith and obedience that we be convinced of this. 139 My zeal hath consumed me, because mine enemies have forgotten thy words. Here is, 1. The great contempt which wicked men put upon religion: My enemies have forgotten thy words. They have often heard them, but so little did they heed them that they soon forgot them, they willingly forgot them, not only through carelessness let them slip out of their minds, but contrived how to cast them behind their backs. This is at the bottom of all the wickedness of the wicked, and particularly of their malignity and enmity to the people of God; they have forgotten the words of God, else those would give check to their sinful courses. 2. The great concern which godly men show for religion. David reckoned those his enemies who forgot the words of God because they were enemies to religion, which he had entered into a league with, offensive and defensive. And therefore his zeal even consumed him, when he observed their impieties. He con

Cross-references

Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

1 Kings 19:10

And he said, I have been very jealous for the LORD God of hosts: for the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.

1 Kings 19:14

And he said, I have been very jealous for the LORD God of hosts: because the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.

Matthew 9:13

But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

Matthew 12:3

But he said unto them, Have ye not read what David did, when he was an hungred, and they that were with him;

Matthew 15:4

For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.

Matthew 21:13

And said unto them, It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves.

Matthew 21:16

And said unto him, Hearest thou what these say? And Jesus saith unto them, Yea; have ye never read Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise?

Matthew 21:42

Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?

Matthew 22:29

Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God.

John 2:17

And his disciples remembered that it was written, The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up.

Acts 13:27

For they that dwell at Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they knew him not, nor yet the voices of the prophets which are read every sabbath day, they have fulfilled them in condemning him.

Acts 28:23

And when they had appointed him a day, there came many to him into his lodging; to whom he expounded and testified the kingdom of God persuading them concerning Jesus, both out of the law of Moses, and out of the prophets, from morning till evening.

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Song of Solomon 6:3.

Song of Solomon 2:16

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

Song of Solomon 6:2

My beloved is gone down into his garden, to the beds of spices, to feed in the gardens, and to gather lilies.

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What does Song of Solomon 6:3 say?

Song of Solomon 6:3 (King James Version) reads: "I am my beloved's, and my beloved is mine: he feedeth among the lilies."

Is Song of Solomon 6:3 in the Old or New Testament?

Song of Solomon 6:3 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Song of Solomon.

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