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Song of Solomon 2:16

Song of Solomon 2:16
My beloved is mine, and I am his: he feedeth among the lilies.

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Barnes' Notes

Song of Solomon 2:8-17

The bride relates to the chorus a visit which the beloved had paid her some time previously in her native home. He on a fair spring morning solicits her company. The bride, immersed in rustic toils,…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

This verse is addressed by the bride to her companions within the house, or is spoken in a loving rapture to herself. Some however think that it is sung to the lover.

he feedeth among the lilies…