Meaning, commentary and cross references
Song of Solomon 2:16
“My beloved is mine, and I am his;
he grazes among the lilies.”In other translations
KJV · King James Version
My beloved is mine, and I am his: he feedeth among the lilies.
NIV · New International Version
My beloved is mine and I am his; he browses among the lilies.
WEB · World English Bible
My beloved is mine, and I am his. He browses among the lilies.
What does Song of Solomon 2:16 mean?
John Gill · Exposition of the Entire Bible, on Song of Solomon 2:16
My beloved is mine, and I am his,.... These are the words of the church; who, having had such evidences of Christ's love to her, and care of her, expresses her faith of interest in him, and suggests the obligations she lay under to observe his commands. The words are expressive of the mutual interest had property Christ and his church have in each other: Christ is the church's, by the Father's gift of him to her, to be her Head, Husband, and Saviour; and by the gift of himself unto her, to be her Redeemer and ransom price; and by marriage, having espoused her to himself, in righteousness and lovingkindness; and by possession, he living and dwelling in her, by his Spirit and grace: the…
John Gill, Exposition of the Entire Bible (1746–63). Public domain. Digital text: Free Use Bible API (bible.helloao.org).
Context: Song of Solomon 2:13–17 (WEB)
13The fig tree ripens her green figs. The vines are in blossom. They give out their fragrance. Arise, my love, my beautiful one, and come away.” 14My dove in the clefts of the rock, in the hiding places of the mountainside, let me see your face. Let me hear your voice; for your voice is sweet and your face is lovely. 15Catch for us the foxes, the little foxes that plunder the vineyards; for our vineyards are in blossom. 16My beloved is mine, and I am his. He browses among the lilies. 17Until the day is cool, and the shadows flee away, turn, my beloved, and be like a roe or a young deer on the mountains of Bether.
Cross references
- Song of Solomon 6:3
I am my beloved’s, and my beloved is mine. He browses among the lilies.
- Song of Solomon 7:10
I am my beloved’s. His desire is toward me.
- Jeremiah 31:33
“But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days,” says the LORD: “I will put my law in their inward parts, and I will write it in their heart. I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
- Psalms 48:14
- Psalms 63:1
- 1 Corinthians 3:21–23
Therefore let no one boast in men. For all things are yours,
- Galatians 2:20
I have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. That life which I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself up for me.
- Revelation 21:2–3
I saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared like a bride adorned for her husband.