God’s Word Translation
Song of Songs 2:1
1I am a rose of Sharon, a lily ⌞growing⌟ in the valleys.
Song of Songs 2:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys.
- New International Version (NIV)I am a rose of Sharon, a lily of the valleys.
- English Standard Version (ESV)I am a rose of Sharon, a lily of the valleys.
- New King James Version (NKJV)I am the rose of Sharon, And the lily of the valleys.
Context of Song of Songs 2:1
I am a rose of Sharon, a lily ⌞growing⌟ in the valleys. 2Like a lily among thorns, so is my true love among the young women. 3Like an apple tree among the trees in the forest, so is my beloved among the young men. I want to sit in his shadow. His fruit tastes sweet to me.
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אֲנִי֙ חֲבַצֶּ֣לֶת הַשָּׁר֔וֹן שֽׁוֹשַׁנַּ֖ת הָעֲמָקִֽים׃Read the interlinear
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Commentaries on Song of Songs 2:1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1I am the rose of Sharon - Sharon was a very fruitful place, where David's cattle were fed, 1 Chronicles 27:29. It is mentioned as a place of excellence, Isaiah 35:2, and as a place of flocks, Isaiah 65:10, Perhaps it would be better, with almost all the versions, to translate, "I am the rose of the field." The bridegroom had just before called her fair; she with a becoming modesty, represents her beauty as nothing extraordinary, and compares herself to a…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1The “Song of songs,” i. e., the best or most excellent of songs. Which is Solomon‘s - literally, “to” or “for Solomon,” i. e., belonging to Solomon as its author or concerning him as its subject. In a title or inscription, the former interpretation is to be preferred.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1The mutual love of Christ and his church. (Song 2:1-7) The hope and calling of the church. (Song 2:8-13) Christ's care of the church, Her faith and hope. (Song 2:14-17) Verses 1-7 Believers are beautiful, as clothed in the righteousness of Christ; and fragrant, as adorned with the graces of his Spirit; and they thrive under the refreshing beams of the Sun of righteousness. The lily is a very noble plant in the East; it grows to a considerable height, but…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-2a lily of the valley: The Hebrew text shows the woman's modesty and humility. She sees herself as just one flower among many in Sharon and the wide valleys of Israel. The man agrees with her comparison to a lily but says her beauty is rare; she is a lily among thistles. my darling (literally my companion): They are in love and also friends.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-17So 2:1-17. 1. rose--if applied to Jesus Christ, it, with the white lily (lowly, 2Co 8:9), answers to "white and ruddy" (So 5:10). But it is rather the meadow-saffron: the Hebrew means radically a plant with a pungent bulb, inapplicable to the rose. So Syriac. It is of a white and violet color [Maurer, Gesenius, and Weiss]. The bride thus speaks of herself as lowly though lovely, in contrast with the lordly "apple" or citron tree, the bridegroom (So 2:3)…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Song of Songs 2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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