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Song of Songs

Chapter 2

The Bride and more

Song of Songs 2 develops the lovers' mutual delight through a sequence of brief exchanges, memories, invitations, and vows. The chapter moves from images of beauty and shelter to springtime summons, protective counsel, and renewed belonging, showing love as tender, awakening, and carefully guarded.

As the second chapter of Song of Songs, this passage deepens the book's pattern of reciprocal praise and longing by joining affection to movement, season, and anticipation. It advances the poem from admiration into invitation, highlighting both the joy of nearness and the wisdom of protecting love until its proper time.

6 sections·116 words·~1 min read

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Song of Songs 2

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vv. 1

The Bride

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I1 am a rose of Sharon,

vv. 2

The Bridegroom

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L2ike a lily among the thorns

vv. 3-13

The Bride

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L3ike an apple tree among the trees of the forest 4He has brought me to the house of wine, 5Sustain me with raisins; 6His left hand is under my head, 7O daughters of Jerusalem, I adjure you

8Listen! My beloved approaches. 9My beloved is like a gazelle or a young stag. 10My beloved calls to me, 11For now the winter is past; 12The flowers have appeared in the countryside; 13The fig tree ripens its figs;

vv. 14

The Bridegroom

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O14 my dove in the clefts of the rock,

vv. 15

The Friends

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C15atch for us the foxes—

vv. 16-17

The Bride

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M16y beloved is mine and I am his; 17Before the day breaks and shadows flee,

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  1. 01vv. 1The BrideThe bride opens by describing herself with simple floral imagery, presenting beauty that is natural, humble, and set within the land's abundance. Her brief self-description invites the beloved's response and frames the chapter with gentleness rather than display.
  2. 02vv. 2The BridegroomThe bridegroom answers by distinguishing the bride from all others, comparing her to a lily among thorns. His response turns her modest image into one of singular beauty and exclusivity.
  3. 03vv. 3-13The BrideThe bride responds by praising the beloved as shade, fruit, banner, and voice, remembering both present delight and approaching movement. Her speech holds together rest, desire, caution, and anticipation as she recounts his summons into the season of life and bloom.
  4. 04vv. 14The BridegroomThe bridegroom addresses the bride as a dove hidden in the rocks and asks to see her face and hear her voice. His words express desire not only for beauty but for presence and speech, showing relational longing rather than distant admiration.
  5. 05vv. 15The FriendsThe friends briefly intervene with a warning about little foxes that spoil the vineyards in bloom. Their counsel suggests that tender love requires protection from small threats before damage spreads.
  6. 06vv. 16-17The BrideThe bride closes by affirming mutual belonging and describing the beloved's shepherd-like presence among lilies, then asking him to return swiftly before the day's shadows flee. The ending holds assurance and longing together, showing love as both possessed and awaited.
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