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Song of Songs 2:3-5
New Catholic Bible
Song of Songs 2:3-5
New Catholic Bible
Bride:
3 Like an apple tree among the trees of the forest,
so is my beloved among young men.
To sit in his shadow is my delight,
and his fruit is sweet to my taste.
4 He escorts me into his banquet hall
and his banner[a] over me is love.
5 Strengthen me with raisins,
restore me with apples,[b]
for I am sick with love.
Footnotes
- Song of Songs 2:4 Banner: i.e., a military flag; just as such a flag is used to show location or possession, her bridegroom’s love does the same in her case (see Num 1:52; Ps 20:6).
- Song of Songs 2:5 Raisins . . . apples: probably a reference to the affection and embraces of love.
