Song of Solomon 2:16

My beloved is mine, and I am his: he feedeth among the lilies.

Mine ... his - rather, 'is for me ... for Him.' , where, as here, there is the assurance of indissoluble union, in spite of temporary absence. Next verse, entreating Him to return, shows that He has gone, perhaps through her want of guarding against the 'little sins.' The order of the clauses is reversed in , when she is riper in faith: there she rests more on her being His; here, on His being her's; and no doubt her sense of love to Him is a pledge that she is His (; ): this is her consolation in His withdrawal now.

I am his - by creation (), by redemption (John 17:9; 1 Corinthians 6:19).

Feedeth - as a "roe," or gazelle ().

Among the lilies. Instinct is sure to lead him back to His feeding ground, where the lilies abound. So Jesus Christ, though now withdrawn, the bride feels sure will return to His favorite resting-place (). So hereafter (). Psalms 45:1, title, terms His lovely brides 'lilies' (namely, the nations about to be received into the kingdom of the heavenly Solomon: cf. ; ), pure and white, though among thorns ().