Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary
Song of Solomon 2:2
The king resumes, taking up the bride’s comparison: “As the lily excels in beauty the thorny shrubs among which it grows, so my friend excels her companions.”
The king resumes, taking up the bride’s comparison: “As the lily excels in beauty the thorny shrubs among which it grows, so my friend excels her companions.”
CHAPTER 2 The voice of the bride is heard again in the opening verses of this chapter; some understand it as meaning the Messiah speaking of Himself as the Rose and the Lily of the valley, but it is r...
MUTUAL PRAISE AND PRAISE OF LOVE. The bride sets herself forth as the Rose (_meadow saffron_ or _crocus_) of Sharon (or _the plain_) and the Lily (_scarlet anemone?_) of the valley. To this the lover...
AS THE LILY. As. lily: the shepherd, taking up her word in his reply. THORNS. See note on 2 Kings 14:9. MY LOVE. my friend. Hebrew. _ra'yah_. See note on Song of Solomon 1:9. Feminine again, showing...
Solomon replies, turning her modest comparison into an exaltation of her above the ladies of the palace by saying, "My friend is indeed a lily and she is out of place, but only because the palace ladi...
Song of Solomon 1:9 Chap. Song of Solomon 2:7. A King's Love despised In this scene Solomon presses his love upon the Shulammite for the first time; but in reply to his endeavours to win her she alwa...
DISCOURSE: 849 THE CHURCH’S FELLOWSHIP WITH CHRIST Song of Solomon 2:1. _I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys. As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters. As the appl...
TEXT 1:152:6 c. Description of a conversation between the Shepherd and the Shepherdess, Song of Solomon 1:15 to Song of Solomon 2:6. Dialogue: Shepherd, Song of Solomon 1:15
As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters. AS THE LILY AMONG THORNS, SO (IS) MY LOVE - Jesus Christ to the Bride (). "Thorns," i:e., the wicked (). DAUGHTERS - of men, not of Go...
THE ARDENT AFFECTION OF THE LOVERS 2-7. Songs of the bride: her enquiry and his answers....
1. She compares herself to a simple wild flower, the crocus (RM) of Sharon. The plain, which extended from Joppa to Cæsarea, was proverbial for its flowers (Isaiah 35:2), and travellers continue to re...
LOVE] The original has 'loves,' i.e. expressions of love, repeated kisses and embraces. He will hot suffer her to depreciate her own value: compared with other women she is a lily among thorns (Prover...
AMONG THE DAUGHTERS — _i.e.,_ among other maidens....
כְּ שֹֽׁושַׁנָּה֙ בֵּ֣ין הַ חֹוחִ֔ים כֵּ֥ן רַ
TRUE LOVE TESTED SONG OF SOLOMON 1:1; Song of Solomon 2:1; Song of Solomon 3:1; Song of So
No Book has been provocative of more controversy than this. The question at issue is as to its place and value in Holy Scripture. While there are different varieties of each, the interpretations may b...
As the lily among thorns, so [is] my (a) love among the daughters. (a) Thus Christ prefers his Church above all other things....
_Thorns. The bridegroom enhances the praise of his spouse. The Church, surrounded by infidels and persecutors, maintains her beauty and station. Heretics, &c., are no better than thorns. (Origen) (Cal...
As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters. But whatever obscurity is found in the former verse to whom the words belong, there can be none here. Evidently Jesus is here speaking of h...
The first six Verses (omitting the second) of chapter 2 (Song of Solomon 2:1; Song of Solomon 2:3-6) appear to me to be the voice of the bride. They have been differently understood, but (I think) wro...
AS THE LILY AMONG THORNS, SO [IS] MY LOVE AMONG THE DAUGHTERS. These are manifestly the words of Christ concerning his church, whom he calls "my love", Song of Solomon 1:9; and was his love still, tho...
As the lily among thorns, so [is] my love among the daughters. Ver. 2. _As the lily among the thorns._] The lily is white, pure, and pleasant, having six leaves (and thence its name _a_ in Hebrew), a...
_I am the rose of Sharon_ These are the words of the bridegroom. He compares himself to the rose and lily, for fragrancy and beauty. Sharon was a very fruitful place, and famous for roses. _As the lil...
As the lily among thorns, so is My love among the daughters, surpassing them to such an extent that their dingy stalks were not even noticed. And the bride, inflamed by His praise, calls out:...
THE MUTUAL LOVE OF CHRIST AND THE CHURCH. The Bride Protests the Fervor of her Love...
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....
AS THE LILY AMONG THORNS; compared with thorns, which it unspeakably exceeds in glory and beauty; SO IS MY LOVE AMONG THE DAUGHTERS; so far, and much more, doth my church or people excel all other ass...
Song of Solomon 2:2 lily H7799 thorns H2336 love H7474 daughters H1323 Isaiah 55:13;...
_ “As a lily among thorns, So is my love among the daughters.”_ He now tells her lovingly, that compared with all other women he has known, she is like a lily among thorns, a flowering beauty among t...
SO IS How poor are the similes of the bride as compared with those of the Bridegroom. To him, she is a "lily among thorns; she can only say that he is "as the apple tree among the trees of the wood....
Here we have a dialogue of love between the Lord Jesus and his people. Song of Solomon 2:1. _I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys._ Amongst all flowers, there is none that can be com...
We believe that this song sets forth the mutual love of Christ and his believing people. It is a book of deep mystery, not to be understood except by the initiated; but those who have learnt a life of...
Song of Solomon 2:1. _I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys._ So he is, and much more than that. «Nature, to make his beauties known, Must mingle colors quite unknown.» So rich is h...
Song of Solomon 2:1. _I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys. As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters._ It is the nature of love to make the thing beloved like itsel...
CONTENTS: The Bridegroom speaks concerning himself and his Bride. The Bride speaks remembering her satisfaction in her beloved. CHARACTERS: Solomon, Bride (Christ, Church). CONCLUSION: Humble souls...
Song of Solomon 2:1. _Sharon_ was a fertile district not far from Nazareth. 1 Chronicles 27:29; Isaiah 33:9; Isaiah 65:10....
_As the lily among thorns, so is My love among the daughters._ THE LILY AMONG THORNS I. First, I think my text very beautifully sets forth the relation of the Church and of every individual to Chris...
SONG OF SOLOMON—NOTE ON SONG OF SOLOMON 2:2 The man responds by contrasting the woman’s beauty favorably with others, whom he refers to as BRAMBLES (prickly, thorny shrubs)....
NOTES Song of Solomon 2:1: _I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys_. ‘I am,’ &c. Opinions divided as to who is the speaker. The Bridegroom. ORIGEN, THEODORET, and the great majority of L...
EXPOSITION SONG OF SOLOMON 2:2 AS A LILY AMONG THORNS, SO IS MY LOVE AMONG THE DAUGHTERS. The king responds, taking up the lovely simile and giving it a very apt and charming turn, "My love is beyond...
I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys (Song of Solomon 2:1). The bridegroom responds. As the lily among the thorns, so is my love among the daughters (Song of Solomon 2:2). The bride...
1 Peter 2:12; Isaiah 55:13; Matthew 10:16; Matthew 6:28; Matthew 6:29
Among — Compared with thorns, which it unspeakably exceeds in glory and beauty. So — So far, doth my church or people, excel all other assemblies. The title of daughter, is often given to whole nation...