Song of Solomon 2:5 Meaning
Stay me with flagons, comfort me with apples: for I am sick of love.
Context Explained
3As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, and his fruit was sweet to my taste.
4He brought me to the banqueting house, and his banner over me was love.
5Stay me with flagons, comfort me with apples: for I am sick of love.
6His left hand is under my head, and his right hand doth embrace me.
7I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, and by the hinds of the field, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, till he please.
Key Themes
Related Cross References
Matthew 11:28
Both verses speak to the need for comfort and rest in love.
Psalm 42:1
The longing for love and comfort is echoed in the psalmist's thirst for God.
2 Corinthians 1:3-4
This passage discusses God as the source of all comfort, akin to the comfort sought here.
Source: Song of Solomon 2:5