Song of Solomon 2:16 (WEB)

Passage

My beloved is mine, and I am his. He browses among the lilies.

Nearby Context

Song of Solomon 2:14 My dove in the clefts of the rock, In the hiding places of the mountainside, Let me see your face. Let me hear your voice; for your voice is sweet, and your face is lovely.

Song of Solomon 2:15 Catch for us the foxes, the little foxes that plunder the vineyards; for our vineyards are in blossom.

Song of Solomon 2:16 My beloved is mine, and I am his. He browses among the lilies.

Song of Solomon 2:17 Until the day is cool, and the shadows flee away, turn, my beloved, and be like a roe or a young deer on the mountains of Bether.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "beloved", "mine", "browses", and "lilies". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "beloved" and "mine", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 15's "Catch for us the foxes the little..." into verse 17's "Until the day is cool and the...", so "beloved" and "mine" belong inside that flow. In Song of Solomon context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "beloved" and "mine" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.