Song of Solomon 2:16 (YLT)

Passage

My beloved <FI>is<Fi> mine, and I <FI>am<Fi> his, Who is delighting among the lilies,

Nearby Context

Song of Solomon 2:14 My dove, in clefts of the rock, In a secret place of the ascent, Cause me to see thine appearance, Cause me to hear thy voice, For thy voice <FI>is<Fi> sweet, and thy appearance comely.

Song of Solomon 2:15 Seize ye for us foxes, Little foxes--destroyers of vineyards, Even our sweet-smelling vineyards.

Song of Solomon 2:16 My beloved <FI>is<Fi> mine, and I <FI>am<Fi> his, Who is delighting among the lilies,

Song of Solomon 2:17 Till the day doth break forth, And the shadows have fled away, Turn, be like, my beloved, To a roe, or to a young one of the harts, On the mountains of separation!

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 15's "Seize ye for us foxes Little foxes--destroyers..." into verse 17's "Till the day doth break forth And...", so "light" and "beloved" 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 "light" and "beloved" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.