Song of Solomon 2:5
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Song of Solomon 2:5 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Song of Solomon 2:5 is a verse from the book of Song of Solomon in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Stay me with flagons, comfort me with apples: for I am sick of love. comfort...: Heb. straw me with apples" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Song of Solomon 2:5 — KJV
“Stay me with flagons, comfort me with apples: for I am sick of love. comfort...: Heb. straw me with apples”
— Song of Solomon 2:5 (KJV)
Song of Solomon 2:5 in Context — About the Book of Song of Solomon
Song of Solomon is an unashamed celebration of covenant love — poetic dialogue between a bride and bridegroom that honors desire, faithfulness, and delight. Believers across centuries have also read it as a picture of Christ's love for His people: strong as death, unquenchable by many waters.
Cross-References for Song of Solomon 2:5
“And I will fetch a morsel of bread, and comfort ye your hearts; after that ye shall pass on: for therefore are ye come to your servant. And they said, So do, as thou hast said. comfort: Heb. stay are...: Heb. you have passed”
Shares key themes with Song of Solomon 2:5: stay, comfort, heb
“And David comforted Bathsheba his wife, and went in unto her, and lay with her: and she bare a son, and he called his name Solomon: and the LORD loved him.”
Shares key themes with Song of Solomon 2:5: comfort, love, heb
“Then said the LORD unto me, Go yet, love a woman beloved of her friend, yet an adulteress, according to the love of the LORD toward the children of Israel, who look to other gods, and love flagons of wine. of wine: Heb. of grapes”
Shares key themes with Song of Solomon 2:5: flagons, love, heb
“I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, if ye find my beloved, that ye tell him, that I am sick of love. that ye: Heb. what, etc”
Shares key themes with Song of Solomon 2:5: sick, love, heb
“And Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah's tent, and took Rebekah, and she became his wife; and he loved her: and Isaac was comforted after his mother's death.”
Shares key themes with Song of Solomon 2:5: comfort, love
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