I belong to my beloved, and his desire is for me.
Parallel translations
- WEB I am my beloved’s. His desire is toward me.
- KJV I am my beloved’s, and his desire is toward me.
- NKJV I am my beloved’s, And his desire is toward me.
- NASB ¶“I am my beloved’s, And his desire is for me.
- NLT I am my lover’s, and he claims me as his own.
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Quick answer
The bride joyfully declares that she belongs to her beloved and that his desire is toward her. Secure, mutual belonging is the crown of their love.
Overview
This is the third and warmest form of the belonging refrain (cf. 2:16; 6:3); now she rejoices not only in mutual possession but in his desire for her. The word 'desire' recalls Genesis 3:16, yet here it appears redeemed turned toward her in love rather than strife. The verse beautifully pictures love restored and secure, a hint of the harmony grace brings.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 10
- Ps 45:11and the king will desire your beauty; bow to him, for he is your lord.
- Song 2:16My beloved is mine and I am his; he pastures his flock among the lilies.
- Song 6:3I belong to my beloved and he belongs to me; he pastures his flock among the lilies.
- Gal 2:20I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.
- Acts 27:23For just last night an angel of God, whose I am and whom I serve, stood beside me
- Job 14:15You will call, and I will answer; You will desire the work of Your hands.
- Ps 147:11The LORD is pleased with those who fear Him, who hope in His loving devotion.
- Song 7:5–6Your head crowns you like Mount Carmel, the hair of your head like purple threads; the king is captured in your tresses.
- John 17:24Father, I want those You have given Me to be with Me where I am, that they may see the glory You gave Me because You loved Me before the foundation of the world.
- 1 Cor 6:19–20Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own;
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Christ at the center
The poetry of covenant love between bride and bridegroom pictures, at its highest, the love of Christ for his church — the Bridegroom who gave himself for his bride.
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