His left hand should be under my head, and his right hand should embrace me.
Parallel translations
- WEB His left hand would be under my head. His right hand would embrace me.
- BSB His left hand is under my head, and his right arm embraces me.
- NKJV His left hand is under my head, And his right hand embraces me.
- NASB “Let his left hand be under my head, And his right hand embrace me.”
- NLT Your left arm would be under my head, and your right arm would embrace me.
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Quick answer
She pictures her beloved's embrace, his hands cradling and holding her. The image conveys tender, secure intimacy.
Overview
Repeating the embrace of 2:6, the bride dwells on the security and tenderness of being held by her beloved. The picture is one of rest and safety in love. Such imagery of being upheld and embraced echoes the comfort Scripture offers in the everlasting arms of God, in whom his people find their rest.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 4
- Song 2:6His left hand is under my head, and his right hand doth embrace me.
- Deut 33:27The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms: and he shall thrust out the enemy from before thee; and shall say, Destroy them.
- Isa 62:4–5Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken; neither shall thy land any more be termed Desolate: but thou shalt be called Hephzibah, and thy land Beulah: for the LORD delighteth in thee, and thy land shall be married.
- 2 Cor 12:9And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
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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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