Song of Songs 2:3

Bishops' Bible (1568)

Like as the apple tree among the trees of the wood: so is my beloued among the sonnes.

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  • Song 8:5 : 5 (What is she this that cometh vp from the wildernesse, and leaneth vpon her loue?) I wake thee vp among the apple trees where thy mother conceaued thee, where thy mother I say brought thee into the worlde.
  • Isa 25:4 : 4 For thou hast ben a strength vnto the poore, and a succour for the needie in his trouble, a refuge against euill weather, a shadow against the heate: for the blast of raging men is like a storme that casteth downe a wall.
  • Isa 32:2 : 2 And that man shalbe vnto men as a defence for the winde, and as a refuge for the tempest, lyke as a ryuer of water in a thirstie place, and the shadowe of a great rocke in a drye lande.
  • Heb 1:1-6 : 1 God which in time past, at sundrie tymes, and in diuers maners, spake vnto the fathers in the prophetes: 2 Hath in these last dayes, spoken vnto vs in the sonne, whom he hath appoynted heyre of all thynges, by whom also he made the worldes. 3 Who beyng the bryghtnesse of the glorie, and the very image of his substaunce, vpholdyng all thynges with the worde of his power, hauing by him selfe pourged our sinnes, hath syt on the ryght hande of the maiestie on hye: 4 Beyng so much more excellent then the Angels, as he hath by inheritaunce obtayned a more excellent name then they. 5 For vnto which of the Angels sayde he at any tyme: Thou art my sonne, this day haue I begotten thee? 6 And agayne, I wyll be to hym a father, and he shalbe to me a sonne? And agayne, when he bryngeth in the first begotten sonne into the worlde, he saith: And let all the Angels of God worship hym.
  • Heb 3:1-6 : 1 Therfore holy brethren, partakers of the celestiall callyng, consider the apostle and hye priest of our profession Christe Iesus, 2 Beyng faythfull to hym that appoynted hym, as also was Moyses in all his house. 3 For this man is counted worthy of more glorie then Moyses, inasmuch as he which hath buylded the house, hath more honour then the house. 4 For euery house is buylded of some man: But he that buylded all thynges, is God. 5 And Moyses veryly was faythfull in al his house, as a minister, for a witnesse of those thynges whiche were to be spoken after: 6 But Christe as a sonne hath rule ouer his owne house, whose house are we, yf we holde fast the confidence and the reioycyng of that hope vnto the ende.
  • Heb 7:23-26 : 23 And among them many were made priestes, because they were forbidden by death to endure. 24 But this man, because he endureth euer, hath an vnchaungeable priesthood. 25 Wherefore he is able also euer to saue them to the vttermost that come vnto God by hym, seyng he euer lyueth to make intercession for them. 26 For such an hye priest became vs, whiche is holy, harmelesse, vndefyled, seperate from sinners, and made hygher then heauens:
  • Heb 12:2 : 2 Lokyng vnto Iesus, the captayne and finissher of our fayth, which for the ioy that was set before hym, endured the crosse, hauyng dispised the shame, and is set downe on the ryght hande of the throne of God.
  • 1 John 1:3-4 : 3 That which we haue seene and heard declare we vnto you, that ye also maye haue felowship with vs, and that our felowship may be with the father, and his sonne Iesus Christe. 4 And this write we vnto you, that your ioy may be full,
  • Rev 22:1-2 : 1 And he shewed me a pure ryuer of water of lyfe, cleare as Cristall, proceadyng out of the throne of god, and of the lambe. 2 In the middes of the streate of it, and of either side of the ryuer, was there wood of lyfe, which bare twelue maner of fruites, and gaue fruite euery moneth: and the leaues of the wood serued to heale the people withall.
  • Ezek 17:23-24 : 23 namely vpon the hye hyll of Israel will I plant it, that it may bryng foorth bowes, and geue fruite, and be an excellent Cedar: and vnder it shall remayne all byrdes, and euery foule shall remaine vnder the shadowe of the braunches thereof. 24 And all the trees of the fielde shall knowe that I the Lorde haue brought downe the hye tree, and exalted the lowe tree, that I haue dryed vp the greene tree, and made the drye tree to florishe, euen I the Lorde that spake it, haue also brought it to passe.
  • Ezek 47:12 : 12 By this riuer vpon the bankes therof on this side and on that side shall grow all trees for meate, whose leaues shall not fade, neither shall the fruite thereof fall, but shall bring foorth newe fruite according to his monethes, for the waters thereof run out of the sanctuarie: and the fruite thereof shalbe for meate, and the leaues thereof for medicine.
  • John 1:14-18 : 14 And the same word became fleshe, and dwelt among vs ( and we sawe the glory of it, as the glory of the only begotten sonne of the father) full of grace and trueth. 15 Iohn beareth witnesse of hym, and cryeth, saying: This was he of whom I spake, he that commeth after me, is preferred before me, for he was before me. 16 And of his fulnesse haue all we receaued, and grace for grace. 17 For the lawe was geuen by Moyses: but grace and trueth came by Iesus Christe. 18 No man hath seene God at any tyme: The onely begotten sonne which is in the bosome of the father, he hath declared hym.
  • John 3:29-31 : 29 He that hath ye bride, is the bridegrome. But the friende of the brydegrome, which standeth & heareth him, reioyceth greatly because of ye brydegromes voyce. This my ioy therfore is fulfylled. 30 He must increace, but I must decreace. 31 He that commeth from an hye, is aboue all: He that is of the earth, is earthlye, and speaketh of the earth. He that commeth from heauen, is aboue all:
  • John 15:1-8 : 1 I am the true vine, and my father is the husbandman. 2 Euery braunche that beareth not fruite in me, he will take away: And euery braunche that beareth fruite wyll he pourge, that it may bryng foorth more fruite. 3 Nowe are ye cleane through the worde which I haue spoken vnto you. 4 Byde in me, and I in you. As the braunche can not beare fruite of it selfe, except it byde in the vine: no more can ye, except ye abyde in me. 5 I am the vine, ye are the braunches. He that abydeth in me, and I in hym, the same bryngeth foorth much fruite: For without me can ye do nothyng. 6 Yf a man byde not in me, he is cast foorth as a braunch, and withereth, and men gather them, and cast them into the fyre, and they burne. 7 Yf ye byde in me, and my wordes abyde in you, aske what ye wyll, and it shalbe done for you. 8 Herein is my father glorified: that ye beare much fruite, and become my disciples.
  • Gen 3:22-24 : 22 And the Lorde God sayde: Beholde, the man is become as one of vs, in knowing good and euyll: And now lest peraduenture he put foorth his hande, and take also of the tree of lyfe and eate, and lyue for euer. 23 Therefore the Lorde God sent hym foorth fro the garden of Eden, to worke the grounde whence he was taken. 24 And so he droue out man, and at the east side of the garde of Eden he set Cherubins, and a fierie two edged sworde, to kepe the way of the tree of lyfe.
  • Judg 9:15 : 15 And the bryer sayde vnto the trees: If it be true that ye will annoynt me kyng ouer you, then come and put your trust vnder my shadow: If no, the fyre come out of the bryer, & waste the Cedar trees of Libanon.
  • Judg 9:19-20 : 19 If ye then haue dealt truely and purely with Ierobaal and with his house this day, then reioyce ye with Abimelech, and let him reioyce with you. 20 But if you haue not dealt truely, then let a fire come out of Abimelech, & consume the men of Sichem, & the house of Mello: and let there come out a fire fro among the men of Sichem, & out of the house of Mello, & consume Abimelech.
  • Ps 45:2 : 2 Thou art fayrer then the children of men, full of grace are thy lippes: because the Lorde hath blessed thee for euer.
  • Ps 57:1 : 1 To the chiefe musition (to be song lyke vnto the song beginning) destroy not, a golden psalme of Dauid, when he fled from Saul into the caue. Be mercifull vnto me O Lorde, be mercifull vnto me: for my soule trusteth in thee, and vnder the shadowe of thy wynges wyll I trust, vntyll this tiranny be ouerpast.
  • Ps 89:6 : 6 For who is he in the cloudes that shal matche God: and who is like vnto God amongst the children gods?
  • Ps 91:1 : 1 Whosoeuer sitteth vnder the couer of the most highest: he shal abide vnder the shadowe of the almightie.
  • Song 2:5 : 5 He bringeth me into his wine seller, his banner spread ouer me, whiche is his loue.
  • Song 4:16 : 16 Up thou north winde, come thou south winde and blowe vpon my garden, that the smell therof may be caryed on euery side: yea that my beloued may come into his garden, and eate of the sweete fruites that growe therein.
  • Song 5:9-9 : 9 What maner of man is thy loue aboue other louers, O thou fairest among women? Or what can thy loue do more then other louers, that thou chargest vs so straytly? 10 As for my loue, he is whyte and red coloured, a goodly person among tenne thousande.
  • Song 5:16 : 16 The wordes of his mouth are sweete: yea he is altogether louely: Such a one is my loue O ye daughters of Hierusalem, such a one is my loue.
  • Isa 4:2 : 2 In that day shall the budde of the Lorde be beautifull and glorious, and the fruite of the earth shalbe excellent and pleasaunt, for them that are escaped of Israel.
  • Isa 4:6 : 6 And there shalbe a tabernacle for a shadowe in the day time from the heat, & a safe place and refuge from weather and rayne.

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  • Song 2:1-2
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    1 I am the rose of the fielde, and lillie of the valleys,

    2 As the lillie among the thornes: so is my loue among the daughters.

  • Song 2:4-6
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    4 My delight is to sit vnder his shadowe, for his fruite is sweete vnto my throte.

    5 He bringeth me into his wine seller, his banner spread ouer me, whiche is his loue.

    6 Set about me cuppes of wine, comfort me with apples, for I am sicke of loue.

  • Song 1:13-14
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    13 a bundell of myrre is my loue vnto me, he wyll lye betwixt my brestes:

    14 a cluster of Camphire in the vineyardes of Engaddi is my loue vnto me.

  • 5 (What is she this that cometh vp from the wildernesse, and leaneth vpon her loue?) I wake thee vp among the apple trees where thy mother conceaued thee, where thy mother I say brought thee into the worlde.

  • Song 2:16-17
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    16 My loue is mine, & I am his, whiche feedeth among the lillies vntill the day breake, and till the shadowes be gone:

    17 Come agayne O my beloued, and be lyke as a roe or a young hart vpon the wyde mountaines.

  • Song 2:13-14
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    13 The figge tree bryngeth foorth her figges, and the vines beare blossomes and haue a good smell.

    14 O stande vp then and come my loue my beautifull, and come I say O my doue, out of the caues of the rockes, out of the holes of the wall, O let me see thy countenaunce and heare thy voyce: for sweete is thy voyce, and fayre is thy face.

  • Song 7:6-13
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    6 O Howe faire and louely art thou my dearlyng in pleasures?

    7 Thy stature is lyke a paulme tree, and thy breastes lyke the grapes.

    8 I sayde, I wyll climbe vp into the paulme tree, and take holde of his hye braunches. Thy breastes also shalbe as the wine clusters, the smell of thy nosethrilles like as the smell of apples.

    9 And thy rooffe of thy mouth lyke the best wine, which is meete for my best beloued, pleasaunt for his lippes, and for his teeth to chawe.

    10 I am my beloueds, and he shall turne hym vnto me.

    11 O come on my loue, we wyll go foorth into the fielde, and take our lodgyng in the villages.

    12 In the mornyng wyll we go see the vineyarde, we wyll see yf the vine be sprong foorth, yf the grapes be growen, and yf the pomegranates be shot out. There will I geue thee my brestes:

    13 the Mandragoras geue their sweete smell, and besyde our doores are all maner of pleasaunt fruites both newe and olde, which I haue kept for thee O my beloued.

  • Song 6:1-3
    3 verses
    77%

    1 Whyther is thy loue gone then O thou fairest among women? whyther is thy loue departed, and we wyll seke hym with thee?

    2 My loue is gone downe into his garden vnto the sweete smellyng beddes, that he may refreshe hym selfe in the garden, & gather lilies.

    3 My loue is myne, and I am his, which feedeth among the lilies.

  • 1 I am come into my garden, O my sister, my spouse, I haue gathered my Myrre with my spice: I haue eate hony with my hony combe, I haue drunke my wine with my milke: Eate O ye frendes, drinke and be merie O ye beloued.

  • 16 The wordes of his mouth are sweete: yea he is altogether louely: Such a one is my loue O ye daughters of Hierusalem, such a one is my loue.

  • Song 2:8-10
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    8 I charge you (O ye daughters of Hierusalem) by the roes and hindes of the fiede, that ye wake not vp my loue, nor touche her, tyll she be content her selfe.

    9 Me thinke I heare the voyce of my beloued: lo, there commeth he hopping vpon the mountaines, and leaping ouer the litle hilles.

    10 My beloued is lyke a roe or a young hart: beholde he standeth behinde our wall, he looketh in at the windowe, and peepeth thorowe the grace.

  • Song 5:9-10
    2 verses
    75%

    9 What maner of man is thy loue aboue other louers, O thou fairest among women? Or what can thy loue do more then other louers, that thou chargest vs so straytly?

    10 As for my loue, he is whyte and red coloured, a goodly person among tenne thousande.

  • 7 Tell me O thou whom my soule loueth, where thou feedest the sheepe, where thou makest them rest at the noone day: for why shall I be like hym that goeth wrong about the flockes of thy companions?

  • Song 1:16-17
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    16 O howe fayre art thou my beloued, howe well fauoured art thou? Our bed is dect with flowres,

    17 the seelinges of our house are of Cedar tree, and our crosse ioyntes of Cipresse.

  • 1 Nowe wyll I syng my beloued friende, a song of my friende touching his vineyard: My beloued friende hath a vineyarde in a very fruiteful plenteous grounde.

  • Song 4:15-16
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    15 a well of gardens, a well of liuing waters which runne downe from Libanus.

    16 Up thou north winde, come thou south winde and blowe vpon my garden, that the smell therof may be caryed on euery side: yea that my beloued may come into his garden, and eate of the sweete fruites that growe therein.

  • Song 4:10-13
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    74%

    10 O howe fayre are thy breastes, my sister, my spouse? Thy breastes are more pleasaunt then wine, and the smell of thyne oyntmentes passeth all spices.

    11 Thy lippes, O my spouse, drop as the hony combe, yea mylke and hony is vnder thy tongue, and the smell of thy garmentes is like the smell of Libanus.

    12 A garden well locked is my sister, my spouse: a garden well locked, and a sealed well.

    13 The fruites that are planted in thee, are lyke a very paradise of pomegranates with sweete fruites, as Camphire, Nardus,

  • 6 O that I might go to the mountaine of myrre, and to the hil of frankencense, til the day breake, and til the shadowes be past away.

  • 2 O that he would kisse me with the kisses of his mouth: for thy loue is more pleasaunt then wine,

  • 11 I went downe into the nut garden to see what grewe by the brookes, and to loke yf the vineyarde florished, or yf the pomegranates were not foorth.

  • 4 Drawe thou me vnto thee we wyll runne after thee. The kyng hath brought me into his priuie chaumbers: We wylbe glad and reioyce in thee, we thinke more of thy loue then of wine: they that be righteous loue thee.

  • Song 3:3-4
    2 verses
    73%

    3 The watchmen also that go about the citie, founde me to whom I sayde Sawe ye not hym whom my soule loueth?

    4 So when I was a litle past them, I founde him whom my soule loueth: I haue gotten holde vpon hym, and wyll not let him go, vntyll I bryng him into my mothers house, and into her chaumber that bare me.

  • Song 8:13-14
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    73%

    13 Thou that dwellest in the gardens, O let me heare thy voyce, that my companions may hearken to the same.

    14 O get thee away my loue, and be as a roe or a young hart vpon the sweete smellyng mountaynes.

  • 3 His left hande shalbe vnder my head, and his ryght hande shall imbrace me.

  • 6 His braunches shal spreade out abrode, and be as faire as the oliue tree, & smell as Libanus.