Jamieson, Fausset and Brown on Song of Solomon 2:2
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible. Browse this work.
Read Song of Solomon 2. Compare commentaries on this chapter.
Source and publication rights
Public domain. Public Domain. Source edition.
Berean Blue opens December 1, 2026. Explore this passage in the app preview.
Song of Solomon2:2
2. Jesus Christ to the Bride (Mt 10:16; Joh 15:19; 1Jo 5:19). Thorns, equivalent to the wicked (2Sa 23:6; Psa 57:4).
daughters--of men, not of God; not "the virgins." "If thou art the lily of Jesus Christ, take heed lest by impatience, rash judgments, and pride, thou thyself become a thorn" [Luther].
Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, Song of Solomon 2:2. Public domain.
Permanent link. Source edition.