Matthew Poole and continuators on Song of Solomon 2:16

16 My beloved is mine, and I am his : he feedeth among the lillies .

These are the words of the Bride, who having come to him upon his gracious Invitation, now maketh her boast of him, and of that intimate Union and Communion which was between them.

Either 1. He feedeth his flock in sweet and lovely Pastures, where there is not only Herbage to feed them, but Lillies to delight them. Or rather 2. He feedeth himself, i. e. he abideth and refresheth himself amongst his faithful People, which are compared to Lillies, above v. 2. and Hos. 14. 5. as Christ also is here, v. 1.

Marginal references: Ch 6. 3. & 7. 1[illegible: 1+ letters].