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I am a rose on the plain of Sharon,[a]
    a lily[b] in the valleys.

He Speaks

My darling, among other women,
    you are like a lily among thorns!

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Footnotes

  1. Song of Solomon 2:1 rose … Sharon Or “a crocus on the plain.”
  2. Song of Solomon 2:1 lily A kind of flower. Here, it is probably a red flower. Also in 5:13.

She[a]

I am a rose[b](A) of Sharon,(B)
    a lily(C) of the valleys.

He

Like a lily among thorns
    is my darling among the young women.

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Footnotes

  1. Song of Songs 2:1 Or He
  2. Song of Songs 2:1 Probably a member of the crocus family