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The young woman:

I am a wild flower of Sharon.
I am a lily from the valleys.[a]

The young man:

Among the other young women,
my dear friend is like a lily
that grows among thorn bushes.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. 2:1 Sharon is a place near the sea where there are many pretty wild flowers. The lily is also a pretty flower.
  2. 2:2 The woman says that there is nothing special about her. But the man says that she is very special. She is more beautiful than all the other young women.

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