Songs 2:3 Cross References
The Song of Songs 2:3
3: And compared to other youths, my lover is like the finest apple tree in the orchard. I am seated in his delightful shade, and his fruit is delicious to eat.
The Song of Songs 8:5
- Who is this coming up from the desert, leaning on her lover? I aroused you under the apple tree, where your mother gave you birth, where in great pain she delivered you.
Isaiah 32:2
- He will shelter Israel from the storm and the wind. He will refresh her as a river in the desert and as the cool shadow of a large rock in a hot and weary land.
Isaiah 25:4
- But to the poor, O LORD, you are a refuge from the storm. To the needy in distress, you are a shelter from the rain and the heat. For the oppressive acts of ruthless people are like a storm beating against a wall,
Hebrews 1:1
- Long ago God spoke many times and in many ways to our ancestors through the prophets.
- But now in these final days, he has spoken to us through his Son. God promised everything to the Son as an inheritance, and through the Son he made the universe and everything in it.
- The Son reflects God's own glory, and everything about him represents God exactly. He sustains the universe by the mighty power of his command. After he died to cleanse us from the stain of sin, he sat down in the place of honor at the right hand of the majestic God of heaven.
- This shows that God's Son is far greater than the angels, just as the name God gave him is far greater than their names.
- For God never said to any angel what he said to Jesus: "You are my Son. Today I have become your Father. "And again God said, "I will be his Father, and he will be my Son."
Isaiah 4:6
- It will be a shelter from daytime heat and a hiding place from storms and rain.
1 John 1:3
- We are telling you about what we ourselves have actually seen and heard, so that you may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ.
- We are writing these things so that our joy will be complete.
Hebrews 7:23
- Another difference is that there were many priests under the old system. When one priest died, another had to take his place.
- But Jesus remains a priest forever; his priesthood will never end.
- Therefore he is able, once and forever, to save everyone who comes to God through him. He lives forever to plead with God on their behalf.
- He is the kind of high priest we need because he is holy and blameless, unstained by sin. He has now been set apart from sinners, and he has been given the highest place of honor in heaven.
Hebrews 12:2
- We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus, on whom our faith depends from start to finish. He was willing to die a shameful death on the cross because of the joy he knew would be his afterward. Now he is seated in the place of highest honor beside God's throne in heaven.
John 3:29
- The bride will go where the bridegroom is. A bridegroom's friend rejoices with him. I am the bridegroom's friend, and I am filled with joy at his success.
- He must become greater and greater, and I must become less and less.
- "He has come from above and is greater than anyone else. I am of the earth, and my understanding is limited to the things of earth, but he has come from heaven.
The Song of Songs 5:9
- O woman of rare beauty, what is it about your loved one that brings you to tell us this?
- My lover is dark and dazzling, better than ten thousand others!
Isaiah 4:2
- But in the future, Israel--the branch of the LORD--will be lush and beautiful, and the fruit of the land will be the pride of its people.
Psalms 91:1
- Those who live in the shelter of the Most High will find rest in the shadow of the Almighty.
Psalms 57:1
- Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy! I look to you for protection. I will hide beneath the shadow of your wings until this violent storm is past.
Judges 9:19
- If you have acted honorably and in good faith toward Gideon and his descendants, then may you find joy in Abimelech, and may he find joy in you.
- But if you have not acted in good faith, then may fire come out from Abimelech and devour the people of Shechem and Beth-millo; and may fire come out from the people of Shechem and Beth-millo and devour Abimelech!"
Genesis 3:22
- Then the LORD God said, "The people have become as we are, knowing everything, both good and evil. What if they eat the fruit of the tree of life? Then they will live forever!"
- So the LORD God banished Adam and his wife from the Garden of Eden, and he sent Adam out to cultivate the ground from which he had been made.
- After banishing them from the garden, the LORD God stationed mighty angelic beings to the east of Eden. And a flaming sword flashed back and forth, guarding the way to the tree of life.
John 15:1
- "I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener.
- He cuts off every branch that doesn't produce fruit, and he prunes the branches that do bear fruit so they will produce even more.
- You have already been pruned for greater fruitfulness by the message I have given you.
- Remain in me, and I will remain in you. For a branch cannot produce fruit if it is severed from the vine, and you cannot be fruitful apart from me.
- "Yes, I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who remain in me, and I in them, will produce much fruit. For apart from me you can do nothing.
Psalms 89:6
- For who in all of heaven can compare with the LORD? What mightiest angel is anything like the LORD?
The Song of Songs 5:16
- His mouth is altogether sweet; he is lovely in every way. Such, O women of Jerusalem, is my lover, my friend.
John 1:14
- So the Word became human and lived here on earth among us. He was full of unfailing love and faithfulness. And we have seen his glory, the glory of the only Son of the Father.
- John pointed him out to the people. He shouted to the crowds, "This is the one I was talking about when I said, 'Someone is coming who is far greater than I am, for he existed long before I did.'"
- We have all benefited from the rich blessings he brought to us--one gracious blessing after another.
- For the law was given through Moses; God's unfailing love and faithfulness came through Jesus Christ.
- No one has ever seen God. But his only Son, who is himself God, is near to the Father's heart; he has told us about him.
Ezekiel 47:12
- All kinds of fruit trees will grow along both sides of the river. The leaves of these trees will never turn brown and fall, and there will always be fruit on their branches. There will be a new crop every month, without fail! For they are watered by the river flowing from the Temple. The fruit will be for food and the leaves for healing."
Psalms 45:2
- You are the most handsome of all. Gracious words stream from your lips. God himself has blessed you forever.
The Song of Songs 2:5
- Oh, feed me with your love--your `raisins and your `apples--for I am utterly lovesick!
The Song of Songs 4:16
- Awake, north wind! Come, south wind! Blow on my garden and waft its lovely perfume to my lover. Let him come into his garden and eat its choicest fruits.
Ezekiel 17:23
- It will become a noble cedar, sending forth its branches and producing seed. Birds of every sort will nest in it, finding shelter beneath its branches.
- And all the trees will know that it is I, the LORD, who cuts down the tall tree and helps the short tree to grow tall. It is I who makes the green tree wither and gives new life to the dead tree. I, the LORD, have spoken! I will do what I have said."
Revelation 22:1
- And the angel showed me a pure river with the water of life, clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb,
- coursing down the center of the main street. On each side of the river grew a tree of life, bearing twelve crops of fruit, with a fresh crop each month. The leaves were used for medicine to heal the nations.
Hebrews 3:1
- And so, dear brothers and sisters who belong to God and are bound for heaven, think about this Jesus whom we declare to be God's Messenger and High Priest.
- For he was faithful to God, who appointed him, just as Moses served faithfully and was entrusted with God's entire house.
- But Jesus deserves far more glory than Moses, just as a person who builds a fine house deserves more praise than the house itself.
- For every house has a builder, but God is the one who made everything.
- Moses was certainly faithful in God's house, but only as a servant. His work was an illustration of the truths God would reveal later.
Judges 9:15
- And the thornbush replied, `If you truly want to make me your king, come and take shelter in my shade. If not, let fire come out from me and devour the cedars of Lebanon.'