1. Cantique des Cantiques 2:16 (NEG79)
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Why does the young woman say, “My beloved is mine and I am his”?

Cantique des Cantiques 2:16 (NEG79)

16 Mon bien-aimé est à moi, et je suis à lui; Il fait paître son troupeau parmi les lis.

Despite the apprehension she feels in Song of Solomon 2:15 because of the threats to their relationship, the young woman still expresses a reassurance that they have a mutual affection and secure bond between them. This phrase is used again in Song of Solomon 6:3 and Song of Solomon 7:10 and it is one of the phrases that gives the Song its unity. This phrase also reminds the reader of the covenant formula I will be their God, and they will be my people (Jeremiah 7:23; Jeremiah 11:4; Ezekiel 34:30).1