Bible Strands
Song of Solomon 7:10
I belong to my beloved, and his desire is for me.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The woman speaks to her lover in the midst of their intimate dialogue, making this declaration immediately after describing her lips and before inviting him to the countryside.
The words — The verse hinges on לְדוֹדִי (le./do.D/i) = to my beloved, and תְּשׁוּקָתוֹ (te.shu.ka.T/o) = his desire.
The thread — The mutual belonging motif recurs in Song 2:16 and Song 6:3, while the theme of a ruler’s directed desire for beauty appears in Psalms 45:11.
Why it lands — The text states that possession and desire flow in both directions between the speakers. It requires the reader to recognize reciprocal commitment as the structural reality of the relationship rather than a unilateral pursuit.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
I am my beloved’s, and his desire is toward me.
Cross-references
- Psalms 45:11 and the king will desire your beauty; bow to him, for he is your lord.
- Song of Solomon 2:16 My beloved is mine and I am his; he pastures his flock among the lilies.
- Song of Solomon 6:3 I belong to my beloved and he belongs to me; he pastures his flock among the lilies.
- Galatians 2:20 I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.
- Job 14:15 You will call, and I will answer; You will desire the work of Your hands.
- Psalms 147:11 The LORD is pleased with those who fear Him, who hope in His loving devotion.
- Song of Solomon 7:5 Your head crowns you like Mount Carmel, the hair of your head like purple threads; the king is captured in your tresses.
- John 17:24 Father, I want those You have given Me to be with Me where I am, that they may see the glory You gave Me because You loved Me before the foundation of the world.
- Acts 27:23 For just last night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve stood beside me
- 1 Corinthians 6:19 Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own;