What is the meaning of Song of Solomon 7:2? Context Song of Solomon 7 is a husband’s loving description of his bride, offered in the setting of covenant marriage. The language is poetic yet literal, celebrating God-given physical attraction (Genesis 2:24; Proverbs 5:18-19). Verses 1–9 form a head-to-toe praise; verse 2 focuses on her mid-section, a place of life, nourishment, pleasure, and fruitfulness. “Your navel is a rounded goblet” • A “goblet” calls to mind a finely crafted cup used at joyful feasts (Psalm 23:5, “my cup overflows”). • “Rounded” suggests symmetry and healthy beauty, inviting admiration rather than shame (Songs 4:7, “there is no flaw in you”). • The navel—center of physical life in the womb—symbolizes the wife’s capacity to nurture life, echoing God’s blessing “Be fruitful and multiply” (Genesis 1:28). • Taken together, the husband says her body is a precious vessel that brings delight and sustenance, not something common or profane (1 Corinthians 6:19). “It never lacks blended wine” • “Blended wine” speaks of richness and abundance (Psalm 104:15, “wine that gladdens man’s heart”). • The husband finds continual satisfaction in his wife; her love is endless refreshment (Songs 1:2, “your love is better than wine”; John 2:10, where the best wine is saved for last). • The phrase conveys joyful intimacy unmarred by scarcity or boredom, matching God’s design that marriage be enjoyed continually (Ecclesiastes 9:9). “Your waist is a mound of wheat” • Wheat represents harvest, provision, and life-sustaining bread (Ruth 2:14; John 6:35). • A “mound” pictures fullness and fertility, pointing to the potential for children and legacy (Psalm 127:3-5). • The husband delights not only in physical curves but also in the promise of shared future and provision, recalling God’s covenant faithfulness in supplying daily bread (Matthew 6:11). “Encircled by the lilies” • Lilies are noted for purity, fragrance, and beauty (Songs 2:1–2; Hosea 14:5). • Encircling lilies frame the “mound of wheat,” combining fertility with purity—passion held within the holiness of marriage (Hebrews 13:4). • The imagery evokes a protected garden (Songs 4:12), where intimacy flourishes in safety, modesty, and mutual honor. summary Song of Solomon 7:2 celebrates the bride’s mid-section as a place of life, pleasure, and promise. Her navel is likened to an elegant, ever-filled cup, offering continual joy; her waist to a fruitful mound of wheat, framed by lilies that speak of purity and loveliness. Within covenant marriage, God invites husband and wife to delight in one another’s bodies without shame, to experience unending satisfaction, and to anticipate the fruitfulness—both relational and generational—that flows from their union (Ephesians 5:31-32; Psalm 128:3-4). |
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