Song of Songs 2:6

John Cassian

• John Cassian, Conferences I–X VI.10Conference VI

  “…left hand Solomon speaks as follows in the Song of songs, in the person of the bride: “His left hand is under my head, and his right hand shall embrace me.”” — editor's note: Cant. ii. 6.

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Augustine of Hippo

• Augustine of Hippo, Expositions on the Psalms Psalm 121

  “Her head was above, the right hand embraced her from above.…” — editor's note: Song of Sol. ii. 6. [He thus concludes: “Although the Psalm is short, yet our exposition and discourse on it hath been long. Imagine, my brethren, that owing…

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• Augustine of Hippo, Tractates on the Gospel of John Tractate 99

  “There is also that divine sense of touch, in accordance with which the spouse saith of the bridegroom: “His left hand is under my head, and his right hand shall embrace me.”” — editor's note: Song of Sol. ii. 6.

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Jerome

• Jerome, Letters Letter 22

  “For the hands are here a figure of wedlock as in the passage: “His left hand is under my head and his right hand doth embrace me.”” — editor's note: Cant. ii. 6.

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• Jerome, Letters Letter 66

  “Wash her with the nitre of which the prophet speaks, and then take your ease with her and say “Her left hand is under my head, and her right hand doth embrace me.”” — editor's note: Cant. ii. 6. A.V. ‘his’ for ‘her.’

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Gregory the Great

• Gregory the Great, The Book of Pastoral Rule III.27Part III

  “For hence it is that the Church says by the voice of the elect, His left hand is under my head, and his right hand shall embrace me (Cant. ii. 6).” — the author cites it

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• Ezekiel 36:5

  Cited together in The Book of Pastoral Rule III.27.

• Luke 16:25

  Cited together in The Book of Pastoral Rule III.27.

• 1 Corinthians 7:30

  Cited together in The Book of Pastoral Rule III.27.

• Exodus 15:6

  Cited together in The Book of Pastoral Rule III.27.

• Judges 3:15

  Cited together in Conferences I–X VI.10.

• 1 Samuel 24:18

  Cited together in The Book of Pastoral Rule III.27.

• 2 Samuel 11:17

  Cited together in The Book of Pastoral Rule III.27.

• Job 29:15

  Cited together in Conferences I–X VI.10.

• Psalm 73:18

  Cited together in The Book of Pastoral Rule III.27.

• Psalm 105:44

  Cited together in The Book of Pastoral Rule III.27.

• Psalm 108:6

  Cited together in The Book of Pastoral Rule III.27.

• Proverbs 1:32

  Cited together in The Book of Pastoral Rule III.27.

• Proverbs 3:16

  Cited together in The Book of Pastoral Rule III.27.