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The woman leans on the man as they approach from wilderness; an apple tree beside the path evokes the verse's second address without naming its uncertain speaker.
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Song of Songs 8:5

Leaning on Her Beloved

A Love Many Waters Cannot Quench · Song of Songs 8

Story guide: The opening question presents a woman leaning on her beloved; then the verse turns to a direct address beneath an apple tree. Notice both the supporting figure and the tree. POB notes a speaker change here, but the second voice remains unidentified, so the picture does not settle who recalls the awakening.

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5Who is this coming up from the wilderness, leaning on her beloved? Under the apple tree I awakened you; there your mother was in labor with you; there she who bore you was in labor.

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