the apple tree: Song of Solomon 8:5; Isaiah 4:2; Ezekiel 17:23-24; John 15:1-8
my beloved: Song of Solomon 5:9-10, Song of Solomon 5:16; Psalms 45:2, Psalms 89:6; John 1:14-18, John 3:29-31; Hebrews 1:1-6, Hebrews 3:1-6; Hebrews 7:23-26, Hebrews 12:2
I sat: etc. Heb. I delighted and sat down, etc. Judges 9:15, Judges 9:19-20; Psalms 57:1, Psalms 91:1; Isaiah 4:6, Isaiah 25:4, Isaiah 32:2; 1 John 1:3-4
his fruit: Song of Solomon 2:5; Genesis 3:22-24; Ezekiel 47:12; Revelation 22:1-2
taste: Heb. palate