Stay me with flagons, comfort me with apples: for I am sick of love.
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
Stay me with flagons, comfort me with apples, for I am sicke of loue.
1611 marginal noteHeb. straw me with apples.
KJV dictionary & concordance
Vessels used for holding or serving drink.
Definition sources
First occurrence: Song of Solomon 2:5
Complete exact-word concordance
Stay me with flagons, comfort me with apples: for I am sick of love.
Stay me with flagons, comfort me with apples, for I am sicke of loue.
1611 marginal noteHeb. straw me with apples.
And they shall hang upon him all the glory of his father’s house, the offspring and the issue, all vessels of small quantity, from the vessels of cups, even to all the vessels of flagons.
And they shall hang vpon him all the glory of his fathers house, the offspring and the issue, all vessels of small quantitie: from the vessels of cups, euen to all the vessels of flagons.
1611 marginal noteOr, instruments of violes.
THEN said the Lord unto me, Go yet, love a woman beloved of her friend, yet an adulteress, according to the love of the Lord toward the children of Israel, who look to other gods, and love flagons of wine.
¶ Then said the LORD vnto me, Goe yet, loue a woman (beloued of her friend, yet an adulteresse) according to the loue of the LORD toward the children of Israel, who looke to other gods, and loue flagons of wine.
1611 marginal noteHeb. of grapes.
Source order
1 · Direct Scripture definition
Isaiah 22:24 places flagons within vessels, and Song of Solomon 2:5 and Hosea 3:1 supply drink context. This directly supports the vessel class but not a precise form, so source precision remains held.
2 · KJV context and cross-references