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1I am a rose of Sharon, a lily of the valleys. | 1I am a rose of Sharon, a lily of the valleys. |
2Like a lily among thorns is my darling among the young women. | 2Like a lily among thorns is my darling among the young women. |
3Like an apple tree among the trees of the forest is my beloved among the young men. I delight to sit in his shade, and his fruit is sweet to my taste. | 3Like an apple tree among the trees of the forest is my beloved among the young men. I delight to sit in his shade, and his fruit is sweet to my taste. |
4Let him lead me to the banquet hall, and let his banner over me be love. | 4Let him lead me to the banquet hall, and let his banner over me be love. |
5Strengthen me with raisins, refresh me with apples, for I am faint with love. | 5Strengthen me with raisins, refresh me with apples, for I am faint with love. |
6His left arm is under my head, and his right arm embraces me. | 6His left arm is under my head, and his right arm embraces me. |
7Daughters of Jerusalem, I charge you by the gazelles and by the does of the field: Do not arouse or awaken love until it so desires. | 7Daughters of Jerusalem, I charge you by the gazelles and by the does of the field: Do not arouse or awaken love until it so desires. |
8Listen! My beloved! Look! Here he comes, leaping across the mountains, bounding over the hills. | 8Listen! My beloved! Look! Here he comes, leaping across the mountains, bounding over the hills. |
9My beloved is like a gazelle or a young stag. Look! There he stands behind our wall, gazing through the windows, peering through the lattice. | 9My beloved is like a gazelle or a young stag. Look! There he stands behind our wall, gazing through the windows, peering through the lattice. |
10My beloved spoke and said to me, "Arise, my darling, my beautiful one, come with me. | 10My beloved spoke and said to me, "Arise, my darling, my beautiful one, come with me. |
11See! The winter is past; the rains are over and gone. | 11See! The winter is past; the rains are over and gone. |
12Flowers appear on the earth; the season of singing has come, the cooing of doves is heard in our land. | 12Flowers appear on the earth; the season of singing has come, the cooing of doves is heard in our land. |
13The fig tree forms its early fruit; the blossoming vines spread their fragrance. Arise, come, my darling; my beautiful one, come with me." | 13The fig tree forms its early fruit; the blossoming vines spread their fragrance. Arise, come, my darling; my beautiful one, come with me." |
14My dove in the clefts of the rock, in the hiding places on the mountainside, show me your face, let me hear your voice; for your voice is sweet, and your face is lovely. | 14My dove in the clefts of the rock, in the hiding places on the mountainside, show me your face, let me hear your voice; for your voice is sweet, and your face is lovely. |
15Catch for us the foxes, the little foxes that ruin the vineyards, our vineyards that are in bloom. | 15Catch for us the foxes, the little foxes that ruin the vineyards, our vineyards that are in bloom. |
16My beloved is mine and I am his; he browses among the lilies. | 16My beloved is mine and I am his; he browses among the lilies. |
17Until the day breaks and the shadows flee, turn, my beloved, and be like a gazelle or like a young stag on the rugged hills. | 17Until the day breaks and the shadows flee, turn, my beloved, and be like a gazelle or like a young stag on the rugged hills. |
New International Version (NIV) Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide. | New International Version (NIV) Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide. |
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