Song of Solomon 5
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1I have come to my garden, my sister, my spouse; I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk. Eat, O friends! Drink, yes, drink deeply, O beloved ones!1M I have come to my garden--my sister, my bride. I gather my myrrh with my spices. I eat my honeycomb with my honey. I drink my wine with my milk. N Eat, friends! Drink, be intoxicated with love! W
2I sleep, but my heart is awake; It is the voice of my beloved! He knocks, saying, “Open for me, my sister, my love, My dove, my perfect one; For my head is covered with dew, My locks with the drops of the night.”2I sleep, but my heart is awake. A sound! My love is knocking! M Open to me, my sister, my darling, my dove, my perfect one. For my head is drenched with dew, my hair with droplets of the night. W
3I have taken off my robe; How can I put it on again? I have washed my feet; How can I defile them?3I have taken off my clothing. How can I put it back on? I have washed my feet. How can I get them dirty?
4My beloved put his hand By the latch of the door, And my heart yearned for him.4My love thrust his hand through the opening, and my feelings were stirred for him.
5I arose to open for my beloved, And my hands dripped with myrrh, My fingers with liquid myrrh, On the handles of the lock.5I rose to open for my love. My hands dripped with myrrh, my fingers with flowing myrrh on the handles of the bolt.
6I opened for my beloved, But my beloved had turned away and was gone. My heart leaped up when he spoke. I sought him, but I could not find him; I called him, but he gave me no answer.6I opened to my love, but my love had turned and gone away. I was crushed that he had left. I sought him, but did not find him. I called him, but he did not answer.
7The watchmen who went about the city found me. They struck me, they wounded me; The keepers of the walls Took my veil away from me.7The guards who go about the city found me. They beat and wounded me; they took my cloak from me-- the guardians of the walls.
8I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, If you find my beloved, That you tell him I am lovesick!8Young women of Jerusalem, I charge you: if you find my love, tell him that I am lovesick. Y
9What is your beloved More than another beloved, O fairest among women? What is your beloved More than another beloved, That you so charge us?9What makes the one you love better than another, most beautiful of women? What makes him better than another, that you would give us this charge? W
10My beloved is white and ruddy, Chief among ten thousand.10My love is fit and strong, notable among ten thousand.
11His head is like the finest gold; His locks are wavy, And black as a raven.11His head is purest gold. His hair is wavy and black as a raven.
12His eyes are like doves By the rivers of waters, Washed with milk, And fitly set.12His eyes are like doves beside streams of water, washed in milk and set like jewels.
13His cheeks are like a bed of spices, Banks of scented herbs. His lips are lilies, Dripping liquid myrrh.13His cheeks are like beds of spice, towers of perfume. His lips are lilies, dripping with flowing myrrh.
14His hands are rods of gold Set with beryl. His body is carved ivory Inlaid with sapphires.14His arms are rods of gold set with topaz. His body is an ivory panel covered with sapphires.
15His legs are pillars of marble Set on bases of fine gold. His countenance is like Lebanon, Excellent as the cedars.15His legs are alabaster pillars set on pedestals of pure gold. His presence is like Lebanon, as majestic as the cedars.
16His mouth is most sweet, Yes, he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, And this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem!16His mouth is sweetness. He is absolutely desirable. This is my love, and this is my friend, young women of Jerusalem.
The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.Holman Christian Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2009 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission.
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