Song of Solomon 2
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1I am the rose of Sharon, And the lily of the valleys.1I am a wildflower of Sharon, a lily of the valleys.
2Like a lily among thorns, So is my love among the daughters.2Like a lily among thorns, so is my darling among the young women.
3Like an apple tree among the trees of the woods, So is my beloved among the sons. I sat down in his shade with great delight, And his fruit was sweet to my taste.3Like an apricot tree among the trees of the forest, so is my love among the young men. I delight to sit in his shade, and his fruit is sweet to my taste.
4He brought me to the banqueting house, And his banner over me was love.4He brought me to the banquet hall, and he looked on me with love.
5Sustain me with cakes of raisins, Refresh me with apples, For I am lovesick.5Sustain me with raisins; refresh me with apricots, for I am lovesick.
6His left hand is under my head, And his right hand embraces me.6May his left hand be under my head, and his right arm embrace me.
7I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, By the gazelles or by the does of the field, Do not stir up nor awaken love Until it pleases.7Young women of Jerusalem, I charge you by the gazelles and the wild does of the field, do not stir up or awaken love until the appropriate time.
8The voice of my beloved! Behold, he comes Leaping upon the mountains, Skipping upon the hills.8Listen! My love is approaching. Look! Here he comes, leaping over the mountains, bounding over the hills.
9My beloved is like a gazelle or a young stag. Behold, he stands behind our wall; He is looking through the windows, Gazing through the lattice.9My love is like a gazelle or a young stag. See, he is standing behind our wall, gazing through the windows, peering through the lattice.
10My beloved spoke, and said to me: “Rise up, my love, my fair one, And come away.10My love calls to me: Man Arise, my darling. Come away, my beautiful one.
11For lo, the winter is past, The rain is over and gone.11For now the winter is past; the rain has ended and gone away.
12The flowers appear on the earth; The time of singing has come, And the voice of the turtledove Is heard in our land.12The blossoms appear in the countryside. The time of singing has come, and the turtledove's cooing is heard in our land.
13The fig tree puts forth her green figs, And the vines with the tender grapes Give a good smell. Rise up, my love, my fair one, And come away!13The fig tree ripens its figs; the blossoming vines give off their fragrance. Arise, my darling. Come away, my beautiful one.
14“O my dove, in the clefts of the rock, In the secret places of the cliff, Let me see 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 crevices of the cliff, let me see your face, let me hear your voice; for your voice is sweet, and your face is lovely.
15Catch us the foxes, The little foxes that spoil the vines, For our vines have tender grapes.15Catch the foxes for us--the little foxes that ruin the vineyards--for our vineyards are in bloom.
16My beloved is mine, and I am his. He feeds his flock among the lilies.16My love is mine and I am his; he feeds among the lilies.
17Until the day breaks And the shadows flee away, Turn, my beloved, And be like a gazelle Or a young stag Upon the mountains of Bether.17Until the day breaks and the shadows flee, turn around, my love, and be like a gazelle or a young stag on the divided mountains.
The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.The Christian Standard Bible. Copyright © 2017 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission.
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