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Song of Solomon
Chapter 5
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Song of Solomon 5
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I have come to my garden — my sister, my bride. I gather [1] my myrrh with my spices. I eat my honeycomb with my honey. I drink my wine with my milk. Eat, friends! Drink, be intoxicated with caresses! [2] ⓘ
2
I was sleeping, but my heart was awake. A sound! My love was knocking! ⓙ 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.
3
I have taken off my clothing. ⓚ How can I put it back on? I have washed my feet. How can I get them dirty?
4
My love thrust his hand through the opening, and my feelings were stirred for him.
5
I rose to open for my love. My hands dripped with myrrh, ⓛ my fingers with flowing myrrh on the handles of the bolt.
6
I opened to my love, but my love had turned and gone away. My heart sank [3] because he had left. [4] I sought him, but did not find him. ⓜ I called him, but he did not answer.
7
The guards who go about the city found me. ⓝ They beat and wounded me; they took my cloak [5] from me — the guardians of the walls. ⓐ
8
Young women of Jerusalem, I charge you, ⓑ if you find my love, tell him that I am lovesick. ⓒ
9
What 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?
10
My love is fit and strong, [6] ⓔ notable among ten thousand. ⓕ
11
His head is purest gold. His hair is wavy [7] ⓖ and black as a raven.
12
His eyes are like doves ⓗ beside flowing streams, washed in milk and set like jewels. [8]
13
His cheeks ⓘ are like beds of spice, mounds of [9] perfume. His lips are lilies, dripping with flowing myrrh. ⓙ
14
His arms [10] are rods of gold set [11] with beryl. ⓚ His body [12] is an ivory panel covered with lapis lazuli. ⓛ
15
His legs are alabaster pillars set on pedestals of pure gold. His presence is like Lebanon, ⓜ as majestic as the cedars. ⓝ
16
His mouth is sweetness. He is absolutely desirable. ⓐ This is my love, and this is my friend, young women of Jerusalem.
| # | CSB | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | I have come to my garden — my sister, my bride. I gather [1] my myrrh with my spices. I eat my honeycomb with my honey. I drink my wine with my milk. Eat, friends! Drink, be intoxicated with caresses! [2] ⓘ | |
| 2 | I was sleeping, but my heart was awake. A sound! My love was knocking! ⓙ 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. | |
| 3 | I have taken off my clothing. ⓚ How can I put it back on? I have washed my feet. How can I get them dirty? | |
| 4 | My love thrust his hand through the opening, and my feelings were stirred for him. | |
| 5 | I rose to open for my love. My hands dripped with myrrh, ⓛ my fingers with flowing myrrh on the handles of the bolt. | |
| 6 | I opened to my love, but my love had turned and gone away. My heart sank [3] because he had left. [4] I sought him, but did not find him. ⓜ I called him, but he did not answer. | |
| 7 | The guards who go about the city found me. ⓝ They beat and wounded me; they took my cloak [5] from me — the guardians of the walls. ⓐ | |
| 8 | Young women of Jerusalem, I charge you, ⓑ if you find my love, tell him that I am lovesick. ⓒ | |
| 9 | What 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? | |
| 10 | My love is fit and strong, [6] ⓔ notable among ten thousand. ⓕ | |
| 11 | His head is purest gold. His hair is wavy [7] ⓖ and black as a raven. | |
| 12 | His eyes are like doves ⓗ beside flowing streams, washed in milk and set like jewels. [8] | |
| 13 | His cheeks ⓘ are like beds of spice, mounds of [9] perfume. His lips are lilies, dripping with flowing myrrh. ⓙ | |
| 14 | His arms [10] are rods of gold set [11] with beryl. ⓚ His body [12] is an ivory panel covered with lapis lazuli. ⓛ | |
| 15 | His legs are alabaster pillars set on pedestals of pure gold. His presence is like Lebanon, ⓜ as majestic as the cedars. ⓝ | |
| 16 | His mouth is sweetness. He is absolutely desirable. ⓐ This is my love, and this is my friend, young women of Jerusalem. |
Footnotes & Cross-References
Song of Solomon 5:5 [1]
Hb obscure
Song of Solomon 5:5 [2]
Aq, Sym, Syr, Vg; Mat reads snares
Song of Solomon 5:12 [3]
Lit their hands
Song of Solomon 5:15 [4]
Lit from the sword of their mouth; Ps 55:21; 59:7
Song of Solomon 5:21 [5]
Lit be hidden from the whip of the tongue
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