Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
WEB
World English Bible
I have come to
my garden, my sister, my bride ;
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 ,
and
drink ;
drink freely
, O
beloved.
I have come into
my garden, my sister, my bride .
I have gathered my myrrh with my spice ;
I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk. Friends
Eat, friends !
Drink ,
yes,
drink abundantly
, beloved. Beloved
I sleep
, but my heart is
awake. A
sound!
My beloved is
knocking
: “
Open to me, my sister, my darling
, my dove, my flawless
one.
My head is drenched
with dew, my hair with the dampness of the night. ”
I was
asleep
, but my heart was
awake. It
is
the
voice
of
my beloved who
knocks
: Open to me, my sister, my love
, my dove, my undefiled;
For
my head is filled
with dew, My hair with the dampness of the night.
I have taken off my robe —
must I put it back
on? I have washed my feet —
must I soil them again
?
I have taken off my robe .
Indeed,
must I put it on? I have washed my feet .
Indeed,
must I soil them?
My beloved put
his hand to
the latch ;
my heart pounded for him.
My beloved thrust
his hand in
through
the latch opening.
My heart pounded for him.
I rose up to open for my beloved. My hands dripped with myrrh, my fingers with flowing
myrrh on the handles of the bolt
.
I rose up to open for my beloved. My hands dripped with myrrh, My fingers with liquid
myrrh ,
On the handles of the lock
.
I opened for
my beloved ,
but he
had
turned
and
gone. My heart sank
at
his
departure
. I sought
him, but did
not
find him. I called, but he did
not
answer.
I opened to
my beloved ;
But my
beloved
left;
gone away
. My heart went
out
when
he
spoke
. I looked
for
him, but I
didn't
find him. I called him
, but he didn't
answer.
I
encountered
the watchmen on
their
rounds
of
the city. They beat me and
bruised me ;
they
took
away
my
cloak,
those
guardians
of the walls.
The watchmen who
go
about
the city found
me
. They beat me .
They
bruised me .
The
keepers
of the walls took
my
cloak
away
from
me
.
O
daughters
of
Jerusalem,
I adjure you, if you find my beloved, tell him I am sick
with love.
I adjure you, daughters
of
Jerusalem,
If you find my beloved, That
you
tell him that
I am faint
with love. Friends
How is your beloved better than others
, O
most
beautiful
among women? How is your beloved better than another, that you charge
us
so?
How is your beloved better than another
beloved
, You
fairest
among women? How is your beloved better than another beloved
, That you do
so adjure
us
? Beloved
My beloved is dazzling
and ruddy ,
outstanding
among ten thousand.
My beloved is white
and ruddy .
The
best
among ten thousand.
His head is purest gold ;
his hair is wavy
and
black as a raven.
His head is like
the
purest gold .
His hair is bushy,
black as a raven.
His eyes are like doves beside the streams
of
water, bathed
in
milk and
mounted like jewels.
His eyes are like doves beside the water brooks
, Washed
with
milk ,
mounted like jewels.
His cheeks are like beds
of spice,
towers of perfume
. His lips are like lilies, dripping
with
flowing
myrrh.
His cheeks are like a
bed
of spices
with
towers of perfumes
. His lips are like lilies, dropping
liquid
myrrh.
His arms
are rods
of gold set with beryl. His body is an
ivory panel
bedecked
with sapphires.
His hands
are like
rings
of gold set with beryl. His body is like
ivory work
overlaid
with sapphires.
His legs are pillars of marble set on bases
of pure
gold. His appearance is like Lebanon, as
majestic
as the cedars.
His legs are like
pillars of marble set on sockets
of fine
gold. His appearance is like Lebanon, excellent
as the cedars.
His mouth is most
sweet
; he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, O
daughters of Jerusalem.
His mouth is sweetness
; Yes,
he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, Daughters of Jerusalem. Friends
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