#SongOfSongs

O that thou {wert} as my brother, that sucked the breasts… O that thou {wert} as my brother, that sucked the breasts of my mother! {when} I should find thee without, I would kiss thee; yea, I should not be despised{I should not…: Heb. they should not despise me} I would lead thee, {and} bring thee into my mother's house, {who} would instruct me: I would cause thee to drink of spiced wine of the juice of my pomegranate. [Read More]

How beautiful are thy feet with shoes, O prince's daughter!… How beautiful are thy feet with shoes, O prince's daughter! the joints of thy thighs {are} like jewels, the work of the hands of a cunning workmanThy navel {is like} a round goblet, {which} wanteth not liquor: thy belly {is like} an heap of wheat set about with lilies. {liquor: Heb. mixture} Thy two breasts {are} like two young roes {that are} twins. [Read More]

Whither is thy beloved gone, O thou fairest among women?… Whither is thy beloved gone, O thou fairest among women? whither is thy beloved turned aside? that we may seek him with theeMy beloved is gone down into his garden, to the beds of spices, to feed in the gardens, and to gather lilies. I {am} my beloved's, and my beloved {is} mine: he feedeth among the lilies. Thou {art} beautiful, O my love, as Tirzah, comely as Jerusalem, terrible as {an army} with banners. [Read More]

I am come into my garden, my sister, {my} spouse: I… I am come into 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, yea, drink abundantly, O beloved{yea…: or, and be drunken with loves} I sleep, but my heart waketh: {it is} the voice of my beloved that knocketh, {saying}, Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my undefiled: for my head is filled with dew, {and} my locks with the drops of the night. [Read More]

Behold, thou {art} fair, my love; behold, thou {art}… Behold, thou {art} fair, my love; behold, thou {art} fair; thou {hast} doves’ eyes within thy locks: thy hair {is} as a flock of goats, that appear from mount Gilead{that…: or, that eat of, etc} Thy teeth {are} like a flock {of sheep that are even} shorn, which came up from the washing; whereof every one bear twins, and none {is} barren among them. [Read More]

By night on my bed I sought him whom my soul loveth:… By night on my bed I sought him whom my soul loveth: I sought him, but I found him notI will rise now, and go about the city in the streets, and in the broad ways I will seek him whom my soul loveth: I sought him, but I found him not. The watchmen that go about the city found me: {to whom I said}, Saw ye him whom my soul loveth? [Read More]

I {am} the rose of Sharon, {and} the lily of the valleys…. I {am} the rose of Sharon, {and} the lily of the valleysAs the lily among thorns, so {is} my love among the daughters. As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so {is} my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, and his fruit {was} sweet to my taste. {I sat…: Heb. [Read More]

The song of songs, which {is} Solomon's…. The song of songs, which {is} Solomon'sLet him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth: for thy love {is} better than wine. {thy…: Heb. thy loves} Because of the savour of thy good ointments thy name {is as} ointment poured forth, therefore do the virgins love thee. Draw me, we will run after thee: the king hath brought me into his chambers: we will be glad and rejoice in thee, we will remember thy love more than wine: the upright love thee. [Read More]