1I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys.
2I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys.
3As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters.
4As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters.
5As 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.2.3 I sat…: Heb. I delighted and sat down, etc2.3 taste: Heb. palate
6As 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.2.3 I sat…: Heb. I delighted and sat down, etc2.3 taste: Heb. palate
7He brought me to the banqueting house, and his banner over me was love.2.4 banqueting…: Heb. house of wine
8He brought me to the banqueting house, and his banner over me was love.2.4 banqueting…: Heb. house of wine
9Stay me with flagons, comfort me with apples: for I am sick of love.2.5 comfort…: Heb. straw me with apples
10Stay me with flagons, comfort me with apples: for I am sick of love.2.5 comfort…: Heb. straw me with apples
11His left hand is under my head, and his right hand doth embrace me.
12His left hand is under my head, and his right hand doth embrace me.
13I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, and by the hinds of the field, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, till he please.2.7 I charge…: Heb. I adjure you
14I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, and by the hinds of the field, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, till he please.2.7 I charge…: Heb. I adjure you
15¶ The voice of my beloved! behold, he cometh leaping upon the mountains, skipping upon the hills.
16¶ The voice of my beloved! behold, he cometh leaping upon the mountains, skipping upon the hills.
17My beloved is like a roe or a young hart: behold, he standeth behind our wall, he looketh forth at the windows, shewing himself through the lattice.2.9 shewing…: Heb. flourishing
18My beloved is like a roe or a young hart: behold, he standeth behind our wall, he looketh forth at the windows, shewing himself through the lattice.2.9 shewing…: Heb. flourishing
19My beloved spake, and said unto me, Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away.
20My beloved spake, and said unto me, Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away.
21For, lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone;
22For, lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone;
23The flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing of birds is come, and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land;
24The flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing of birds is come, and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land;
25The fig tree putteth forth her green figs, and the vines with the tender grape give a good smell. Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away.
26The fig tree putteth forth her green figs, and the vines with the tender grape give a good smell. Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away.
27¶ O my dove, that art in the clefts of the rock, in the secret places of the stairs, let me see thy countenance, let me hear thy voice; for sweet is thy voice, and thy countenance is comely.
28¶ O my dove, that art in the clefts of the rock, in the secret places of the stairs, let me see thy countenance, let me hear thy voice; for sweet is thy voice, and thy countenance is comely.
29Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines: for our vines have tender grapes.
30Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines: for our vines have tender grapes.
31¶ My beloved is mine, and I am his: he feedeth among the lilies.
32¶ My beloved is mine, and I am his: he feedeth among the lilies.
33Until the day break, and the shadows flee away, turn, my beloved, and be thou like a roe or a young hart upon the mountains of Bether.2.17 of Bether: or, of division
34Until the day break, and the shadows flee away, turn, my beloved, and be thou like a roe or a young hart upon the mountains of Bether.2.17 of Bether: or, of division