1Behold, 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.4.1 that…: or, that eat of, etc
2Behold, 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.4.1 that…: or, that eat of, etc
3Thy 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.
4Thy 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.
5Thy lips are like a thread of scarlet, and thy speech is comely: thy temples are like a piece of a pomegranate within thy locks.
6Thy lips are like a thread of scarlet, and thy speech is comely: thy temples are like a piece of a pomegranate within thy locks.
7Thy neck is like the tower of David builded for an armoury, whereon there hang a thousand bucklers, all shields of mighty men.
8Thy neck is like the tower of David builded for an armoury, whereon there hang a thousand bucklers, all shields of mighty men.
9Thy two breasts are like two young roes that are twins, which feed among the lilies.
10Thy two breasts are like two young roes that are twins, which feed among the lilies.
11Until the day break, and the shadows flee away, I will get me to the mountain of myrrh, and to the hill of frankincense.4.6 break: Heb. breathe
12Until the day break, and the shadows flee away, I will get me to the mountain of myrrh, and to the hill of frankincense.4.6 break: Heb. breathe
13Thou art all fair, my love; there is no spot in thee.
14Thou art all fair, my love; there is no spot in thee.
15¶ Come with me from Lebanon, my spouse, with me from Lebanon: look from the top of Amana, from the top of Shenir and Hermon, from the lions’ dens, from the mountains of the leopards.
16¶ Come with me from Lebanon, my spouse, with me from Lebanon: look from the top of Amana, from the top of Shenir and Hermon, from the lions’ dens, from the mountains of the leopards.
17Thou hast ravished my heart, my sister, my spouse; thou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes, with one chain of thy neck.4.9 ravished: or, taken away
18Thou hast ravished my heart, my sister, my spouse; thou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes, with one chain of thy neck.4.9 ravished: or, taken away
19How fair is thy love, my sister, my spouse! how much better is thy love than wine! and the smell of thine ointments than all spices!
20How fair is thy love, my sister, my spouse! how much better is thy love than wine! and the smell of thine ointments than all spices!
21Thy lips, O my spouse, drop as the honeycomb: honey and milk are under thy tongue; and the smell of thy garments is like the smell of Lebanon.
22Thy lips, O my spouse, drop as the honeycomb: honey and milk are under thy tongue; and the smell of thy garments is like the smell of Lebanon.
23A garden inclosed is my sister, my spouse; a spring shut up, a fountain sealed. 4.12 inclosed: Heb. barred4.12 shut up: Heb. barred
24A garden inclosed is my sister, my spouse; a spring shut up, a fountain sealed. 4.12 inclosed: Heb. barred4.12 shut up: Heb. barred
25Thy plants are an orchard of pomegranates, with pleasant fruits; camphire, with spikenard,4.13 camphire: or, cypress
26Thy plants are an orchard of pomegranates, with pleasant fruits; camphire, with spikenard,4.13 camphire: or, cypress
27Spikenard and saffron; calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense; myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices:
28Spikenard and saffron; calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense; myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices:
29A fountain of gardens, a well of living waters, and streams from Lebanon.
30A fountain of gardens, a well of living waters, and streams from Lebanon.
31¶ Awake, O north wind; and come, thou south; blow upon my garden, that the spices thereof may flow out. Let my beloved come into his garden, and eat his pleasant fruits.
32¶ Awake, O north wind; and come, thou south; blow upon my garden, that the spices thereof may flow out. Let my beloved come into his garden, and eat his pleasant fruits.