Song of Solomon 2:15-3:6
Revised Standard Version
15 Catch us the foxes,
the little foxes,
that spoil the vineyards,
for our vineyards are in blossom.”
16 My beloved is mine and I am his,
he pastures his flock among the lilies.
17 Until the day breathe
and the shadows flee,
turn, my beloved, be like a gazelle,
or a young stag upon rugged[a] mountains.
Love’s Dream
3 Upon my bed by night
I sought him whom my soul loves;
I sought him, but found him not;
I called him, but he gave no answer.[b]
2 “I will rise now and go about the city,
in the streets and in the squares;
I will seek him whom my soul loves.”
I sought him, but found him not.
3 The watchmen found me,
as they went about in the city.
“Have you seen him whom my soul loves?”
4 Scarcely had I passed them,
when I found him whom my soul loves.
I held him, and would not let him go
until I had brought him into my mother’s house,
and into the chamber of her that conceived me.
5 I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem,
by the gazelles or the hinds of the field,
that you stir not up nor awaken love
until it please.
The Groom and His Party Approach
6 What is that coming up from the wilderness,
like a column of smoke,
perfumed with myrrh and frankincense,
with all the fragrant powders of the merchant?
Footnotes
- Song of Solomon 2:17 The meaning of the Hebrew word is unknown
- Song of Solomon 3:1 Gk: Heb lacks this line
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