Song of Solomon 1:1
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1 Kings 4:32
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32 (A)He spoke three thousand proverbs, and his (B)songs were one thousand and five.
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Revelation 19:7
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7 Let us be glad and rejoice and give Him glory, for (A)the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His wife has made herself ready.”
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Song of Solomon 1:2
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The Banquet
The [a]Shulamite
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- Song of Solomon 1:2 A young woman from the town of Shulam or Shunem, Song 6:13. The speaker and audience are identified according to the number, gender, and person of the Hebrew words. Occasionally the identity is not certain.
- Song of Solomon 1:2 Masc. sing.: the Beloved
Song of Solomon 1:4-8
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4 (A)Draw me away!
The Daughters of Jerusalem
The Shulamite
The king (C)has brought me into his chambers.
The Daughters of Jerusalem
We will be glad and rejoice in [b]you.
We will remember your love more than wine.
The Shulamite
Rightly do they love you.
5 I am dark, but lovely,
O daughters of Jerusalem,
Like the tents of Kedar,
Like the curtains of Solomon.
6 Do not look upon me, because I am dark,
Because the sun has [c]tanned me.
My mother’s sons were angry with me;
They made me the keeper of the vineyards,
But my own (D)vineyard I have not kept.
(To Her Beloved)
7 Tell me, O you whom I love,
Where you feed your flock,
Where you make it rest at noon.
For why should I be as one who [d]veils herself
By the flocks of your companions?
The Beloved
8 If you do not know, (E)O fairest among women,
[e]Follow in the footsteps of the flock,
And feed your little goats
Beside the shepherds’ tents.
Footnotes
- Song of Solomon 1:4 Masc. sing.: the Beloved
- Song of Solomon 1:4 Fem. sing.: the Shulamite
- Song of Solomon 1:6 Lit. looked upon me
- Song of Solomon 1:7 LXX, Syr., Vg. wanders
- Song of Solomon 1:8 Lit. Go out
Song of Solomon 1:15
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Song of Solomon 2:3-5
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The Shulamite
3 Like an apple tree among the trees of the woods,
So is my beloved among the sons.
I sat down in his shade with great delight,
And (A)his fruit was sweet to my taste.
The Shulamite to the Daughters of Jerusalem
4 He brought me to the [a]banqueting house,
And his banner over me was love.
5 Sustain me with cakes of raisins,
Refresh me with apples,
For I am lovesick.
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- Song of Solomon 2:4 Lit. house of wine
Song of Solomon 2:8-10
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The Beloved’s Request
The Shulamite
8 The voice of my beloved!
Behold, he comes
Leaping upon the mountains,
Skipping upon the hills.
9 (A)My beloved is like a gazelle or a young stag.
Behold, he stands behind our wall;
He is looking through the windows,
Gazing through the lattice.
10 My beloved spoke, and said to me:
“Rise up, my love, my fair one,
And come away.
Song of Solomon 2:17
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(To Her Beloved)
17 (A)Until the day breaks
And the shadows flee away,
Turn, my beloved,
And be (B)like a gazelle
Or a young stag
Upon the mountains of [a]Bether.
Footnotes
- Song of Solomon 2:17 Lit. Separation
Song of Solomon 3:1-4
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A Troubled Night
The Shulamite
3 By (A)night on my bed I sought the one I love;
I sought him, but I did not find him.
2 “I will rise now,” I said,
“And go about the city;
In the streets and in the squares
I will seek the one I love.”
I sought him, but I did not find him.
3 (B)The watchmen who go about the city found me;
I said,
“Have you seen the one I love?”
4 Scarcely had I passed by them,
When I found the one I love.
I held him and would not let him go,
Until I had brought him to the (C)house of my mother,
And into the [a]chamber of her who conceived me.
Footnotes
- Song of Solomon 3:4 room
Song of Solomon 4:1
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The Bridegroom Praises the Bride
The Beloved
4 Behold, (A)you are fair, my love!
Behold, you are fair!
You have dove’s eyes behind your veil.
Your hair is like a (B)flock of goats,
Going down from Mount Gilead.
Song of Solomon 4:9-10
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9 You have ravished my heart,
My sister, my spouse;
You have ravished my heart
With one look of your eyes,
With one link of your necklace.
10 How fair is your love,
My sister, my spouse!
(A)How much better than wine is your love,
And the [a]scent of your perfumes
Than all spices!
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- Song of Solomon 4:10 fragrance
Song of Solomon 4:12
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12 A garden [a]enclosed
Is my sister, my spouse,
A spring shut up,
A fountain sealed.
Footnotes
- Song of Solomon 4:12 locked or barred
Song of Solomon 4:16
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The Shulamite
16 Awake, O north wind,
And come, O south!
Blow upon my garden,
That its spices may flow out.
(A)Let my beloved come to his garden
And eat its pleasant (B)fruits.
Song of Solomon 5:1-2
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The Bride Praises the Bridegroom
The Beloved
5 I (A)have come to my garden, my (B)sister, my spouse;
I have gathered my myrrh with my spice;
(C)I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey;
I have drunk my wine with my milk.
(To His Friends)
Eat, O (D)friends!
Drink, yes, drink deeply,
O beloved ones!
The Shulamite’s Troubled Evening
The Shulamite
2 I sleep, but my heart is awake;
It is the voice of my beloved!
(E)He knocks, saying,
“Open for me, my sister, [a]my love,
My dove, my perfect one;
For my head is covered with dew,
My [b]locks with the drops of the night.”
Footnotes
- Song of Solomon 5:2 my companion, friend
- Song of Solomon 5:2 curls or hair
Song of Solomon 5:5-6
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5 I arose to open for my beloved,
And my hands dripped with myrrh,
My fingers with liquid myrrh,
On the handles of the lock.
6 I opened for my beloved,
But my beloved had turned away and was gone.
My [a]heart leaped up when he spoke.
(A)I sought him, but I could not find him;
I called him, but he gave me no answer.
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- Song of Solomon 5:6 Lit. soul
Song of Solomon 5:8-14
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8 I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem,
If you find my beloved,
That you tell him I am lovesick!
The Daughters of Jerusalem
9 What is your beloved
More than another beloved,
(A)O fairest among women?
What is your beloved
More than another beloved,
That you so [a]charge us?
The Shulamite
10 My beloved is white and ruddy,
[b]Chief among ten thousand.
11 His head is like the finest gold;
His locks are wavy,
And black as a raven.
12 (B)His eyes are like doves
By the rivers of waters,
Washed with milk,
And [c]fitly set.
13 His cheeks are like a bed of spices,
Banks of scented herbs.
His lips are lilies,
Dripping liquid myrrh.
14 His hands are rods of gold
Set with beryl.
His body is carved ivory
Inlaid with sapphires.
Footnotes
- Song of Solomon 5:9 adjure
- Song of Solomon 5:10 Distinguished
- Song of Solomon 5:12 sitting in a setting
Song of Solomon 5:16
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16 His mouth is most sweet,
Yes, he is altogether lovely.
This is my beloved,
And this is my friend,
O daughters of Jerusalem!
Song of Solomon 6:4-5
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Praise of the Shulamite’s Beauty
The Beloved
4 O my love, you are as beautiful as Tirzah,
Lovely as Jerusalem,
Awesome as an army with banners!
5 Turn your eyes away from me,
For they have [a]overcome me.
Your hair is (A)like a flock of goats
Going down from Gilead.
Footnotes
- Song of Solomon 6:5 overwhelmed
Song of Solomon 6:8-9
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8 There are sixty queens
And eighty concubines,
And (A)virgins without number.
9 My dove, my (B)perfect one,
Is the only one,
The only one of her mother,
The favorite of the one who bore her.
The daughters saw her
And called her blessed,
The queens and the concubines,
And they praised her.
Song of Solomon 8:6-7
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The Shulamite to Her Beloved
6 (A)Set me as a seal upon your heart,
As a seal upon your arm;
For love is as strong as death,
(B)Jealousy as [a]cruel as [b]the grave;
Its flames are flames of fire,
[c]A most vehement flame.
7 Many waters cannot quench love,
Nor can the floods drown it.
(C)If a man would give for love
All the wealth of his house,
It would be utterly despised.
Footnotes
- Song of Solomon 8:6 severe, lit. hard
- Song of Solomon 8:6 Or Sheol
- Song of Solomon 8:6 Lit. A flame of Yah, poetic form of YHWH, the Lord
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