Song of Solomon 1:9-2:7

English Standard Version

⁹I compare you, ^(A)my love,
to ^(B)a mare among Pharaoh's chariots.
¹⁰^(C)Your cheeks are lovely with ornaments,
your neck with strings of jewels.

Others

¹¹We will make for you^[a] ornaments of gold,
studded with silver.

She

¹²While ^(D)the king was on his couch,
    my ^(E)nard gave forth its fragrance.
¹³My beloved is to me a sachet of ^(F)myrrh
    that lies between my breasts.
¹⁴My beloved is to me a cluster of ^(G)henna blossoms
    in the vineyards of ^(H)Engedi.

He

¹⁵^(I)Behold, ^(J)you are beautiful, ^(K)my love;
behold, you are beautiful;
your ^(L)eyes are doves.

She

¹⁶Behold, you are beautiful, ^(M)my beloved, truly ^(N)delightful.
Our couch is green;
¹⁷ the beams of our house are ^(O)cedar;
our rafters are ^(P)pine.

2 I am a rose^[b] of Sharon,
^(Q)a lily of the valleys.

He

²As a lily among brambles,
so is ^(R)my love among the young women.

She

³As an apple tree among the trees of the forest,
    so is my ^(S)beloved among the young men.
With great delight I sat ^(T)in his shadow,
    and his ^(U)fruit was sweet to my taste.
⁴He ^(V)brought me to the banqueting house,^[c]
    and his ^(W)banner over me was love.
⁵Sustain me with ^(X)raisins;
    refresh me with apples,
    ^(Y)for I am sick with love.
⁶His ^(Z)left hand is under my head,
    and his right hand ^(AA)embraces me!
⁷I ^(AB)adjure you,^[d] O ^(AC)daughters of Jerusalem,
    by ^(AD)the gazelles or the does of the field,
that you not stir up or awaken love
    until it pleases.