The Bride Praises Her Beloved

She

10 My beloved is radiant and (A)ruddy,
    (B)distinguished among ten thousand.
11 His head is the finest gold;
    (C)his locks are wavy,
    black as a raven.
12 His (D)eyes are like doves
    beside streams of water,
bathed in milk,
    sitting beside a full pool.[a]
13 His (E)cheeks are like (F)beds of spices,
    mounds of sweet-smelling herbs.
His lips are (G)lilies,
    dripping (H)liquid myrrh.
14 His arms are rods of gold,
    set with (I)jewels.
His body is polished ivory,[b]
    bedecked with (J)sapphires.[c]
15 His legs are alabaster columns,
    set on bases of gold.
His appearance is like (K)Lebanon,
    choice as the cedars.
16 His (L)mouth[d] is most sweet,
    and he is altogether desirable.
This is my beloved and this is my friend,
    O (M)daughters of Jerusalem.

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Footnotes

  1. Song of Solomon 5:12 The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain
  2. Song of Solomon 5:14 The meaning of the Hebrew word is uncertain
  3. Song of Solomon 5:14 Hebrew lapis lazuli
  4. Song of Solomon 5:16 Hebrew palate

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