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Mutual Admiration

15 Look! You are beautiful, my beloved.
    Look! You are beautiful;
        your eyes are doves.
16 Look! You are beautiful, my beloved,
    truly pleasant.
Truly our couch is verdant;[a]
17     the beams of our house are cedar;
        our rafter is cypress.

Dialogue between Maiden and Her Beloved

I am a rose[b] of Sharon,
    a lily of the valleys.
Like a lily among the thorns,[c]
    so is my love among the maidens.

Footnotes

  1. Song of Solomon 1:16 Literally “green”
  2. Song of Solomon 2:1 More likely “meadow saffron” or “crocus.” Hebrew scholars and botanists suggest the term refers to Ashodelos (lily family), Narcissus tazetta (narcissus or daffodil), or Colchicum autumnale (meadow saffron or crocus) (e.g., Isa 35:1). The location of this flower in Sharon suggests a common wild flower rather than a rose. The maiden compares herself to a simple, common flower of the field
  3. Song of Solomon 2:2 Or “brambles”