He

15 How beautiful(A) you are, my darling!
    Oh, how beautiful!
    Your eyes are doves.(B)

She

16 How handsome you are, my beloved!(C)
    Oh, how charming!
    And our bed is verdant.

He

17 The beams of our house are cedars;(D)
    our rafters are firs.

She[a]

I am a rose[b](E) of Sharon,(F)
    a lily(G) of the valleys.

He

Like a lily among thorns
    is my darling among the young women.

She

Like an apple[c] tree among the trees of the forest
    is my beloved(H) among the young men.
I delight(I) to sit in his shade,
    and his fruit is sweet to my taste.(J)
Let him lead me to the banquet hall,(K)
    and let his banner(L) over me be love.
Strengthen me with raisins,
    refresh me with apples,(M)
    for I am faint with love.(N)
His left arm is under my head,
    and his right arm embraces me.(O)

Footnotes

  1. Song of Songs 2:1 Or He
  2. Song of Songs 2:1 Probably a member of the crocus family
  3. Song of Songs 2:3 Or possibly apricot; here and elsewhere in Song of Songs

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