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Song of Solomon 1:9-14
GOD’S WORD Translation
Song of Solomon 1:9-14
GOD’S WORD Translation
Solomon Searches for the Young Woman’s Love
[ GROOM ]
9 My true love, I compare you to a mare among Pharaoh’s stallions.
10 Your cheeks are lovely with ornaments,
your neck with strings of pearls.
[ THE CHORUS OF YOUNG WOMEN ]
11 We will make gold ornaments with silver beads for you.
[ BRIDE ]
12 While the king is at his table,
my perfume fills the air with its fragrance.
13 My beloved is a pouch of myrrh [a]
that lies at night between my breasts.
14 My beloved is a bouquet of henna flowers
in the vineyards of En Gedi.
Footnotes
- 1:13 Myrrh is a fragrant resin used for perfumes, embalming, and deodorizers.
Song of Songs 1:9-14
New International Version
Song of Songs 1:9-14
New International Version
He
9 I liken you, my darling, to a mare
among Pharaoh’s chariot horses.(A)
10 Your cheeks(B) are beautiful with earrings,
your neck with strings of jewels.(C)
11 We will make you earrings of gold,
studded with silver.
She
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