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Song of Songs 5:8-16
Legacy Standard Bible
Song of Songs 5:8-16
Legacy Standard Bible
8 I (A)call you to solemnly swear, O daughters of Jerusalem,
If you find my beloved,
What will you tell him?
Tell him that (B)I am sick with love.”
9 “[a]What is your beloved that he is more than any other beloved,
O (C)most beautiful among women?
What is your beloved that he is more than any other beloved,
That thus you call us to solemnly swear?”
The Bride Extols Her Beloved
10 “[b]My beloved is dazzling and (D)ruddy,
(E)Lifted up as a banner among ten thousand.
11 His head is like gold, fine gold;
His (F)locks are like clusters of dates
And black as a raven.
12 His (G)eyes are like doves
Beside streams of water,
Washed in milk,
And sitting in their (H)setting.
13 His cheeks are like a (I)bed of spices,
Towers of sweet-scented herbs;
His lips are (J)lilies
(K)Dripping with liquid myrrh.
14 His hands are rods of gold
Set with (L)beryl;
His abdomen is a plate of ivory
Inlaid with [c](M)sapphires.
15 His legs are pillars of marble
Set on bases of fine gold;
His appearance is like (N)Lebanon
Choice as the (O)cedars.
16 His [d](P)mouth is full of sweetness.
And he is wholly (Q)desirable.
This is my beloved and this is my friend,
O daughters of Jerusalem.”
Footnotes
- Song of Songs 5:9 CHORUS
- Song of Songs 5:10 BRIDE
- Song of Songs 5:14 Lit lapis lazuli
- Song of Songs 5:16 Lit palate
Song of Songs 5:8-16
New International Version
Song of Songs 5:8-16
New International Version
8 Daughters of Jerusalem, I charge you(A)—
if you find my beloved,(B)
what will you tell him?
Tell him I am faint with love.(C)
Friends
9 How is your beloved better than others,
most beautiful of women?(D)
How is your beloved better than others,
that you so charge us?
She
10 My beloved is radiant and ruddy,
outstanding among ten thousand.(E)
11 His head is purest gold;
his hair is wavy
and black as a raven.
12 His eyes are like doves(F)
by the water streams,
washed in milk,(G)
mounted like jewels.
13 His cheeks(H) are like beds of spice(I)
yielding perfume.
His lips are like lilies(J)
dripping with myrrh.(K)
14 His arms are rods of gold
set with topaz.
His body is like polished ivory
decorated with lapis lazuli.(L)
15 His legs are pillars of marble
set on bases of pure gold.
His appearance is like Lebanon,(M)
choice as its cedars.
16 His mouth(N) is sweetness itself;
he is altogether lovely.
This is my beloved,(O) this is my friend,
daughters of Jerusalem.(P)
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