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Song of Solomon 3-4
New King James Version
Song of Solomon 3-4
New King James Version
A Troubled Night
The Shulamite
3 By (A)night on my bed I sought the one I love;
I sought him, but I did not find him.
2 “I will rise now,” I said,
“And go about the city;
In the streets and in the squares
I will seek the one I love.”
I sought him, but I did not find him.
3 (B)The watchmen who go about the city found me;
I said,
“Have you seen the one I love?”
4 Scarcely had I passed by them,
When I found the one I love.
I held him and would not let him go,
Until I had brought him to the (C)house of my mother,
And into the [a]chamber of her who conceived me.
5 (D)I [b]charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem,
By the gazelles or by the does of the field,
Do not stir up nor awaken love
Until it pleases.
The Coming of Solomon
The Shulamite
6 (E)Who is this coming out of the wilderness
Like pillars of smoke,
Perfumed with myrrh and frankincense,
With all the merchant’s fragrant powders?
7 Behold, it is Solomon’s couch,
With sixty valiant men around it,
Of the valiant of Israel.
8 They all hold swords,
Being expert in war.
Every man has his sword on his thigh
Because of fear in the night.
9 Of the wood of Lebanon
Solomon the King
Made himself a [c]palanquin:
10 He made its pillars of silver,
Its support of gold,
Its seat of purple,
Its interior paved with love
By the daughters of Jerusalem.
11 Go forth, O daughters of Zion,
And see King Solomon with the crown
With which his mother crowned him
On the day of his wedding,
The day of the gladness of his heart.
The Bridegroom Praises the Bride
The Beloved
4 Behold, (F)you are fair, my love!
Behold, you are fair!
You have dove’s eyes behind your veil.
Your hair is like a (G)flock of goats,
Going down from Mount Gilead.
2 (H)Your teeth are like a flock of shorn sheep
Which have come up from the washing,
Every one of which bears twins,
And none is [d]barren among them.
3 Your lips are like a strand of scarlet,
And your mouth is lovely.
(I)Your temples behind your veil
Are like a piece of pomegranate.
4 (J)Your neck is like the tower of David,
Built (K)for an armory,
On which hang a thousand [e]bucklers,
All shields of mighty men.
5 (L)Your two breasts are like two fawns,
Twins of a gazelle,
Which feed among the lilies.
6 (M)Until the day breaks
And the shadows flee away,
I will go my way to the mountain of myrrh
And to the hill of frankincense.
7 (N)You are all fair, my love,
And there is no spot in you.
8 Come with me from Lebanon, my spouse,
With me from Lebanon.
Look from the top of Amana,
From the top of Senir (O)and Hermon,
From the lions’ dens,
From the mountains of the leopards.
9 You have ravished my heart,
My sister, my spouse;
You have ravished my heart
With one look of your eyes,
With one link of your necklace.
10 How fair is your love,
My sister, my spouse!
(P)How much better than wine is your love,
And the [f]scent of your perfumes
Than all spices!
11 Your lips, O my spouse,
Drip as the honeycomb;
(Q)Honey and milk are under your tongue;
And the fragrance of your garments
Is (R)like the fragrance of Lebanon.
12 A garden [g]enclosed
Is my sister, my spouse,
A spring shut up,
A fountain sealed.
13 Your plants are an orchard of pomegranates
With pleasant fruits,
Fragrant henna with spikenard,
14 Spikenard and saffron,
Calamus and cinnamon,
With all trees of frankincense,
Myrrh and aloes,
With all the chief spices—
15 A fountain of gardens,
A well of (S)living waters,
And streams from Lebanon.
The Shulamite
16 Awake, O north wind,
And come, O south!
Blow upon my garden,
That its spices may flow out.
(T)Let my beloved come to his garden
And eat its pleasant (U)fruits.
Footnotes
- Song of Solomon 3:4 room
- Song of Solomon 3:5 adjure
- Song of Solomon 3:9 A portable enclosed chair
- Song of Solomon 4:2 bereaved
- Song of Solomon 4:4 Small shields
- Song of Solomon 4:10 fragrance
- Song of Solomon 4:12 locked or barred
Song of Songs 3-4
New International Version
Song of Songs 3-4
New International Version
3 All night long on my bed
I looked(A) for the one my heart loves;
I looked for him but did not find him.
2 I will get up now and go about the city,
through its streets and squares;
I will search for the one my heart loves.
So I looked for him but did not find him.
3 The watchmen found me
as they made their rounds in the city.(B)
“Have you seen the one my heart loves?”
4 Scarcely had I passed them
when I found the one my heart loves.
I held him and would not let him go
till I had brought him to my mother’s house,(C)
to the room of the one who conceived me.(D)
5 Daughters of Jerusalem, I charge you(E)
by the gazelles and by the does of the field:
Do not arouse or awaken love
until it so desires.(F)
6 Who is this coming up from the wilderness(G)
like a column of smoke,
perfumed with myrrh(H) and incense
made from all the spices(I) of the merchant?
7 Look! It is Solomon’s carriage,
escorted by sixty warriors,(J)
the noblest of Israel,
8 all of them wearing the sword,
all experienced in battle,
each with his sword at his side,
prepared for the terrors of the night.(K)
9 King Solomon made for himself the carriage;
he made it of wood from Lebanon.
10 Its posts he made of silver,
its base of gold.
Its seat was upholstered with purple,
its interior inlaid with love.
Daughters of Jerusalem, 11 come out,
and look, you daughters of Zion.(L)
Look[a] on King Solomon wearing a crown,
the crown with which his mother crowned him
on the day of his wedding,
the day his heart rejoiced.(M)
He
4 How beautiful you are, my darling!
Oh, how beautiful!
Your eyes behind your veil(N) are doves.(O)
Your hair is like a flock of goats
descending from the hills of Gilead.(P)
2 Your teeth are like a flock of sheep just shorn,
coming up from the washing.
Each has its twin;
not one of them is alone.(Q)
3 Your lips are like a scarlet ribbon;
your mouth(R) is lovely.(S)
Your temples behind your veil
are like the halves of a pomegranate.(T)
4 Your neck is like the tower(U) of David,
built with courses of stone[b];
on it hang a thousand shields,(V)
all of them shields of warriors.
5 Your breasts(W) are like two fawns,
like twin fawns of a gazelle(X)
that browse among the lilies.(Y)
6 Until the day breaks
and the shadows flee,(Z)
I will go to the mountain of myrrh(AA)
and to the hill of incense.
7 You are altogether beautiful,(AB) my darling;
there is no flaw(AC) in you.
8 Come with me from Lebanon, my bride,(AD)
come with me from Lebanon.
Descend from the crest of Amana,
from the top of Senir,(AE) the summit of Hermon,(AF)
from the lions’ dens
and the mountain haunts of leopards.
9 You have stolen my heart, my sister, my bride;(AG)
you have stolen my heart
with one glance of your eyes,
with one jewel of your necklace.(AH)
10 How delightful(AI) is your love(AJ), my sister, my bride!
How much more pleasing is your love than wine,(AK)
and the fragrance of your perfume(AL)
more than any spice!
11 Your lips drop sweetness as the honeycomb, my bride;
milk and honey are under your tongue.(AM)
The fragrance of your garments
is like the fragrance of Lebanon.(AN)
12 You are a garden(AO) locked up, my sister, my bride;(AP)
you are a spring enclosed, a sealed fountain.(AQ)
13 Your plants are an orchard of pomegranates(AR)
with choice fruits,
with henna(AS) and nard,
14 nard and saffron,
calamus and cinnamon,(AT)
with every kind of incense tree,
with myrrh(AU) and aloes(AV)
and all the finest spices.(AW)
15 You are[c] a garden(AX) fountain,(AY)
a well of flowing water
streaming down from Lebanon.
She
Footnotes
- Song of Songs 3:11 Or interior lovingly inlaid / by the daughters of Jerusalem. / 11 Come out, you daughters of Zion, / and look
- Song of Songs 4:4 The meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain.
- Song of Songs 4:15 Or I am (spoken by She)
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