Song of Songs 2
Legacy Standard Bible
3 “[d]Like an [e](E)apple tree among the trees of the forest,
So is my beloved among the sons.
In his shade I had great desire and sat down,
And his (F)fruit was sweet to my [f]taste.
4 He has (G)brought me to his [g]house of banqueting,
And his (H)banner over me is love.
5 Sustain me with (I)raisin cakes,
Refresh me with [h](J)apples,
Because (K)I am lovesick.
6 Let (L)his left hand be under my head
And (M)his right hand (N)embrace me.”
7 “[i]I (O)call you to solemnly swear, O (P)daughters of Jerusalem,
By the (Q)gazelles or by the (R)hinds of the field,
(S)That you do not arouse or awaken my love
Until [j]she pleases.”
The Bride Delights in Her Beloved
8 “[k]The voice of my beloved!
Behold, he is coming,
Leaping (T)on the mountains,
Jumping on the hills!
9 My beloved is like a (U)gazelle or a (V)young [l]stag.
Behold, he is standing behind our wall;
He gazes through the windows;
He is peering (W)through the lattice.
10 “My beloved answered and said to me,
‘(X)Arise, my darling, my beautiful one,
And come along.
11 For behold, the winter is past,
The rain is over; it is gone.
12 The flowers have appeared in the land;
The time for [m]pruning has arrived;
And the voice of the (Y)turtledove has been heard in our land.
13 The (Z)fig tree has ripened its figs,
And the (AA)vines in blossom have given forth their fragrance.
Arise, my darling, my beautiful one,
And come along!’”
14 “[n]O (AB)my dove, (AC)in the clefts of the [o]rock,
In the secret place of the steep [p]pathway,
Let me see your appearance,
(AD)Let me hear your voice;
For your voice is sweet,
And your appearance is (AE)lovely.”
15 “[q](AF)Seize the foxes for us,
The [r]little foxes that are wreaking destruction on the vineyards,
While our (AG)vineyards are in blossom.”
16 “[s](AH)My beloved is mine, and I am his,
He who (AI)shepherds his flock among the lilies.
17 (AJ)Until the day breathes and the shadows flee,
Turn, my beloved, and be like a (AK)gazelle
Or a young stag (AL)on the mountains of [t]Bether.”
Footnotes
- Song of Songs 2:1 BRIDE
- Song of Songs 2:1 Lit crocus
- Song of Songs 2:2 BRIDEGROOM
- Song of Songs 2:3 BRIDE
- Song of Songs 2:3 Or apricot
- Song of Songs 2:3 Lit palate
- Song of Songs 2:4 Lit house of wine
- Song of Songs 2:5 Or apricots
- Song of Songs 2:7 BRIDEGROOM
- Song of Songs 2:7 Or it
- Song of Songs 2:8 BRIDE
- Song of Songs 2:9 Lit of the stags
- Song of Songs 2:12 Or singing
- Song of Songs 2:14 BRIDEGROOM
- Song of Songs 2:14 Or crag
- Song of Songs 2:14 Or cliff
- Song of Songs 2:15 CHORUS
- Song of Songs 2:15 Or young
- Song of Songs 2:16 BRIDE
- Song of Songs 2:17 Or ravines, a kind of spice
Song of Solomon 2
International Standard Version
2 I’m a flower[a] from Sharon,
a lily of the valleys.
The Lover
2 Like a lily among thorns,
so is my darling among the young women.
The Loved One
3 Like an apple[b] tree among the trees of the forest,
so is my beloved among the young men.
In his shade I take delight and sit down,
and his fruit is sweet to my taste.[c]
4 He has brought me to the banquet hall,
and his banner over me is love.
5 Sustain me with raisin cakes,
refresh me with apples,[d]
for I’m weak with love.
6 I wish that his left hand were under my head,
and that his right hand were embracing me!
7 Swear to me, young women of Jerusalem,
by the gazelles or by the does of the field,
that you won’t awaken or arouse love
before its proper time![e]
8 The voice of my beloved!
Look! He’s coming,
leaping over the mountains,
bounding over the hills.
9 My beloved is like a gazelle or a young stag.
Look, there he stands behind our wall,
looking through the windows,
gazing through the lattice.
The Lover
10 My beloved spoke to me:
“Get up, my darling, my beautiful one, and come on.
11 Look! Winter is past.
The rain is over and gone.
12 Blossoms have appeared in the land.
The season of songbirds[f] has arrived,
and cooing of turtledoves is heard in our land.
13 The fig tree has produced its fruit,[g]
the grapevines have blossomed and exude their fragrance.
“Get up, my darling, my beautiful one, and come on.
14 My dove, in the hidden places of the rocks,
in the secret places of the cliffs,
show me your form, and let me hear your voice.
For your voice is pleasant,
and your shape is lovely.
15 Catch the foxes for us,
the little foxes that destroy the vineyards,
our vineyards that are in bloom.”
The Loved One
16 My beloved belongs to me and I belong to him.
He is the one who shepherds his flock among the lilies.
17 Until the day breaks[h] and the shadows flee,
turn around, my beloved,
and be like a gazelle or a young stag
on the rugged mountains.[i]
Footnotes
- Song of Solomon 2:1 Or crocus
- Song of Solomon 2:3 Or apricot
- Song of Solomon 2:3 Lit. palate
- Song of Solomon 2:5 Or apricots
- Song of Solomon 2:7 Lit. until it pleases
- Song of Solomon 2:12 Or for pruning
- Song of Solomon 2:13 Lit. has ripened
- Song of Solomon 2:17 Or until the cool of the day; lit. until the day breathes
- Song of Solomon 2:17 Or the mountains of Bether
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