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 Songs 2
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
2 I am a rose of Sharon,
a lily of the valleys.(A)
2 As a lily among brambles,
so is my love among maidens.
3 As an apple tree among the trees of the wood,
so is my beloved among young men.
With great delight I sat in his shadow,
and his fruit was sweet to my taste.(B)
4 He brought me to the banqueting house,
and his intention toward[a] me was love.(C)
5 Sustain me with raisins,
refresh me with apples,
for I am faint with love.(D)
6 O that his left hand were under my head
and that his right hand embraced me!(E)
7 I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem,
by the gazelles or the wild does:
do not stir up or awaken love
until it is ready!(F)
Springtime Rhapsody
8 The voice of my beloved!
Look, he comes,
leaping upon the mountains,
bounding over the hills.(G)
9 My beloved is like a gazelle
or a young stag.
Look, there he stands
behind our wall,
gazing in at the windows,
looking through the lattice.(H)
10 My beloved speaks and says to me:
“Arise, my love, my fair one,
and come away,(I)
11 for now the winter is past,
the rain is over and gone.
12 The flowers appear on the earth;
the time of singing has come,
and the voice of the turtledove
is heard in our land.(J)
13 The fig tree puts forth its figs,
and the vines are in blossom;
they give forth fragrance.
Arise, my love, my fair one,
and come away.(K)
14 O my dove, in the clefts of the rock,
in the covert of the cliff,
let me see your face;
let me hear your voice,
for your voice is sweet,
and your face is lovely.(L)
15 Catch us the foxes,
the little foxes,
that ruin the vineyards—
for our vineyards are in blossom.”(M)
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