Song of Solomon 4:16-5:1
Common English Bible
16 Stir, north wind, and come, south wind!
Blow upon my garden;
let its perfumes flow!
[Woman]
Let my love come to his garden;
let him eat its luscious fruit!
[Man]
5 I have come to my garden, my sister, my bride!
I have gathered my myrrh and my spices.
I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey;
I have drunk my wine and my milk.
Eat, dear friends!
Drink and get drunk on love!
Song of Songs 4:16-5:1
New International Version
She
16 Awake, north wind,
and come, south wind!
Blow on my garden,(A)
that its fragrance(B) may spread everywhere.
Let my beloved(C) come into his garden
and taste its choice fruits.(D)
He
5 I have come into my garden,(E) my sister, my bride;(F)
I have gathered my myrrh with my spice.
I have eaten my honeycomb and my honey;
I have drunk my wine and my milk.(G)
Friends
Eat, friends, and drink;
drink your fill of love.
Song of Solomon 4:9
Common English Bible
9 You have captured my heart, my sister,[a] my bride!
You have captured my heart with one glance from your eyes,
with one strand of your necklace.
Footnotes
- Song of Solomon 4:9 Sister here and below is a common term in ancient love poetry; it doesn't imply blood relation.
Song of Songs 4:9
New International Version
Song of Solomon 7:10
Common English Bible
10 I belong to my lover,
and his longing is only for me.
Song of Songs 7:10
New International Version
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