Song of Songs 4
Legacy Standard Bible
Solomon Praises the Beauty of His Bride
4 “[a]Behold, you are beautiful, (A)my darling,
Behold, you are beautiful!
Your (B)eyes are like doves (C)behind your veil;
Your (D)hair is like a flock of goats
That have leapt down from Mount (E)Gilead.
2 Your (F)teeth are like a flock of newly shorn ewes
Which have come up from their washing,
All of which bear twins,
And not one among them has [b]lost her young.
3 Your lips are like a (G)scarlet thread,
And your (H)mouth is lovely.
Your (I)temples are like a slice of a pomegranate
Behind your veil.
4 Your (J)neck is like the tower of David,
Built [c]with rows of stones
On which are (K)hung one thousand shields,
All the small (L)shields of the mighty men.
5 Your (M)two breasts are like two fawns,
Twins of a gazelle
Which [d](N)feed among the lilies.
6 (O)Until the day breathes
And the shadows flee,
I will go my way to the mountain of (P)myrrh
And to the hill of (Q)frankincense.
7 “(R)You are altogether beautiful, my darling,
And there is no blemish in you.
8 Come with me from (S)Lebanon, my (T)bride,
May you come with me from Lebanon.
[e]Journey down from the top of (U)Amana,
From the top of (V)Senir and Hermon,
From the dens of lions,
From the mountains of leopards.
9 You have made my heart beat faster, (W)my sister, my bride;
You have made my heart beat faster with a single glance of your eyes,
With a single strand of your (X)necklace.
10 (Y)How beautiful is your love, my sister, my bride!
How much (Z)better is your love than wine,
And the (AA)fragrance of your oils
Than all kinds of [f]spices!
11 Your lips, my bride, (AB)drip (AC)honey from the comb;
Honey and milk are under your tongue,
And the fragrance of your garments is like the (AD)fragrance of Lebanon.
12 A garden locked is my sister, my bride,
A [g]rock garden locked, a (AE)spring (AF)sealed up.
13 Your shoots are [h]an (AG)orchard of (AH)pomegranates
With (AI)choice fruits, (AJ)henna with nard plants,
14 (AK)Nard and saffron, calamus and (AL)cinnamon,
With all the trees of (AM)frankincense,
(AN)Myrrh and aloes, along with all the finest [i]spices.
15 You are a garden spring,
A well of [j](AO)fresh water,
And streams flowing from Lebanon.”
16 “[k]Awake, O north wind,
And come, wind of the south;
Make my (AP)garden breathe out fragrance,
Let its [l]spices flow forth.
May (AQ)my beloved come into his garden
And eat its (AR)choice fruits!”
Footnotes
- Song of Songs 4:1 BRIDEGROOM
- Song of Songs 4:2 Or miscarried
- Song of Songs 4:4 Or for an arsenal
- Song of Songs 4:5 Lit shepherd, cf. Song 1:7, 8; 2:16; 6:2
- Song of Songs 4:8 Or Look
- Song of Songs 4:10 Or balsam odors
- Song of Songs 4:12 Lit stone heap
- Song of Songs 4:13 Or a park, a paradise
- Song of Songs 4:14 Or balsam odors
- Song of Songs 4:15 Lit living
- Song of Songs 4:16 BRIDE
- Song of Songs 4:16 Or balsam odors
Song of Solomon 4
International Standard Version
The Lover
4 Look at you! You are beautiful, my darling.
Look at you! You are so beautiful.
Your eyes behind your veil are doves,
your hair is like a flock of goats
coming down from Mt. Gilead.
2 Your teeth are like a flock of sheep about to be sheared,[a]
who are coming up from being washed.[b]
All of them are twins,
not one has lost[c] her young.
3 Your lips are like a scarlet thread,
and your mouth is lovely.
Behind your veil,
your temple is like a slice of pomegranate.
4 Your neck is like the tower of David,
built with rows of stones.
A thousand shields are hung upon it,
all the shields of the warriors.
5 Your two breasts are like two fawns,
twins of a gazelle grazing among the lilies.
6 Until the day breaks[d] and the shadows flee,
I’ll go to the mountain of myrrh[e]
and to the hill of frankincense.[f]
7 My darling, you are altogether beautiful
and there is no blemish in you.
8 Come with me from Lebanon, my bride,
come with me from Lebanon.
May you journey from the top of Amana,
from the tops of Senir and Hermon,
from the dens of lions,
from the mountain lairs of leopards.
9 You have made my heart beat faster, my sister, my[g] bride.
You have made my heart beat faster
with one glance of your eyes,
with one strand of your necklace.
10 How beautiful is your love, my sister, my[h] bride.
How much better is your love than wine,
and the fragrance of your perfume
than all kinds of spices.
11 Your lips drip honey, my[i] bride;
milk and honey are under your tongue.
The scent of your garments
is like the fragrance of Lebanon.
12 My sister, my[j] bride, is a locked garden
a locked rock garden, a sealed up spring.
13 Your shoots are an orchard[k] of pomegranates,
with choice fruit, henna with nard,
14 nard and saffron,
calamus and cinnamon,
with all the trees of frankincense,
along with myrrh and aloes, and all the finest spices.[l]
15 You are a garden spring,
a well of fresh water,
streams flowing from Lebanon.
The Loved One
16 Awake, north wind, and come, south wind.
Make my garden breathe out,
let its fragrance[m] flow.
Let my beloved come into his garden,
and let him eat its choicest fruits.
Footnotes
- Song of Solomon 4:2 Or like sheared sheep
- Song of Solomon 4:2 Lit. from washing
- Song of Solomon 4:2 Lit. been bereaved of; i.e. her teeth match
- Song of Solomon 4:6 Or until the cool of the day; lit. until the day breathes;
- Song of Solomon 4:6 Myrrh was a fragrant spice used as a perfume.
- Song of Solomon 4:6 Frankincense was a fragrant spice used to make incense and perfume.
- Song of Solomon 4:9 The Heb. lacks my
- Song of Solomon 4:10 The Heb. lacks my
- Song of Solomon 4:11 The Heb. lacks my
- Song of Solomon 4:12 The Heb. lacks my
- Song of Solomon 4:13 Or a park
- Song of Solomon 4:14 All the spices listed in verses 13 and 14 were used for perfume.
- Song of Solomon 4:16 Or its spices
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