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Song of Songs 4  New International Version

He

4 How beautiful you are, my darling!
    Oh, how beautiful!
    Your eyes behind your veil(A) are doves.(B)
Your hair is like a flock of goats
    descending from the hills of Gilead.(C)
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.(D)
3 Your lips are like a scarlet ribbon;
    your mouth(E) is lovely.(F)
Your temples behind your veil
    are like the halves of a pomegranate.(G)
4 Your neck is like the tower(H) of David,
    built with courses of stone[a];
on it hang a thousand shields,(I)
    all of them shields of warriors.
5 Your breasts(J) are like two fawns,
    like twin fawns of a gazelle(K)
    that browse among the lilies.(L)
6 Until the day breaks
    and the shadows flee,(M)
I will go to the mountain of myrrh(N)
    and to the hill of incense.
7 You are altogether beautiful,(O) my darling;
    there is no flaw(P) in you.

8 Come with me from Lebanon, my bride,(Q)
    come with me from Lebanon.
Descend from the crest of Amana,
    from the top of Senir,(R) the summit of Hermon,(S)
from the lions’ dens
    and the mountain haunts of leopards.
9 You have stolen my heart, my sister, my bride;(T)
    you have stolen my heart
with one glance of your eyes,
    with one jewel of your necklace.(U)
10 How delightful(V) is your love(W), my sister, my bride!
    How much more pleasing is your love than wine,(X)
and the fragrance of your perfume(Y)
    more than any spice!
11 Your lips drop sweetness as the honeycomb, my bride;
    milk and honey are under your tongue.(Z)
The fragrance of your garments
    is like the fragrance of Lebanon.(AA)
12 You are a garden(AB) locked up, my sister, my bride;(AC)
    you are a spring enclosed, a sealed fountain.(AD)
13 Your plants are an orchard of pomegranates(AE)
    with choice fruits,
    with henna(AF) and nard,
14     nard and saffron,
    calamus and cinnamon,(AG)
    with every kind of incense tree,
    with myrrh(AH) and aloes(AI)
    and all the finest spices.(AJ)
15 You are[b] a garden(AK) fountain,(AL)
    a well of flowing water
    streaming down from Lebanon.

She

16 Awake, north wind,
    and come, south wind!
Blow on my garden,(AM)
    that its fragrance(AN) may spread everywhere.
Let my beloved(AO) come into his garden
    and taste its choice fruits.(AP)

Footnotes

  1. Song of Songs 4:4 The meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain.
  2. Song of Songs 4:15 Or I am (spoken by She)

Cross references

  1. Song of Songs 4:1 : S Ge 24:65
  2. Song of Songs 4:1 : S SS 1:15
  3. Song of Songs 4:1 : Ge 37:25; Nu 32:1; SS 6:5; Jer 22:6; Mic 7:14
  4. Song of Songs 4:2 : SS 6:6
  5. Song of Songs 4:3 : SS 5:16
  6. Song of Songs 4:3 : S SS 1:5
  7. Song of Songs 4:3 : SS 6:7
  8. Song of Songs 4:4 : S Ps 144:12
  9. Song of Songs 4:4 : Eze 27:10
  10. Song of Songs 4:5 : SS 7:3
  11. Song of Songs 4:5 : S Pr 5:19
  12. Song of Songs 4:5 : S SS 2:16
  13. Song of Songs 4:6 : SS 2:17
  14. Song of Songs 4:6 : S SS 3:6
  15. Song of Songs 4:7 : S SS 1:15
  16. Song of Songs 4:7 : SS 5:2
  17. Song of Songs 4:8 : ver 9, 12; SS 5:1
  18. Song of Songs 4:8 : S Dt 3:9
  19. Song of Songs 4:8 : S 1Ch 5:23
  20. Song of Songs 4:9 : S ver 8
  21. Song of Songs 4:9 : S Ge 41:42; S Ps 73:6
  22. Song of Songs 4:10 : SS 7:6
  23. Song of Songs 4:10 : S SS 1:2
  24. Song of Songs 4:10 : S Jdg 9:13
  25. Song of Songs 4:10 : ver 16; S Ps 45:8; Isa 57:9
  26. Song of Songs 4:11 : S Ps 19:10; SS 5:1
  27. Song of Songs 4:11 : Hos 14:6
  28. Song of Songs 4:12 : ver 16; SS 5:1; 6:2; Isa 5:7
  29. Song of Songs 4:12 : S ver 8
  30. Song of Songs 4:12 : Pr 5:15-18
  31. Song of Songs 4:13 : SS 7:12
  32. Song of Songs 4:13 : SS 1:14
  33. Song of Songs 4:14 : S Ex 30:23
  34. Song of Songs 4:14 : S SS 3:6
  35. Song of Songs 4:14 : S Nu 24:6
  36. Song of Songs 4:14 : SS 1:12
  37. Song of Songs 4:15 : Isa 27:2; 58:11; Jer 31:12
  38. Song of Songs 4:15 : Pr 5:18
  39. Song of Songs 4:16 : S ver 12
  40. Song of Songs 4:16 : S ver 10
  41. Song of Songs 4:16 : SS 7:13
  42. Song of Songs 4:16 : SS 2:3
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Song of Solomon 4  New King James Version

The Bridegroom Praises the Bride

The Beloved

4 Behold, (A)you are fair, my love!
Behold, you are fair!
You have dove’s eyes behind your veil.
Your hair is like a (B)flock of goats,
Going down from Mount Gilead.
2 (C)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 [a]barren among them.
3 Your lips are like a strand of scarlet,
And your mouth is lovely.
(D)Your temples behind your veil
Are like a piece of pomegranate.
4 (E)Your neck is like the tower of David,
Built (F)for an armory,
On which hang a thousand [b]bucklers,
All shields of mighty men.
5 (G)Your two breasts are like two fawns,
Twins of a gazelle,
Which feed among the lilies.

6 (H)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 (I)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 (J)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!
(K)How much better than wine is your love,
And the [c]scent of your perfumes
Than all spices!
11 Your lips, O my spouse,
Drip as the honeycomb;
(L)Honey and milk are under your tongue;
And the fragrance of your garments
Is (M)like the fragrance of Lebanon.

12 A garden [d]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 (N)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.
(O)Let my beloved come to his garden
And eat its pleasant (P)fruits.

Footnotes

  1. Song of Solomon 4:2 bereaved
  2. Song of Solomon 4:4 Small shields
  3. Song of Solomon 4:10 fragrance
  4. Song of Solomon 4:12 locked or barred

Cross references

  1. Song of Solomon 4:1 : Song 1:15; 5:12
  2. Song of Solomon 4:1 : Song 6:5
  3. Song of Solomon 4:2 : Song 6:6
  4. Song of Solomon 4:3 : Song 6:7
  5. Song of Solomon 4:4 : Song 7:4
  6. Song of Solomon 4:4 : Neh. 3:19
  7. Song of Solomon 4:5 : Prov. 5:19; Song 7:3
  8. Song of Solomon 4:6 : Song 2:17
  9. Song of Solomon 4:7 : Song 1:15; Eph. 5:27
  10. Song of Solomon 4:8 : Deut. 3:9; 1 Chr. 5:23; Ezek. 27:5
  11. Song of Solomon 4:10 : Song 1:2, 4
  12. Song of Solomon 4:11 : Prov. 24:13, 14; Song 5:1
  13. Song of Solomon 4:11 : Gen. 27:27; Hos. 14:6, 7
  14. Song of Solomon 4:15 : Zech. 14:8; John 4:10; 7:38
  15. Song of Solomon 4:16 : Song 5:1
  16. Song of Solomon 4:16 : Song 7:13
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