Song of Solomon 1:15-17

Expanded Bible

¹⁵ My darling, you are beautiful!
    Oh, you are beautiful,
and your eyes are like doves [^Cperhaps fluttering or a reference to softness and beauty].

¹⁶ You are so handsome, my lover,
    and so ·pleasant [or lovely]!
    Our bed is ·the grass [green].
¹⁷ Cedar trees form ·our roof [^Lthe boards of our house];
    our ·ceiling [rafters] is made of juniper wood [^Cthey find intimacy outdoors].