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Song of Solomon 2:5-7
Easy-to-Read Version
Song of Solomon 2:5-7
Easy-to-Read Version
5 Strengthen me with raisins[a];
refresh me with apples, because I am weak with love.[b]
6 My lover’s left arm is under my head,
and his right arm holds me.
7 Women of Jerusalem, promise me by the gazelles and wild deer,
don’t awaken love,
don’t arouse love, until I am ready.[c]
Footnotes
- Song of Solomon 2:5 raisins Or “raisin cakes.”
- Song of Solomon 2:5 I am weak with love Or “I am lovesick.”
- Song of Solomon 2:7 until I am ready Literally, “until it desires.”
Song of Solomon 2:5-7
Easy-to-Read Version
Song of Solomon 2:5-7
Easy-to-Read Version
5 Strengthen me with raisins[a];
refresh me with apples, because I am weak with love.[b]
6 My lover’s left arm is under my head,
and his right arm holds me.
7 Women of Jerusalem, promise me by the gazelles and wild deer,
don’t awaken love,
don’t arouse love, until I am ready.[c]
Footnotes
- Song of Solomon 2:5 raisins Or “raisin cakes.”
- Song of Solomon 2:5 I am weak with love Or “I am lovesick.”
- Song of Solomon 2:7 until I am ready Literally, “until it desires.”
Easy-to-Read Version (ERV)
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