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Song of Solomon
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English: New American Standard Bible |
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Song of Solomon 2 [Commentary] [Map] 
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"I am the rose of Sharon,
The lily of the valleys."
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"Like a lily among the thorns,
So is my darling among the maidens."
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"Like an apple tree among the trees of the forest,
So is my beloved among the young men.
In his shade I took great delight and sat down,
And his fruit was sweet to my taste.
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"He has brought me to his banquet hall,
And his banner over me is love.
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"Sustain me with raisin cakes,
Refresh me with apples,
Because I am lovesick.
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"Let his left hand be under my head
And his right hand embrace me."
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"I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem,
By the gazelles or by the hinds of the field,
That you do not arouse or awaken my love
Until she pleases."
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"Listen! My beloved!
Behold, he is coming,
Climbing on the mountains,
Leaping on the hills!
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"My beloved is like a gazelle or a young stag.
Behold, he is standing behind our wall,
He is looking through the windows,
He is peering through the lattice.
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| 10. |
"My beloved responded and said to me,
`Arise, my darling, my beautiful one,
And come along.
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`For behold, the winter is past,
The rain is over and gone.
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`The flowers have already appeared in the land;
The time has arrived for pruning the vines,
And the voice of the turtledove has been heard in our land.
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`The fig tree has ripened its figs,
And the vines in blossom have given forth their fragrance.
Arise, my darling, my beautiful one,
And come along!' "
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"O my dove, in the clefts of the rock,
In the secret place of the steep pathway,
Let me see your form,
Let me hear your voice;
For your voice is sweet,
And your form is lovely."
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"Catch the foxes for us,
The little foxes that are ruining the vineyards,
While our vineyards are in blossom."
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"My beloved is mine, and I am his;
He pastures his flock among the lilies.
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"Until the cool of the day when the shadows flee away,
Turn, my beloved, and be like a gazelle
Or a young stag on the mountains of Bether."
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