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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"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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