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SONG OF SONGS 2
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And so Song of Songs teaches us that commitment is at the heart of the most intimate
of all relationships—a person and God—and the most intimate of human relationships—
a husband and wife.
Key verses in Song of Songs
2:4 He escorts me to the banquet
hall; it’s obvious how much he
loves me.
1
2:7 Promise me, O women of
4:10 Your love delights me.
Jerusalem, by the gazelles and wild
6:3 I am my lover’s, and my lover
deer, not to awaken love until the
is mine.
time is right.
This is Solomon’s song of songs, more
wonderful than any other.
Young Woman*
2 Kiss me and kiss me again,
for your love is sweeter than wine.
3 How pleasing is your fragrance;
your name is like the spreading fragrance
of scented oils.
No wonder all the young women love you!
4 Take me with you; come, let’s run!
The king has brought me into his bedroom.
Young Women of Jerusalem
How happy we are for you, O king.
We praise your love even more than wine.
Young Woman
How right they are to adore you.
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6
7
I am dark but beautiful,
O women of Jerusalem—
dark as the tents of Kedar,
dark as the curtains of Solomon’s tents.
Don’t stare at me because I am dark—
the sun has darkened my skin.
My brothers were angry with me;
they forced me to care for their vineyards,
so I couldn’t care for myself—my own
vineyard.
Tell me, my love, where are you leading
your flock today?
Where will you rest your sheep at noon?
For why should I wander like a prostitute*
among your friends and their flocks?
Young Man
8 If you don’t know, O most beautiful woman,
follow the trail of my flock,
and graze your young goats by the
shepherds’ tents.
9 You are as exciting, my darling,
as a mare among Pharaoh’s stallions.
1:1 The headings identifying the speakers are not in the
original text, though the Hebrew usually gives clues by
means of the gender of the person speaking. 1:7 Hebrew
like a veiled woman. 2:1 Traditionally rendered I am the
rose of Sharon. Sharon Plain is a region in the coastal plain
of Palestine.
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How lovely are your cheeks;
your earrings set them afire!
How lovely is your neck,
enhanced by a string of jewels.
We will make for you earrings of gold
and beads of silver.
Young Woman
12 The king is lying on his couch,
enchanted by the fragrance of my
perfume.
13 My lover is like a sachet of myrrh
lying between my breasts.
14 He is like a bouquet of sweet henna
blossoms
from the vineyards of En-gedi.
Young Man
15 How beautiful you are, my darling,
how beautiful!
Your eyes are like doves.
Young Woman
16 You are so handsome, my love,
pleasing beyond words!
The soft grass is our bed;
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fragrant cedar branches are the beams of
our house,
and pleasant smelling firs are the rafters.
Young Woman
1 I am the spring crocus blooming on the
Sharon Plain,*
the lily of the valley.
2
Young Man
2 Like a lily among thistles
is my darling among young women.
Young Woman
3 Like the finest apple tree in the orchard
is my lover among other young men.
I sit in his delightful shade
and taste his delicious fruit.
4 He escorts me to the banquet hall;
it’s obvious how much he loves me.
5 Strengthen me with raisin cakes,
refresh me with apples,
for I am weak with love.