Song of Solomon 5

He

1 I *[ch. 4:16;6:2] came to my garden, my *ch. 4:9,10,12sister, my bride,

I gathered my *ver. 5, 13;ch. 4:14myrrh with my spice,

I ate my *ch. 4:11honeycomb with my honey,

I *[Prov. 9:5] drank my wine with my milk.

Others

Eat, *[John 15:14,15]friends, drink,

and be drunk with love!

The Bride Searches for Her Beloved

She

2 I slept, but my heart was awake.

A sound! My beloved is *[Rev. 3:20] knocking.

"Open to me, my *ch. 4:9,10,12sister, my *See ch. 1:15love,

my *See ch. 2:14dove, my *ch. 6:9;[ch. 4:7] perfect one,

for my head is wet with dew,

my *ver. 11locks with the drops of the night."

3 *[Luke 11:7] I had put off my garment;

how could I put it on?

I had *See Gen. 18:4bathed my feet;

how could I soil them?

4 My beloved put his hand to the latch,

and my heart was thrilled within me.

5 I arose to open to my beloved,

and my hands dripped with myrrh,

my fingers with *ver. 13liquid myrrh,

on the handles of the bolt.

6 I opened to my beloved,

but my beloved had turned and gone.

My soul failed me when he *[ver. 2] spoke.

*ch. 3:1I sought him, but found him not;

*[Prov. 1:28]I called him, but he gave no answer.

7 *ch. 3:3The watchmen found me

as they went about in the city;

they beat me, they bruised me,

they took away my veil,

those watchmen of the walls.

8 I *See ch. 2:7adjure you, O *See ch. 1:5daughters of Jerusalem,

if you find my beloved,

that you tell him

*ch. 2:5I am sick with love.

Others

9 What is your beloved more than another beloved,

O *ch. 1:8;6:1most beautiful among women?

What is your beloved more than another beloved,

that you thus *[See ver. 8above]adjure us?

The Bride Praises Her Beloved

She

10 My beloved is radiant and *[1 Sam. 16:12] ruddy,

*[Ps. 45:2]distinguished among ten thousand.

11 His head is the finest gold;

*ver. 2his locks are wavy,

black as a raven.

12 His *ch. 1:15;4:1eyes are like doves

beside streams of water,

bathed in milk,

sitting beside a full pool.*5:12 The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain

13 His *[ch. 1:10] cheeks are like *ch. 6:2beds of spices,

mounds of sweet-smelling herbs.

His lips are *[ch. 2:1] lilies,

dripping *[See ver. 5above]liquid myrrh.

14 His arms are rods of gold,

set with *Ex. 28:20;39:13;Ezek. 1:16jewels.

His body is polished ivory,*5:14 The meaning of the Hebrew word is uncertain

bedecked with *Ex. 24:10;Ezek. 1:26;10:1sapphires.*5:14 Hebrew lapis lazuli

15 His legs are alabaster columns,

set on bases of gold.

His appearance is like *See 1 Kgs. 4:33Lebanon,

choice as the cedars.

16 His *[ch. 7:9] mouth*5:16 Hebrew palate is most sweet,

and he is altogether desirable.

This is my beloved and this is my friend,

O *[See ver. 8above]daughters of Jerusalem.