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Beloved
1 I am a
rose of Sharon,
a lily of the
valleys.
Lover
2 As
a lily among
thorns,
so is my
love among the
daughters.
Beloved
3 As
the apple tree
among the trees
of the wood,
so is my
beloved among the
sons.
I sat down
under his shadow
with great delight,
his fruit was
sweet to my
taste.
4 He brought
me to the
banquet hall.
His banner over
me is love.
5 Strengthen me
with raisins,
refresh me with
apples;
for I am
faint with love.
6 His
left hand is
under my head.
His right
hand embraces me.
7 I
adjure you,
daughters of
Jerusalem,
by the roes,
or by the hinds
of the field,
that you not
stir up, nor
awaken love,
until it so
desires.
8 The
voice of my
beloved!
Behold, he comes,
leaping on the
mountains,
skipping on the
hills.
9 My
beloved is like
a roe or
a young deer.
Behold, he stands
behind our wall!
He looks in
at the windows.
He glances through
the lattice.
10 My
beloved spoke, and
said to me,
“Rise up, my
love, my beautiful
one, and come
away.
11 For
behold, the winter
is past.
The rain is
over and gone.
12 The
flowers appear on
the earth.
The time of
the singing has
come,
and the voice
of the turtledove
is heard in
our land.
13 The
fig tree ripens
her green figs.
The vines are in
blossom.
They give out
their fragrance.
Arise, my love,
my beautiful one,
and come away.”
Lover
14 My
dove in the
clefts of the
rock,
in the hiding
places of
the mountainside,
let me see your
face.
Let me hear your
voice;
for your voice
is sweet and
your face is
lovely.
15 Catch for us
the foxes,
the little
foxes that plunder the
vineyards;
for our vineyards are in
blossom.
Beloved
16 My
beloved is mine,
and I am his.
He browses among the
lilies.
17 Until
the day is
cool, and the
shadows flee away,
turn, my beloved,
and be like
a roe or
a young deer on
the mountains of
Bether.