1 I am a rose of Sharon,
kHos. 14:5; [ch. 5:13] a lily of the valleys.
2
As a lily among brambles,
so islSee ch. 1:15 my love among the young women.
3
As an apple tree among the trees of the forest,
so is mymch. 1:16 beloved among the young men.
With great delight I satnIsa. 25:4; 32:2 in his shadow,
and hiso[Rev. 22:2] fruit was sweet to my taste,
4 Hepch. 1:4 brought me to the banqueting house,
and hisq[Ps. 20:5] banner over me was love.
5 Sustain me withr2 Sam. 6:19; 1 Chr. 16:3; Hos. 3:1 raisins;
refresh me with apples,
sch. 5:8 for I am sick with love.
6 Histch. 8:3; [Deut. 33:27] left hand is under my head,
and his right handu[Prov. 4:8] embraces me!
7 Ivch. 3:5; 5:8, 9; 8:4 adjure you, OwSee ch. 1:5 daughters of Jerusalem,
byxSee ver. 9 the gazelles or the does of the field,
that you not stir up or awaken love
until it pleases.
8
The voice of my beloved!
Behold, he comes,
leapingy[Isa. 52:7] over the mountains,
bounding over the hills.
9 My beloved is likezch. 4:5; 7:3; 8:14; 2 Sam. 2:18; 1 Chr. 12:8; [Ps. 18:33; Hab. 3:19] a gazelle
or a young stag.
Behold, there he stands
behind our wall,
gazing through the windows,
looking through the lattice.
10 My beloved speaks and says to me:
aver. 13 “Arise, my love, my beautiful one,
and come away,
11 for behold, the winter is past;
b[Joel 2:23] the rain is over and gone.
12 c[2 Sam. 23:4] The flowers appear on the earth,
the time of singing1Or pruning has come,
and the voice ofd[Jer. 8:7] the turtledove
is heard in our land.
13 e[Matt. 24:32] The fig tree ripens its figs,
andfch. 7:12 the vines are in blossom;
they give forth fragrance.
gver. 10 Arise, my love, my beautiful one,
and come away.
14 O myhch. 5:2; 6:9; [ch. 1:15] dove, in theiJer. 48:28; 49:16; Obad. 3 clefts of the rock,
in the crannies of the cliff,
let me see your face,
let mejch. 8:13 hear your voice,
for your voice is sweet,
and your face iskch. 1:5; 4:3 lovely.
15 Catchl[Ezek. 13:4] the foxes1Or jackals for us,
the little foxes
that spoil the vineyards,
f[See ver. 13 above] for our vineyards are in blossom. ”
16 mch. 6:3; 7:10 My beloved is mine, and I am his;
hench. 4:5; 6:3 grazes1Or he pastures his flock among the lilies.
17 Untiloch. 4:6; [Gen. 3:8] the day breathes
andpJer. 6:4 the shadows flee,
turn, my beloved, be likeqSee ver. 9 a gazelle
or a young stag on cleft mountains.1Or mountains of Bether