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Behold,mSee ch. 1:15 you are beautiful, my love,
behold, you are beautiful!
nch. 1:15; 5:12 Your eyes are doves
och. 6:7 behind your veil.
pch. 6:5; [ch. 7:5] Your hair is like a flock of goats
leaping downqMic. 7:14 the slopes of Gilead.
2 Yourrch. 6:6 teeth are like a flock of shorn ewes
that have come up from the washing,
all of which bear twins,
and not one among them has lost its young.
3 Your lips are likes[Josh. 2:18] a scarlet thread,
and your mouth istch. 1:5; 2:14 lovely.
Youruch. 6:7 cheeks are like halves of a pomegranate
o[See ver. 1 above] behind your veil.
4 Yourv[ch. 7:4] neck is like the tower of David,
built inwNeh. 3:19 rows of stone;
on itx[Ezek. 27:10, 11] hang a thousand shields,
all ofy[2 Sam. 1:21] them shields of warriors.
5 Yourzch. 7:3; [ch. 8:10; Prov. 5:19] two breasts are like twoaSee ch. 2:9 fawns,
twins of a gazelle,
thatbch. 2:16; 6:3 graze among the lilies.
6 cch. 2:17 Until the day breathes
and the shadows flee,
I will go away to the mountain ofdver. 14; [ch. 3:6] myrrh
and the hill ofdver. 14; [ch. 3:6] frankincense.
7 eSee ch. 1:15 You are altogether beautiful, my love;
there is nofch. 5:2; [Eph. 5:27] flaw in you.
8 g[Ps. 45:10, 11] Come with me fromhch. 7:4; See 1 Kgs. 4:33 Lebanon, myi[Isa. 62:5] bride;
come with me fromhch. 7:4; See 1 Kgs. 4:33 Lebanon.
Depart1Or Look from the peak of Amana,
from the peak ofjDeut. 3:9; 1 Chr. 5:23 Senir andkPs. 89:12 Hermon,
from the dens of lions,
from the mountains of leopards.
9 You have captivated my heart, mylch. 5:1, 2 sister, my bride;
you have captivated my heart with one glance of your eyes,
with onem[Judg. 8:26] jewel of your necklace.
10 How beautiful is your love, myl[See ver. 9 above] sister, my bride!
How muchnch. 1:2, 4 better is your love than wine,
ando[ch. 1:3] the fragrance of your oils than any spice!
11 Yourp[Prov. 5:3] lips drip nectar, my bride;
qProv. 24:13 honey and milk are under your tongue;
the fragrance of your garments isrHos. 14:6; [Gen. 27:27] like the fragrance ofh[See ver. 8 above] Lebanon.
12 A garden locked is myl[See ver. 9 above] sister, my bride,
a spring locked,s[Gen. 29:3; Dan. 6:17] a fountaint[Prov. 5:15] sealed.
13 Your shoots areuEccles. 2:5 an orchard of pomegranates
with allvch. 7:13 choicest fruits,
wch. 1:14 henna withxSee ch. 1:12 nard,
14 nard and saffron,yEx. 30:23 calamus andyEx. 30:23 cinnamon,
with all trees ofzver. 6 frankincense,
aSee ch. 3:6 myrrh andbJohn 19:39 aloes,
with allyEx. 30:23 chief spices—
15 a garden fountain, a well ofcJer. 2:13; [John 4:10; 7:38] living water,
and flowing streams fromh[See ver. 8 above] Lebanon.
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Awake, O north wind,
and come, O south wind!
Blow upon myd[ch. 5:1; 6:2] garden,
let its spices flow.
e[ch. 6:2] Let my beloved come to hisfch. 6:2 garden,
and eat itsv[See ver. 13 above] choicest fruits.