Song of Songs 2 — Legacy Standard Bible

2“¹I am the ²^,^arose of ^bSharon,The ^clily of the valleys.”²“¹Like a lily among the thorns,So is ^amy darling among the daughters.”³“¹Like an ²^,^aapple tree among the trees of the forest,So is my beloved among the sons.In his shade I had great desire and sat down,And his ^bfruit was sweet to my ³taste.⁴“He has ^abrought me to his ¹house of banqueting,And his ^bbanner over me is love.⁵“Sustain me with ^araisin cakes,Refresh me with ¹^,^bapples,Because ^cI am lovesick.⁶“Let ^ahis left hand be under my headAnd ^bhis right hand ^cembrace me.”⁷“¹I ^acall you to solemnly swear, O ^bdaughters of Jerusalem,By the ^cgazelles or by the ^dhinds of the field,^eThat you do not arouse or awaken my loveUntil ²she pleases.”

The Bride Delights in Her Beloved

⁸“¹The voice of my beloved!Behold, he is coming,Leaping ^aon the mountains,Jumping on the hills!⁹“My beloved is like a ^agazelle or a ^byoung ¹stag.Behold, he is standing behind our wall;He gazes through the windows;He is peering ^cthrough the lattice.¹⁰“My beloved answered and said to me,‘^aArise, my darling, my beautiful one,And come along.¹¹‘For behold, the winter is past,The rain is over; it is gone.¹²‘The flowers have appeared in the land;The time for ¹pruning has arrived;And the voice of the ^aturtledove has been heard in our land.¹³‘The ^afig tree has ripened its figs,And the ^bvines in blossom have given forth their fragrance.Arise, my darling, my beautiful one,And come along!’”¹⁴“¹O ^amy dove, ^bin the clefts of the ²rock,In the secret place of the steep ³pathway,Let me see your appearance,^cLet me hear your voice;For your voice is sweet,And your appearance is ^dlovely.”¹⁵“¹^,^aSeize the foxes for us,The ²little foxes that are wreaking destruction on the vineyards,While our ^bvineyards are in blossom.”¹⁶“¹^,^aMy beloved is mine, and I am his,He who ^bshepherds his flock among the lilies.¹⁷“^aUntil the day breathes and the shadows flee,Turn, my beloved, and be like a ^bgazelleOr a young stag ^con the mountains of ¹Bether.”