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The Torment of Separation
I have gathered my CSong 1:13; 4:14myrrh along with my balsam.
I have eaten my honeycomb 2Lit withand my DSong 4:11honey;
I have EProv 9:5; Is 55:1drunk my wine 2Lit withand my milk.
Eat, FJudg 14:11, 20; John 3:29friends;
Drink and 3Or become drunkimbibe deeply, O lovers.”
2 “1BRIDEI was asleep but my heart was awake.
A voice! My beloved was knocking:
‘Open to me, ASong 4:9my sister, my darling,
BSong 2:14; 6:9My dove, my perfect one!
For my head is 2Lit filleddrenched with dew,
My CSong 5:11locks with the 3Lit dropsdamp of the night.’
3 “I have ALuke 11:7taken off my dress,
How can I put it on again?
I have BGen 19:2washed my feet,
How can I dirty them again?
4 “My beloved extended his hand through the opening,
And my 1Lit bowelsAJer 31:20feelings were aroused for him.
5 “I arose to open to my beloved;
And my hands ASong 5:13dripped with myrrh,
And my fingers with 1Lit passingliquid myrrh,
On the handles of the bolt.
6 “I opened to my beloved,
But my beloved had ASong 6:1turned away and had gone!
I CSong 3:1searched for him but I did not find him;
I DProv 1:28called him but he did not answer me.
7 “The ASong 3:3watchmen who make the rounds in the city found me,
They struck me and wounded me;
The guardsmen of the walls took away my shawl from me.
8 “I ASong 2:7; 3:5adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem,
If you find my beloved,
As to what you will tell him:
For BSong 2:5I am lovesick.”
O ASong 1:8; 6:1most beautiful among women?
2Or What is your beloved more than another belovedWhat kind of beloved is your beloved,
That thus you adjure us?”
Admiration by the Bride
2Lit Lifted up bannerBPs 45:2Outstanding among ten thousand.
11 “His head is like gold, pure gold;
His ASong 5:2locks are like clusters of dates
And black as a raven.
12 “His ASong 1:15; 4:1eyes are like doves
Beside streams of water,
Bathed in milk,
13 “His cheeks are like a ASong 6:2bed of balsam,
Banks of sweet-scented herbs;
His lips are BSong 2:1lilies
CSong 5:5Dripping with liquid myrrh.
14 “His hands are rods of gold
Set with AEx 28:20; 39:13; Ezek 1:16; Dan 10:6beryl;
His abdomen is carved ivory
Inlaid with 1Lit lapis lazuliBEx 24:10; 28:18; Job 28:16; Is 54:11sapphires.
15 “His legs are pillars of alabaster
Set on pedestals of pure gold;
His appearance is like ASong 7:4Lebanon
Choice as the B1 Kin 4:33; Ps 80:10; Ezek 17:23; 31:8cedars.
And he is wholly B2 Sam 1:23desirable.
This is my beloved and this is my friend,
O daughters of Jerusalem.”
15:1 BRIDEGROOM
25:1 Lit with
25:1 Lit with
F5:1 Judg 14:11, 20; John 3:29
35:1 Or become drunk
15:2 BRIDE
25:2 Lit filled
35:2 Lit drops
15:4 Lit bowels
15:5 Lit passing
15:6 Lit soul
15:9 CHORUS
25:9 Or What is your beloved more than another beloved
25:9 Or What is your beloved more than another beloved
15:10 BRIDE
25:10 Lit Lifted up banner
15:12 Lit sitting upon
A5:14 Ex 28:20; 39:13; Ezek 1:16; Dan 10:6
15:14 Lit lapis lazuli
B5:14 Ex 24:10; 28:18; Job 28:16; Is 54:11
B5:15 1 Kin 4:33; Ps 80:10; Ezek 17:23; 31:8
15:16 Lit palate