KJV + Strong's Solomon Admires his Beloved 1Behold, thou [art] fair,my love;behold, thou [art] fair;thou [hast] doves'eyeswithinthy locks:thy hair[is] as a flockof goats,that appearfrom mountGilead. 2Thy teeth[are] like a flock[of sheep that are even] shorn,which came upfrom the washing;whereof every one bear twins,and none [is] barrenamong them. 3Thy lips[are] like a threadof scarlet,and thy speech[is] comely:thy temples[are] like a pieceof a pomegranatewithinthy locks. 4Thy neck[is] like the towerof Davidbuildedfor an armoury,whereon there hanga thousandbucklers,all shieldsof mighty men. 5Thy twobreasts[are] like twoyoungroesthat are twins,which feedamong the lilies. 6Until the daybreak,and the shadowsflee away,I will getme to the mountainof myrrh,and to the hillof frankincense. 7Thou [art] all fair,my love;[there is] no spotin thee. 8Comewith me from Lebanon,[my] spouse,with me from Lebanon:lookfrom the topof Amana,from the topof Shenirand Hermon,from the lions'dens,from the mountainsof the leopards. 9Thou hast ravished my heart,my sister,[my] spouse;thou hast ravished my heartwith oneof thine eyes,with onechainof thy neck. 10How fairis thy love,my sister,[my] spouse!how much betteris thy lovethan wine!and the smellof thine ointmentsthan all spices! 11Thy lips,O [my] spouse,drop[as] the honeycomb:honeyand milk[are] under thy tongue;and the smellof thy garments[is] like the smellof Lebanon. 12A gardeninclosed[is] my sister,[my] spouse;a springshut up,a fountainsealed. 13Thy plants[are] an orchardof pomegranates,with pleasantfruits;camphire,with spikenard, 14Spikenardand saffron;calamusand cinnamon,with all treesof frankincense;myrrhand aloes,with all the chiefspices: 15A fountainof gardens,a wellof livingwaters,and streamsfrom Lebanon. The Bride 16Awake,O north wind;and come,thou south;blowupon my garden,[that] the spicesthereof may flow out.Let my belovedcomeinto his garden,and eathis pleasantfruits. |
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