Song of Songs 7

New American Standard Bible 1995

Admiration by the Bridegroom

1“1HowH4100 beautifulH3302 are your 2feetH6471 in sandalsH5275, O 3 4prince’sH5081 daughterH1323! The curvesH2542 of your hipsH3409 are likeH3644 5jewelsH2481, The workH4639 of the handsH3027 of an artistH542.2Your navelH8270 is like a roundH5469 gobletH101 Which neverH408 lacksH2637 mixedH4197 wineH4197; Your bellyH990 is like a heapH6194 of wheatH2406 FencedH5473 aboutH5473 with liliesH7799.3Your 6twoH8147 breastsH7699 are like twoH8147 fawnsH6082, TwinsH8420 of a gazelleH6646.4Your 7neckH6677 is like a towerH4026 of ivoryH8127, Your eyesH5869 like the poolsH1295 in 8HeshbonH2809 By the gateH8179 of Bath-rabbimH1337; Your noseH639 is like the towerH4026 of LebanonH3844, Which facesH6440 towardH6440 DamascusH1834.5Your headH7218 9crownsH5921 you like 10CarmelH3760, And the flowingH1803 locksH1803 of your headH7218 are like purpleH713 threadsH713; The kingH4428 is captivatedH631 by your tressesH7298.6HowH4100 11beautifulH3302 and howH4100 delightfulH5276 you are, 12My loveH160, with all your charmsH8588!7 13Your statureH6967 is likeH1819 a palmH8558 treeH8558, And your breastsH7699 are like its clustersH811.8I saidH559, ‘I will climbH5927 the palmH8558 treeH8558, I will takeH270 holdH270 of its fruitH5577 stalksH5577.’ OhH4994, mayH4994 your breastsH7699 be like clustersH811 of the vineH1612, And the fragranceH7381 of your 14breathH639 like 15 16applesH8598,9And your 17 18mouthH2441 like the bestH2896 wineH3196!” “19It 20goesH1980 down smoothlyH4339 for my belovedH1730, FlowingH1680 gentlyH1680 through the lipsH8193 of those whoH3463 fallH3463 asleepH3463.

The Union of Love

10“21I am my beloved’sH1730, And his 22desireH8669 is for me.11ComeH1980, my belovedH1730, let us goH3318 out into the 23countryH7704, Let us spendH3885 the nightH3885 in the villagesH3723.12Let us riseH7925 earlyH7925 and go to the vineyardsH3754; Let us 24seeH7200 whetherH518 the vineH1612 has buddedH6524 And its blossomsH5563 have openedH6605, And whether the pomegranatesH7416 have bloomedH5340. ThereH8033 I will giveH5414 you my loveH1730.13The 25mandrakesH1736 have givenH5414 forth fragranceH7381; And overH5921 our doorsH6607 are allH3605 26choiceH4022 fruits, Both newH2319 and oldH3465, Which I have savedH6845 up for you, my belovedH1730.

Notes

1. Song of Songs 7:1 Ch 7:2 in Heb ↩
2. Song of Songs 7:1 Lit footsteps ↩
3. Song of Songs 7:1 Or nobleman’s ↩
4. Song of Songs 7:1 Ps 45:13 ↩
5. Song of Songs 7:1 Or ornaments ↩
6. Song of Songs 7:3 Song 4:5 ↩
7. Song of Songs 7:4 Song 4:4 ↩
8. Song of Songs 7:4 Num 21:26 ↩
9. Song of Songs 7:5 Lit is upon ↩
10. Song of Songs 7:5 Is 35:2 ↩
11. Song of Songs 7:6 Song 1:15, 16; 4:10 ↩
12. Song of Songs 7:6 Or With love among your delights ↩
13. Song of Songs 7:7 Lit This stature of yours ↩
14. Song of Songs 7:8 Lit nose ↩
15. Song of Songs 7:8 Or apricots ↩
16. Song of Songs 7:8 Song 2:5 ↩
17. Song of Songs 7:9 Lit palate ↩
18. Song of Songs 7:9 Song 5:16 ↩
19. Song of Songs 7:9 BRIDE ↩
20. Song of Songs 7:9 Prov 23:31 ↩
21. Song of Songs 7:10 Song 2:16; 6:3 ↩
22. Song of Songs 7:10 Ps 45:11; Gal 2:20 ↩
23. Song of Songs 7:11 Lit field ↩
24. Song of Songs 7:12 Song 6:11 ↩
25. Song of Songs 7:13 Gen 30:14 ↩
26. Song of Songs 7:13 Song 2:3; 4:13, 16; Matt 13:52 ↩

Admiration by the Bridegroom

The Union of Love

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Commentaries on Song of Songs 7