New American Standard Bible 2020

Song of Songs 2:2-16

2“Like a lily among the thorns, So is 1my darling among the 2young women.”

3“Like an 3apple tree among the trees of the forest, So is my beloved among the 4young men. In his shade I took great delight and sat down, And his 5fruit was sweet to my 6taste.4He has 7brought me to his 8banquet hall, And his 9banner over me is love.5Refresh me with 10raisin cakes, Sustain me with 11apples, Because 12I am lovesick.6 13His left hand is under my head, And 14his right hand 15embraces me.”

7“16Swear to me, you 17daughters of Jerusalem, By the 18gazelles or by the 19does of the field, 20That you will not disturb or awaken my love Until she pleases.”

8“Listen! My beloved! Behold, he is coming, Leaping 21on the mountains, Jumping on the hills!9My beloved is like a 22gazelle or a 23young 24stag. Behold, he is standing behind our wall, He is looking through the windows, He is peering 25through the lattice.

10“My beloved responded and said to me, ‘26Arise, my darling, my beautiful one, And come along.11For behold, the winter is past, The rain is over and gone.12The blossoms have already appeared in the land; The time has arrived for 27pruning the vines, And the voice of the 28turtledove has been heard in our land.13The 29fig tree has ripened its fruit, And the 30vines in blossom have given forth their fragrance. Arise, my darling, my beautiful one, And come along!’”

14“31My dove, 32in the clefts of the 33rock, In the hiding place of the mountain pathway, Let me see 34how you look, 35Let me hear your voice; For your voice is pleasant, And 36you look 37delightful.”

15“38Catch the 39foxes for us, The 40little 41foxes that are ruining the vineyards, While our 42vineyards are in blossom.”

16“43My beloved is mine, and I am his; He 44pastures his flock among the lilies.

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Notes

1. Song of Songs 2:2 Song 1:9 ↩
2. Song of Songs 2:2 Lit daughters ↩
3. Song of Songs 2:3 Song 8:5 ↩
4. Song of Songs 2:3 Lit sons ↩
5. Song of Songs 2:3 Song 4:13, 16; 8:11, 12 ↩
6. Song of Songs 2:3 Lit palate ↩
7. Song of Songs 2:4 Song 1:4 ↩
8. Song of Songs 2:4 Lit house of wine ↩
9. Song of Songs 2:4 Ps 20:5 ↩
10. Song of Songs 2:5 2 Sam 6:19; 1 Chr 16:3; Hos 3:1 ↩
11. Song of Songs 2:5 Song 7:8 ↩
12. Song of Songs 2:5 Song 5:8 ↩
13. Song of Songs 2:6 Song 8:3 ↩
14. Song of Songs 2:6 Song 8:3 ↩
15. Song of Songs 2:6 Prov 4:8 ↩
16. Song of Songs 2:7 Song 3:5; 5:8, 9; 8:4 ↩
17. Song of Songs 2:7 Song 1:5 ↩
18. Song of Songs 2:7 Prov 6:5; Song 2:9, 17; 3:5; 8:14 ↩
19. Song of Songs 2:7 Gen 49:21; Ps 18:33; Hab 3:19 ↩
20. Song of Songs 2:7 Song 3:5; 5:8, 9; 8:4 ↩
21. Song of Songs 2:8 Song 2:17; Is 52:7 ↩
22. Song of Songs 2:9 Prov 6:5; Song 2:17; 3:5; 8:14 ↩
23. Song of Songs 2:9 Song 2:17; 8:14 ↩
24. Song of Songs 2:9 Lit of the stags ↩
25. Song of Songs 2:9 Judg 5:28 ↩
26. Song of Songs 2:10 Song 2:13 ↩
27. Song of Songs 2:12 Or singing ↩
28. Song of Songs 2:12 Gen 15:9; Ps 74:19; Jer 8:7 ↩
29. Song of Songs 2:13 Matt 24:32 ↩
30. Song of Songs 2:13 Song 7:12 ↩
31. Song of Songs 2:14 Song 5:2; 6:9 ↩
32. Song of Songs 2:14 Jer 48:28 ↩
33. Song of Songs 2:14 Or crag ↩
34. Song of Songs 2:14 Lit your appearance ↩
35. Song of Songs 2:14 Song 8:13 ↩
36. Song of Songs 2:14 Lit your appearance ↩
37. Song of Songs 2:14 Song 1:5 ↩
38. Song of Songs 2:15 Ezek 13:4; Luke 13:32 ↩
39. Song of Songs 2:15 Or jackals ↩
40. Song of Songs 2:15 Or young ↩
41. Song of Songs 2:15 Or jackals ↩
42. Song of Songs 2:15 Song 2:13 ↩
43. Song of Songs 2:16 Song 6:3; 7:10 ↩
44. Song of Songs 2:16 Song 4:5; 6:2, 3 ↩

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