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I am a rose of Sharon, a lily of the valley.
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Like a lily among the thorns is my darling among the maidens.
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Like an apricot tree among the trees of the forest is my beloved among the young men. I delight to sit in his shade, and his fruit is sweet to my taste.
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He has brought me to the house of wine, and his banner over me is love.
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Sustain me with raisins; refresh me with apples, for I am faint with love.
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His left hand is under my head, and his right arm embraces me.
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O daughters of Jerusalem, I adjure you by the gazelles and does of the field: Do not arouse or awaken love until the time is right.
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Listen! My beloved approaches. Look! Here he comes, leaping across the mountains, bounding over the hills.
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My beloved is like a gazelle or a young stag. Look, he stands behind our wall, gazing through the windows, peering through the lattice.
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My beloved calls to me, “Arise, my darling. Come away with me, my beautiful one.
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For now the winter is past; the rain is over and gone.
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The flowers have appeared in the countryside; the season of singing has come, and the cooing of turtledoves is heard in our land.
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The fig tree ripens its figs; the blossoming vines spread their fragrance. Arise, come away, my darling; come away with me, my beautiful one.”
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O my dove in the clefts of the rock, in the crevices of the cliff, let me see your face, let me hear your voice; for your voice is sweet, and your countenance is lovely.
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Catch for us the foxes— the little foxes that ruin the vineyards— for our vineyards are in bloom.
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My beloved is mine and I am his; he pastures his flock among the lilies.
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Before the day breaks and shadows flee, turn, my beloved, and be like a gazelle or a young stag on the mountains of Bether.
BSB: Berean Standard Bible (BSB). Dedicated to the public domain by the rights holder.