5 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. 6 Who is this coming up from the wilderness like a column of smoke, scented with myrrh and frankincense from all the spices of the merchant? 7 Behold, it is Solomon’s carriage, escorted by sixty of the mightiest men of Israel.
Song of Solomon 3:5–7
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Song of Solomon 2:6–8
6 His left hand is under my head, and his right arm embraces me. 7 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. 8 Listen! My beloved approaches. Look! Here he comes, leaping across…
Song of Solomon 8:3–5
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Song of Solomon 6:9–11
9 but my dove, my perfect one, is unique, the favorite of the mother who bore her. The maidens see her and call her blessed; the queens and concubines sing her praises. 10 Who is this who shines like the dawn, as fair as the moon, as bright as the sun, as majestic… 11 …
Song of Solomon 8:13–14
13 You who dwell in the gardens, my companions are listening for your voice. Let me hear it! 14 Come away, my beloved, and be like a gazelle or a young stag on the mountains of spices.
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Song of Solomon 1:8–10
8 If you do not know, O fairest of women, follow the tracks of the flock, and graze your young goats near the tents of the shepherds. 9 I compare you, my darling, to a mare among Pharaoh’s chariots. 10 Your cheeks are beautiful with ornaments, your neck with strings o…
Song of Solomon 3:10–11
10 He has made its posts of silver, its base of gold, its seat of purple fabric. Its interior is inlaid with love by the daughters of Jerusalem. 11 Come out, O daughters of Zion, and gaze at King Solomon, wearing the crown his mother bestowed on the day of his weddi…
Song of Solomon 4:7–9
7 You are altogether beautiful, my darling; in you there is no flaw. 8 Come with me from Lebanon, my bride, come with me from Lebanon! Descend from the peak of Amana, from the summits of Senir and Hermon, from the dens of the lions, from the mountains of the leopa…
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