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You are beautiful, my darling.</p> <p class="poetry2">Look at you! You are so beautiful.</p> <p class="poetry2">Your eyes behind your veil are doves,</p> <p class="poetry2">your hair is like a flock of goats</p> <p class="poetry2">coming down from Mt. Gilead.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/songs/4-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>Your teeth are like a flock of sheep about to be sheared,<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="4:2 Or like sheared sheep">a</a></span> </p> <p class="poetry2">who are coming up from being washed.<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="4:2 Lit. from washing">b</a></span> </p> <p class="poetry2">All of them are twins,</p> <p class="poetry2">not one has lost<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="4:2 Lit. been bereaved of; i.e. her teeth match">c</a></span> her young.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/songs/4-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>Your lips are like a scarlet thread,</p> <p class="poetry2">and your mouth is lovely.</p> <p class="poetry2">Behind your veil,</p> <p class="poetry2">your temple is like a slice of pomegranate.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/songs/4-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>Your neck is like the tower of David,</p> <p class="poetry2">built with rows of stones.</p> <p class="poetry2">A thousand shields are hung upon it,</p> <p class="poetry2">all the shields of the warriors.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/songs/4-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>Your two breasts are like two fawns,</p> <p class="poetry2">twins of a gazelle grazing among the lilies.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/songs/4-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>Until the day breaks<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="4:6 Or until the cool of the day; lit. until the day breathes; ">d</a></span> and the shadows flee,</p> <p class="poetry2">I’ll go to the mountain of myrrh<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="4:6 Myrrh was a fragrant spice used as a perfume.">e</a></span> </p> <p class="poetry2">and to the hill of frankincense.<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="4:6 Frankincense was a fragrant spice used to make incense and perfume.">f</a></span> </p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/songs/4-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>My darling, you are altogether beautiful</p> <p class="poetry2">and there is no blemish in you.</p> <p class="poetry1 margintop"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/songs/4-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Come with me from Lebanon, my bride,</p> <p class="poetry2">come with me from Lebanon.</p> <p class="poetry2">May you journey from the top of Amana,</p> <p class="poetry2">from the tops of Senir and Hermon,</p> <p class="poetry2">from the dens of lions,</p> <p class="poetry2">from the mountain lairs of leopards.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/songs/4-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>You have made my heart beat faster, my sister, my<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="4:9 The Heb. lacks my">g</a></span> bride.</p> <p class="poetry2">You have made my heart beat faster</p> <p class="poetry2">with one glance of your eyes,</p> <p class="poetry2">with one strand of your necklace.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/songs/4-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>How beautiful is your love, my sister, my<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="4:10 The Heb. lacks my">h</a></span> bride.</p> <p class="poetry2">How much better is your love than wine,</p> <p class="poetry2">and the fragrance of your perfume</p> <p class="poetry2">than all kinds of spices.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/songs/4-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Your lips drip honey, my<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="4:11 The Heb. lacks my">i</a></span> bride;</p> <p class="poetry2">milk and honey are under your tongue.</p> <p class="poetry2">The scent of your garments</p> <p class="poetry2">is like the fragrance of Lebanon.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/songs/4-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>My sister, my<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="4:12 The Heb. lacks my">j</a></span> bride, is a locked garden</p> <p class="poetry2">a locked rock garden, a sealed up spring.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/songs/4-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>Your shoots are an orchard<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="4:13 Or a park">k</a></span> of pomegranates,</p> <p class="poetry2">with choice fruit, henna with nard,</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/songs/4-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>nard and saffron,</p> <p class="poetry2">calamus and cinnamon,</p> <p class="poetry2">with all the trees of frankincense,</p> <p class="poetry2">along with myrrh and aloes, and all the finest spices.<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="4:14 All the spices listed in verses 13 and 14 were used for perfume.">l</a></span> </p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/songs/4-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>You are a garden spring,</p> <p class="poetry2">a well of fresh water,</p> <p class="poetry2">streams flowing from Lebanon.</p> <p class="heading">The Loved One</p><p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/songs/4-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>Awake, north wind, and come, south wind.</p> <p class="poetry2">Make my garden breathe out,</p> <p class="poetry2">let its fragrance<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="4:16 Or its spices">m</a></span> flow.</p> <p class="poetry2">Let my beloved come into his garden,</p> <p class="poetry2">and let him eat its choicest fruits.</p><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><A name="ftn"></a><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="fn1"><span class="fnb">a</span> 4:2 Or <i>like sheared sheep</i><br /><span class="fnb">b</span> 4:2 Lit. <i>from washing</i><br /><span class="fnb">c</span> 4:2 Lit. <i>been bereaved of</i>; i.e. her teeth match<br /><span class="fnb">d</span> 4:6 Or <i>until the cool of the day; </i>lit. <i>until the day breathes</i>; <br /><span class="fnb">e</span> 4:6 Myrrh was a fragrant spice used as a perfume.<br /><span class="fnb">f</span> 4:6 Frankincense was a fragrant spice used to make incense and perfume.<br /><span class="fnb">g</span> 4:9 The Heb. lacks <i>my</i><br /><span class="fnb">h</span> 4:10 The Heb. lacks <i>my</i><br /><span class="fnb">i</span> 4:11 The Heb. lacks <i>my</i><br /><span class="fnb">j</span> 4:12 The Heb. lacks <i>my</i><br /><span class="fnb">k</span> 4:13 Or <i>a park</i><br /><span class="fnb">l</span> 4:14 All the spices listed in verses 13 and 14 were used for perfume.<br /><span class="fnb">m</span> 4:16 Or <i>its spices</i><br /></span><br><br><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><div align="center"><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">The Holy Bible: International Standard Version® Release 2.1<br />Copyright © 1996-2012 The ISV Foundation<br />ALL RIGHTS RESERVED INTERNATIONALLY.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/">Bible Hub</a></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../songs/3.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Song of Solomon 3"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Song of Solomon 3" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../songs/5.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Song of Solomon 5"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Song of Solomon 5" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><div id="pic"><iframe width="100%" height="860" scrolling="no" src="//biblescan.com/mpc/songs/4-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></div></div><div id="rightbox4"><div class="padright2"><div id="spons1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td class="sp1"><iframe width="122" height="860" scrolling="no" src="../sidemenu.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="bot"><div align="center" style="background-color:#F2FAFF"><br /><br /><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script></div></td></tr></table><br /><br /><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script></div></td></tr></table></div><br /><br /> </div><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/botmenubhnm2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe><div align="center"><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span></div></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>