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My beloved is knocking.</p> <p class="heading">The Lover</p><p class="poetry2">“Open up for me, my sister, my darling,</p> <p class="poetry2">my dove, my perfect one.</p> <p class="poetry2">For my head is drenched with dew,</p> <p class="poetry2">my hair with the dampness of the night.”</p> <p class="heading">The Loved One</p><p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/songs/5-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>“I’ve taken off my clothes<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="5:3 Or my tunic">b</a></span> —</p> <p class="poetry2">am I supposed to put them on again?<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="5:3 Lit. How shall I put them on again?">c</a></span> </p> <p class="poetry2">I’ve washed my feet—</p> <p class="poetry2">am I supposed to<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="5:3 Lit. How shall I">d</a></span> get them dirty again?”</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/songs/5-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>My beloved reached out his hand for the latch.<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="5:4 Or keyhole">e</a></span> </p> <p class="poetry2">My feelings for him were aroused.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/songs/5-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>I got up to open the door,<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="5:5 The Heb. lacks the door">f</a></span> </p> <p class="poetry2">and my hands dripped with myrrh,</p> <p class="poetry2">my fingers with liquid myrrh,</p> <p class="poetry2">on the handle of the lock.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/songs/5-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>I opened the door<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="5:6 The Heb. lacks the door ">g</a></span> for my beloved,</p> <p class="poetry2">but my beloved had turned away; he was gone!</p> <p class="poetry2">My very life went out when he departed.<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="5:6 Or when he spoke">h</a></span> </p> <p class="poetry2">I searched for him,</p> <p class="poetry2">but couldn’t find him.</p> <p class="poetry2">I called out to him,</p> <p class="poetry2">but he didn’t answer.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/songs/5-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>The watchmen making their<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="5:7 The Heb. lacks their">i</a></span> rounds</p> <p class="poetry2">through the city found me.</p> <p class="poetry2">They beat me, they bruised me.</p> <p class="poetry2">Those guarding the walls took my cloak<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="5:7 Or shawl">j</a></span> from me.</p> <p class="poetry1 margintop"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/songs/5-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>I charge you, young women of Jerusalem,</p> <p class="poetry2">“If you find my beloved, what are you to tell him?</p> <p class="poetry2">Tell him<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="5:7 The Heb. lacks Tell him">k</a></span> that I’m weak with love.”</p> <p class="heading">The Young Women</p><p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/songs/5-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>What is so special about your beloved,<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="5:9 Or How is your beloved better than other beloveds">l</a></span> </p> <p class="poetry2">most beautiful of women?</p> <p class="poetry2">What is so special about your beloved,</p> <p class="poetry2">that you charge us like this?</p> <p class="heading">The Loved One</p><p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/songs/5-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>My beloved is dazzling,</p> <p class="poetry2">with a dark and healthy complexion,</p> <p class="poetry2">outstanding among ten thousand.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/songs/5-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>His head is pure gold,</p> <p class="poetry2">his hair is wavy, black like a raven.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/songs/5-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>His eyes are like doves</p> <p class="poetry2">by streams of water,</p> <p class="poetry2">bathed in milk,</p> <p class="poetry2">mounted like jewels.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/songs/5-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>His cheeks are like beds of spices,</p> <p class="poetry2">like towers of perfume.</p> <p class="poetry2">His lips are lilies,</p> <p class="poetry2">dripping with liquid myrrh.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/songs/5-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>His hands are rods of gold,</p> <p class="poetry2">set with beryl.</p> <p class="poetry2">His stomach is carved ivory,</p> <p class="poetry2">inlaid with sapphires.<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="5:14 Or lapis lazuli">m</a></span> </p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/songs/5-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>His legs are pillars of marble</p> <p class="poetry2">set on bases of pure gold.</p> <p class="poetry2">His appearance is like Lebanon,</p> <p class="poetry2">choice like its cedars.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/songs/5-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>His mouth<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="5:16 Lit. palate">n</a></span> is sweetness,</p> <p class="poetry2">and all of him is desirable.</p> <p class="poetry2">This is my beloved, this is my friend,</p> <p class="poetry2">young women of Jerusalem!</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> 5:1 The Heb. lacks <i>my</i><br /><span class="fnb">b</span> 5:3 Or <i>my tunic</i><br /><span class="fnb">c</span> 5:3 Lit. <i>How shall I put them on again?</i><br /><span class="fnb">d</span> 5:3 Lit. <i>How shall I</i><br /><span class="fnb">e</span> 5:4 Or <i>keyhole</i><br /><span class="fnb">f</span> 5:5 The Heb. lacks <i>the door</i><br /><span class="fnb">g</span> 5:6 The Heb. lacks <i>the door</i><br /><span class="fnb">h</span> 5:6 Or <i>when he spoke</i><br /><span class="fnb">i</span> 5:7 The Heb. lacks <i>their</i><br /><span class="fnb">j</span> 5:7 Or <i>shawl</i><br /><span class="fnb">k</span> 5:7 The Heb. lacks <i>Tell him</i><br /><span class="fnb">l</span> 5:9 Or <i>How is your beloved better than other beloveds</i><br /><span class="fnb">m</span> 5:14 Or <i>lapis lazuli</i><br /><span class="fnb">n</span> 5:16 Lit. <i>palate</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 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