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My beloved was knocking: <p class="indent1stline">‘Open to me, my sister, my darling, <t><p class="indent1">My dove, my perfect one! <t><p class="indent1">For my head is drenched with the [heavy night] dew; <t><p class="indent1">My hair [is covered] with the dampness of the night.’ <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/songs/5-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>“I had taken off my dress, <t><p class="indent1">How can I put it on <i>again?</i> <t><p class="indent1">I had washed my feet, <t><p class="indent1">How could I get them dirty <i>again?</i> <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/songs/5-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>“My beloved extended his hand through the opening [of the door], <t><p class="indent1">And my feelings were aroused for him. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/songs/5-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>“I arose to open for my beloved; <t><p class="indent1">And my hands dripped with myrrh, <t><p class="indent1">And my fingers with liquid [sweet-scented] myrrh, <t><p class="indent1">On the handles of the bolt. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/songs/5-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>“I opened for my beloved, <t><p class="indent1">But my beloved had turned away and was gone. <t><p class="indent1">My heart went out <i>to him</i> when he spoke. <t><p class="indent1">I searched for him, but I could not find him; <t><p class="indent1">I called him, but he did not answer me. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/songs/5-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>“The watchmen who make the rounds in the city found me. <t><p class="indent1">They struck me, they wounded me; <t><p class="indent1">The guardsmen of the walls took my shawl from me. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/songs/5-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>“I command that you take an oath, O daughters of Jerusalem, <t><p class="indent1">If you find my beloved, <t><p class="indent1">As to what you tell him-- <t><p class="indent1">[Say that] I am sick from love [sick from being without him].” <p class="sub"><i>(The Chorus)</i></SB><poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/songs/5-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>“What is your beloved more than another beloved, <t><p class="indent1">O most beautiful among women? <t><p class="indent1">What is your beloved more than another beloved, <t><p class="indent1">That you should so command us to take an oath?” <p class="hdg">Admiration by the Bride</p><p class="sub"><i>(The Shulammite Bride)</i></SB><poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/songs/5-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>“My beloved is exquisitely handsome and ruddy, <t><p class="indent1">Outstanding among ten thousand. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/songs/5-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>“His head is <i>like</i> [precious] gold, pure gold; <t><p class="indent1">His hair is [curly] <i>like</i> clusters of dates <t><p class="indent1">And black as a raven. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/songs/5-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>“His eyes are like doves <t><p class="indent1">Beside streams of water, <t><p class="indent1">Bathed in milk <t><p class="indent1">And reposed in their setting. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/songs/5-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>“His cheeks are like a bed of balsam, <t><p class="indent1">Banks of sweet, fragrant herbs. <t><p class="indent1">His lips are lilies <t><p class="indent1">Dripping <i>sweet-scented</i> myrrh. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/songs/5-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>“His hands are rods of gold <t><p class="indent1">Set with beryl; <t><p class="indent1">His abdomen is a figure of carved ivory <t><p class="indent1">Inlaid with sapphires. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/songs/5-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>“His legs are [strong and steady] pillars of alabaster <t><p class="indent1">Set upon pedestals of fine gold. <t><p class="indent1">His appearance is like Lebanon, <t><p class="indent1">Stately <i>and</i> choice as the cedars. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/songs/5-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>“His mouth is <i>full of</i> sweetness; <t><p class="indent1">Yes, he is altogether lovely <i>and</i> desirable. <t><p class="indent1">This is my beloved and this is my friend, <t><p class="indent1">O daughters of Jerusalem.”<A name="fn"></a></p><br /><br /></div><br /><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">Amplified Bible Copyright © 2015<br>by The Lockman Foundation<br>All rights reserved <a href="http://www.lockman.org">www.lockman.org</a><br><br><a href="/">Bible Hub</a><br>                                                                                                                                <span class="p"><br /><br /></span></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../songs/4.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Song of Solomon 4"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Song of Solomon 4" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../songs/6.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Song of Solomon 6"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Song of Solomon 6" /></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><div align="center"><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchapnoad.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>