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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>Song of Solomon 5 Legacy Standard Bible</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/songs/5.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/songs/5-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">LSB</a> > Songs 5</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="../menu.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../songs/4.htm" title="Song of Solomon 4">◄</a> Song of Solomon 5 <a href="../songs/6.htm" title="Song of Solomon 6">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">Legacy Standard Bible</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/nasb_/songs/5.htm" style="color:#0092f2" title="NASB">►► </a></td></tr></table></div><p class="hdg">The Bride Searches for Her Beloved</p><p><CC><p class="indent1"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/songs/5-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>“<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[†]</a></span>I have come into my garden, my sister, <i>my</i> bride; <p class="indent2">I have picked my myrrh along with my balsam. <p class="indent2">I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; <p class="indent2">I have drunk my wine with my milk. <p class="indent2">Eat, friends; <p class="indent2">Drink and <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[†]</a></span>imbibe deeply, O lovers.” <p class="reg"><p class="indent1"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/songs/5-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>“<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[†]</a></span>I was asleep, but my heart was awake. <p class="indent2">A voice! My beloved was knocking: <p class="indent2">‘Open to me, my sister, my darling, <p class="indent2">My dove, my perfect one! <p class="indent2">For my head is full of dew, <p class="indent2">My locks with the <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[†]</a></span>damp of the night.’ <p class="indent1"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/songs/5-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>I have taken off my long-sleeved garment, <p class="indent2">How can I put it on <i>again</i>? <p class="indent2">I have washed my feet, <p class="indent2">How can I dirty them <i>again</i>? <p class="indent1"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/songs/5-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>My beloved sent forth his hand through the opening, <p class="indent2">And my <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[†]</a></span>feelings moaned for him. <p class="indent1"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/songs/5-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>I arose to open to my beloved; <p class="indent2">And my hands dripped with myrrh, <p class="indent2">And my fingers with <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[†]</a></span>liquid myrrh, <p class="indent2">On the handles of the lock. <p class="indent1"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/songs/5-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>I opened to my beloved, <p class="indent2">But my beloved had turned away <i>and</i> passed by! <p class="indent2">My soul went out <i>to him</i> as he spoke. <p class="indent2">I searched for him, but I did not find him; <p class="indent2">I called him, but he did not answer me. <p class="indent1"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/songs/5-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>The watchmen who go about in the city found me, <p class="indent2">They struck me <i>and</i> wounded me; <p class="indent2">The guardsmen of the walls took away my shawl from me. <p class="indent1"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/songs/5-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>I call you to <i>solemnly</i> swear, O daughters of Jerusalem, <p class="indent2">If you find my beloved, <p class="indent2">What will you tell him? <p class="indent2"><i>Tell him</i> that I am sick with love.” <p class="reg"><p class="indent1"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/songs/5-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>“<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[†]</a></span>What is your beloved <i>that he is</i> more than <i>any other</i> beloved, <p class="indent2">O most beautiful among women? <p class="indent2">What is your beloved <i>that he is</i> more than <i>any other</i> beloved, <p class="indent2">That thus you call us to <i>solemnly</i> swear?” <p class="hdg">The Bride Extols Her Beloved</p><p><p class="reg"><p class="indent1"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/songs/5-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>“<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[†]</a></span>My beloved is dazzling and ruddy, <p class="indent2">Lifted up as a banner among ten thousand. <p class="indent1"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/songs/5-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>His head is <i>like</i> gold, fine gold; <p class="indent2">His locks are <i>like</i> clusters of dates <p class="indent2"><i>And</i> black as a raven. <p class="indent1"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/songs/5-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>His eyes are like doves <p class="indent2">Beside streams of water, <p class="indent2">Washed in milk, <p class="indent2"><i>And</i> sitting in <i>their</i> setting. <p class="indent1"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/songs/5-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>His cheeks are like a bed of spices, <p class="indent2">Towers of sweet-scented herbs; <p class="indent2">His lips are lilies <p class="indent2">Dripping with liquid myrrh. <p class="indent1"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/songs/5-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>His hands are rods of gold <p class="indent2">Set with beryl; <p class="indent2">His abdomen is a plate of ivory <p class="indent2">Inlaid with <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[†]</a></span>sapphires. <p class="indent1"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/songs/5-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>His legs are pillars of marble <p class="indent2">Set on bases of fine gold; <p class="indent2">His appearance is like Lebanon <p class="indent2">Choice as the cedars. <p class="indent1"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/songs/5-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>His <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[†]</a></span>mouth is <i>full of</i> sweetness. <p class="indent2">And he is wholly desirable. <p class="indent2">This is my beloved and this is my friend, <p class="indent2">O daughters of Jerusalem.”<A name="fn"></a></p><br /><br /><span class="fnverse">1</span> BRIDEGROOM<br><span class="fnverse">1</span> Or <i>become drunk</i><br><span class="fnverse">2</span> BRIDE<br><span class="fnverse">2</span> Lit <i>drops</i><br><span class="fnverse">4</span> Lit <i>bowels</i><br><span class="fnverse">5</span> Lit <i>passing</i><br><span class="fnverse">9</span> CHORUS<br><span class="fnverse">10</span> BRIDE<br><span class="fnverse">14</span> Lit <i>lapis lazuli</i><br><span class="fnverse">16</span> Lit <i>palate</i><br></div><br /><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">Legacy Standard Bible Copyright ©2021 by The Lockman Foundation<br>All rights reserved. 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