Song 2 | NASB1995 | STEP | “I am the rose of Sharon , The lily of the valleys .”

Song of Solomon 2

The Bride’s Admiration

1 ^{▼▼ BRIDE}“I am the ^{▼▼ Lit crocus
,} ^crose of ^dSharon,
The ^elily of the valleys.”

2 ^{▼▼ BRIDEGROOM}“Like a lily among the thorns,
So is ^gmy darling among the ^{▼▼ Lit daughters}maidens.”

3 ^{▼▼ BRIDE}“Like an ^{▼▼ Or apricot
,} ^kapple tree among the trees of the forest,
So is my beloved among the ^{▼▼ Lit sons}young men.
In his shade I took great delight and sat down,
And his ^mfruit was sweet to my ^{▼▼ Lit palate}taste.
4 “He has ^obrought me to his ^{▼▼ Lit house of wine}banquet hall,
And his ^qbanner over me is love.
5 “Sustain me with ^rraisin cakes,
Refresh me with ^{▼▼ Or apricots
,} ^tapples,
Because ^uI am lovesick.
6 “Let ^vhis left hand be under my head
And ^whis right hand ^xembrace me.”

7 ^{▼▼ BRIDEGROOM}“I ^zadjure you, O ^aadaughters of Jerusalem,
By the ^abgazelles or by the ^achinds of the field,
^adThat you do not arouse or awaken my love
Until ^{▼▼ Or it}she pleases.”

8 ^{▼▼ BRIDE}“Listen! My beloved!
Behold, he is coming,
Climbing ^agon the mountains,
Leaping on the hills!
9 “My beloved is like a ^ahgazelle or a ^aiyoung ^{▼▼ Lit of the stags}stag.
Behold, he is standing behind our wall,
He is looking through the windows,
He is peering ^akthrough the lattice.

10 “My beloved responded and said to me,
‘ ^alArise, my darling, my beautiful one,
And come along.
11 ‘For behold, the winter is past,
The rain is over and gone.
12 ‘The flowers have already appeared in the land;
The time has arrived for ^{▼▼ Or singing}pruning the vines,
And the voice of the ^anturtledove has been heard in our land.
13 ‘The ^aofig tree has ripened its figs,
And the ^apvines in blossom have given forth their fragrance.
Arise, my darling, my beautiful one,
And come along!’”

14 ^{▼▼ BRIDEGROOM}“O ^army dove, ^asin the clefts of the ^{▼▼ Or crag}rock,
In the secret place of the steep ^{▼▼ Or cliff}pathway,
Let me see your ^{▼▼ Lit appearance}form,
^awLet me hear your voice;
For your voice is sweet,
And your ^{▼▼ Lit appearance}form is ^aylovely.”

15 ^{▼▼ CHORUS
,} ^ba“Catch the foxes for us,
The ^{▼▼ Or young}little foxes that are ruining the vineyards,
While our ^bcvineyards are in blossom.”

16 ^{▼▼ BRIDE
,} ^be“My beloved is mine, and I am his;
He ^bfpastures his flock among the lilies.
17 ^bg“Until ^{▼▼ Lit the day blows}the cool of the day when the shadows flee away,
Turn, my beloved, and be like a ^bigazelle
Or a young stag ^bjon the mountains of ^{▼▼ Or cleavage or a kind of spice}Bether.”