Song 1:8, 12-16, 2:2, 14, 4:1-5, 7, 9-10, 6:4, 7:1-10, Isa 62:4-5 | ESV | STEP | If you do not know , O most beautiful among women , follow in the tracks of the flock , and pasture your young goats beside the shepherds ’ tents .

12 While ^bthe king was on his couch,
my ^cnard gave forth its fragrance.
13 My beloved is to me a sachet of ^dmyrrh
that lies between my breasts.
14 My beloved is to me a cluster of ^ehenna blossoms
in the vineyards of ^fEngedi.

He

15 ^gBehold, ^hyou are beautiful, ⁱmy love;
behold, you are beautiful;
your ^jeyes are doves.

She

16 Behold, you are beautiful, ^kmy beloved, truly ^ldelightful.
Our couch is green;

Song of Solomon 2:2

He

2 As a lily among brambles,
so is ^mmy love among the young women.

Song of Solomon 2:14

14 O my ⁿdove, in the ^oclefts of the rock,
in the crannies of the cliff,
let me see your face,
let me ^phear your voice,
for your voice is sweet,
and your face is ^qlovely.

Song of Solomon 4:1-5

Solomon Admires His Bride’s Beauty

He

1 Behold, ^ryou are beautiful, my love,
behold, you are beautiful!
^sYour eyes are doves
^tbehind your veil.
^uYour hair is like a flock of goats
leaping down ^vthe slopes of Gilead.
2 Your ^wteeth are like a flock of shorn ewes
that have come up from the washing,
all of which bear twins,
and not one among them has lost its young.
3 Your lips are like ^xa scarlet thread,
and your mouth is ^ylovely.
Your ^zcheeks are like halves of a pomegranate
^aabehind your veil.
4 Your ^abneck is like the tower of David,
built in ^acrows of stone; ^{▼▼The meaning of the Hebrew word is uncertain}
on it ^aehang a thousand shields,
all of ^afthem shields of warriors.
5 Your ^agtwo breasts are like two ^ahfawns,
twins of a gazelle,
that ^aigraze among the lilies.

Song of Solomon 4:7

7 ^ajYou are altogether beautiful, my love;
there is no ^akflaw in you.

Song of Solomon 4:9-10

9 You have captivated my heart, my ^alsister, my bride;
you have captivated my heart with one glance of your eyes,
with one ^amjewel of your necklace.
10 How beautiful is your love, my ^ansister, my bride!
How much ^aobetter is your love than wine,
and ^apthe fragrance of your oils than any spice!

Song of Solomon 6:4

Solomon and His Bride Delight in Each Other

He

4 You are beautiful as ^aqTirzah, ^army love,
^aslovely as ^atJerusalem,
^auawesome as an army with banners.

Song of Solomon 7:1-10

1 How beautiful are your feet in sandals,
O ^avnoble daughter!
Your rounded thighs are like ^awjewels,
the work of ^axa master hand.
2 Your navel is a rounded bowl
that never lacks mixed wine.
Your belly is a heap of wheat,
encircled with ^aylilies.
3 ^azYour two breasts are like two fawns,
twins of a gazelle.
4 Your ^baneck is like an ivory tower.
Your ^bbeyes are pools in ^bcHeshbon,
by the gate of Bath-rabbim.
Your nose is like a tower of ^bdLebanon,
which looks toward ^beDamascus.
5 Your head crowns you like ^bfCarmel,
and your ^bgflowing locks are like purple;
a king is held captive in the tresses.
6 ^bhHow beautiful and ^bipleasant you are,
O loved one, with all your delights! ^{▼▼Or among delights}
7 Your stature is like a palm tree,
and your breasts are like its clusters.
8 I say I will climb the palm tree
and lay hold of its fruit.
Oh may your breasts be like ^bkclusters of the vine,
and the scent of your breath like apples,
9 and your ^blmouth ^{▼▼Hebrew palate} like the best wine.

She

It goes down smoothly for my beloved,
gliding over lips and teeth. ^{▼▼Septuagint, Syriac, Vulgate; Hebrew causing the lips of sleepers to speak}
10 ^boI am my beloved’s,
^bpand his desire is for me.

Isaiah 62:4-5

4 ^bqYou shall no more be termed ^brForsaken, ^{▼▼Hebrew Azubah}
and your land shall no more be termed Desolate, ^{▼▼Hebrew Shemamah}
^bubut you shall be called ^bvMy Delight Is in Her, ^{▼▼Hebrew Hephzibah}
and your land Married; ^{▼▼Hebrew Beulah}
for the Lord delights in you,
and your land shall be married.
5 For as a young man marries a young woman,
so ^byshall your sons marry you,
and as the bridegroom rejoices over the bride,
so ^bzshall your God rejoice over you.