Song of Solomon 6:13–7:13

¹³“¹²Come back, come back, O Shulammite;

Come back, come back, that we may gaze at you!”

“³Why should you gaze at the Shulammite,

As at the ^adance of ^4bthe two companies?

Chapter 7

Admiration by the Bridegroom

¹“¹How beautiful are your ²feet in sandals,

O ^3aprince’s daughter!

The curves of your hips are like ⁴jewels,

The work of the hands of an artist.

²“Your navel is like a round goblet

Which never lacks mixed wine;

Your belly is like a heap of wheat

Fenced about with lilies.

³“Your ^atwo breasts are like two fawns,

Twins of a gazelle.

⁴“Your ^aneck is like a tower of ivory,

Your eyes like the pools in ^bHeshbon

By the gate of Bath-rabbim;

Your nose is like the tower of Lebanon,

Which faces toward Damascus.

⁵“Your head ¹crowns you like ^aCarmel,

And the flowing locks of your head are like purple threads;

The king is captivated by your tresses.

⁶“How ^abeautiful and how delightful you are,

¹My love, with all your charms!

⁷“¹Your stature is like a palm tree,

And your breasts are like its clusters.

⁸“I said, ‘I will climb the palm tree,

I will take hold of its fruit stalks.’

Oh, may your breasts be like clusters of the vine,

And the fragrance of your ¹breath like ^2aapples,

⁹And your ^1amouth like the best wine!”

“²It ^bgoes down smoothly for my beloved,

Flowing gently through the lips of those who fall asleep.

The Union of Love

¹⁰“^aI am my beloved’s,

And his ^bdesire is for me.

¹¹“Come, my beloved, let us go out into the ¹country,

Let us spend the night in the villages.

¹²“Let us rise early and go to the vineyards;

Let us ^asee whether the vine has budded

And its blossoms have opened,

And whether the pomegranates have bloomed.

There I will give you my love.

¹³“The ^amandrakes have given forth fragrance;

And over our doors are all ^bchoice fruits,

Both new and old,

Which I have saved up for you, my beloved.