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Song of Solomon 5:11–16

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11His head is finest gold,

his wavy hair is black as a raven.

12His eyes sparkle like doves

beside springs of water;

they are set like jewels

washed in milk.

13His cheeks are like gardens of spices

giving off fragrance.

His lips are like lilies,

perfumed with myrrh.

14His arms are like rounded bars of gold,

set with beryl.

His body is like bright ivory,

glowing with lapis lazuli.

15His legs are like marble pillars

set in sockets of finest gold.

His posture is stately,

like the noble cedars of Lebanon.

16His mouth is sweetness itself;

he is desirable in every way.

Such, O women of Jerusalem,

is my lover, my friend.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

His head is the finest gold;

his locks are wavy,

black as a raven.

His eyes are like doves

beside streams of water,

bathed in milk,

sitting beside a full pool.

His cheeks are like beds of spices,

mounds of sweet-smelling herbs.

His lips are lilies,

dripping liquid myrrh.

His arms are rods of gold,

set with jewels.

His body is polished ivory,

bedecked with sapphires.

His legs are alabaster columns,

set on bases of gold.

His appearance is like Lebanon,

choice as the cedars.

His mouth is most sweet,

and he is altogether desirable.

This is my beloved and this is my friend,

O daughters of Jerusalem.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

His head is purest gold;

his hair is wavy

and black as a raven.

His eyes are like doves

by the water streams,

washed in milk,

mounted like jewels.

His cheeks are like beds of spice

yielding perfume.

His lips are like lilies

dripping with myrrh.

His arms are rods of gold

set with topaz.

His body is like polished ivory

decorated with lapis lazuli.

His legs are pillars of marble

set on bases of pure gold.

His appearance is like Lebanon,

choice as its cedars.

His mouth is sweetness itself;

he is altogether lovely.

This is my beloved, this is my friend,

daughters of Jerusalem.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

His head is purest gold.

His hair is wavy

and black as a raven.

His eyes are like doves

beside flowing streams,

washed in milk

and set like jewels.

His cheeks are like beds of spice,

mounds of perfume.

His lips are lilies,

dripping with flowing myrrh.

His arms are rods of gold

set with beryl.

His body is an ivory panel

covered with lapis lazuli.

His legs are alabaster pillars

set on pedestals of pure gold.

His presence is like Lebanon,

as majestic as the cedars.

His mouth is sweetness.

He is absolutely desirable.

This is my love, and this is my friend,

young women of Jerusalem.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

His head is gold, refined gold;

his locks are wavy, black as a raven.

His eyes are like doves beside springs of water,

bathed in milk, set like mounted jewels.

His cheeks are like beds of spice, a tower of fragrances;

his lips are lilies dripping liquid myrrh.

His arms are rods of gold engraved with jewels;

his belly is polished ivory covered with sapphires.

His legs are columns of alabaster, set on bases of gold;

his appearance is like Lebanon, choice as its cedars.

His mouth is sweet,

and he is altogether desirable.

This is my beloved;

this is my friend, O young women of Jerusalem.

KJV 1900King James Version

His head is as the most fine gold,

His locks are bushy, and black as a raven.

His eyes are as the eyes of doves by the rivers of waters,

Washed with milk, and fitly set.

His cheeks are as a bed of spices, as sweet flowers:

His lips like lilies, dropping sweet smelling myrrh.

His hands are as gold rings set with the beryl:

His belly is as bright ivory overlaid with sapphires.

His legs are as pillars of marble, set upon sockets of fine gold:

His countenance is as Lebanon, excellent as the cedars.

His mouth is most sweet: yea, he is altogether lovely.

This is my beloved, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.