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Song of Solomon 5
New King James Version

### The Bride Praises the Bridegroom

#### The Beloved

5 I (A)have come to my garden, my (B)sister, my spouse;
I have gathered my myrrh with my spice;
(C)I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey;
I have drunk my wine with my milk.

#### (To His Friends)

Eat, O (D)friends!
Drink, yes, drink deeply,
O beloved ones!

### The Shulamite’s Troubled Evening

#### The Shulamite

2 I sleep, but my heart is awake;
It is the voice of my beloved!
(E)He knocks, saying,
“Open for me, my sister, [a]my love,
My dove, my perfect one;
For my head is covered with dew,
My [b]locks with the drops of the night.”

3 I have taken off my robe;
How can I put it on again?
I have washed my feet;
How can I [c]defile them?
4 My beloved put his hand
By the [d]latch of the door,
And my heart yearned for him.
5 I arose to open for my beloved,
And my hands dripped with myrrh,
My fingers with liquid myrrh,
On the handles of the lock.

6 I opened for my beloved,
But my beloved had turned away and was gone.
My [e]heart leaped up when he spoke.
(F)I sought him, but I could not find him;
I called him, but he gave me no answer.
7 (G)The watchmen who went about the city found me.
They struck me, they wounded me;
The keepers of the walls
Took my veil away from me.
8 I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem,
If you find my beloved,
That you tell him I am lovesick!

#### The Daughters of Jerusalem

9 What is your beloved
More than another beloved,
(H)O fairest among women?
What is your beloved
More than another beloved,
That you so [f]charge us?

#### The Shulamite

10 My beloved is white and ruddy,
[g]Chief among ten thousand.
11 His head is like the finest gold;
His locks are wavy,
And black as a raven.
12 (I)His eyes are like doves
By the rivers of waters,
Washed with milk,
And [h]fitly set.
13 His cheeks are like a bed of spices,
Banks of scented herbs.
His lips are lilies,
Dripping liquid myrrh.

14 His hands are rods of gold
Set with beryl.
His body is carved ivory
Inlaid with sapphires.
15 His legs are pillars of marble
Set on bases of fine gold.
His countenance is like Lebanon,
Excellent as the cedars.
16 His mouth is most sweet,
Yes, he is altogether lovely.
This is my beloved,
And this is my friend,
O daughters of Jerusalem!

#### Footnotes

1. Song of Solomon 5:2 my companion, friend
2. Song of Solomon 5:2 curls or hair
3. Song of Solomon 5:3 dirty
4. Song of Solomon 5:4 opening
5. Song of Solomon 5:6 Lit. soul
6. Song of Solomon 5:9 adjure
7. Song of Solomon 5:10 Distinguished
8. Song of Solomon 5:12 sitting in a setting

#### Cross references

1. Song of Solomon 5:1 : Song 4:16
2. Song of Solomon 5:1 : Song 4:9
3. Song of Solomon 5:1 : Song 4:11
4. Song of Solomon 5:1 : Luke 15:7, 10; John 3:29
5. Song of Solomon 5:2 : Rev. 3:20
6. Song of Solomon 5:6 : Song 3:1
7. Song of Solomon 5:7 : Song 3:3
8. Song of Solomon 5:9 : Song 1:8; 6:1
9. Song of Solomon 5:12 : Song 1:15; 4:1

New King James Version (NKJV)

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