[a]The Bride

“May he kiss me with the kisses of his mouth!
For your (A)love is [b]sweeter than wine.

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Footnotes

  1. Song of Solomon 1:2 The speaker identifications are not from the Hebrew text nor the Septuagint, but reflect an ancient tradition which appears in some manuscripts.
  2. Song of Solomon 1:2 Lit more pleasant

Draw me after you and let’s run together!
The (A)king has brought me into his chambers.”

The Chorus

“We will rejoice in you and be joyful;
We will praise your (B)love more than wine.
Rightly do they love you.”

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“Then I passed by you and saw you, and behold, [a]you were at the time for love; so I (A)spread My [b]garment over you and covered your nakedness. I also (B)swore an oath to you and (C)entered into a covenant with you so that you (D)became Mine,” declares the Lord God.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 16:8 Lit your time was
  2. Ezekiel 16:8 Lit hem (of a garment)

17 And the [a](A)Babylonians came to her to the bed of love and defiled her with their obscene practice. And when she had been defiled by them, [b]she turned away from them in disgust.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 23:17 Lit sons of Babel
  2. Ezekiel 23:17 Lit her soul

18 Come, let’s drink our fill of love until morning;
Let’s delight ourselves with caresses.

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