Song of Solomon 1:2
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[a]The Bride
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- 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.
- Song of Solomon 1:2 Lit more pleasant
Song of Solomon 1:4
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4 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.”
Ezekiel 16:8
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8 “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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- Ezekiel 16:8 Lit your time was
- Ezekiel 16:8 Lit hem (of a garment)
Ezekiel 23:17
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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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- Ezekiel 23:17 Lit sons of Babel
- Ezekiel 23:17 Lit her soul
Proverbs 7:18
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18 Come, let’s drink our fill of love until morning;
Let’s delight ourselves with caresses.
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