[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

She[a]

Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth—
    for your love(A) is more delightful than wine.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. Song of Songs 1:2 The main male and female speakers (identified primarily on the basis of the gender of the relevant Hebrew forms) are indicated by the captions He and She respectively. The words of others are marked Friends. In some instances the divisions and their captions are debatable.

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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Take me away with you—let us hurry!
    Let the king bring me into his chambers.(A)

Friends

We rejoice and delight(B) in you[a];
    we will praise your love(C) more than wine.

She

How right they are to adore you!

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Footnotes

  1. Song of Songs 1:4 The Hebrew is masculine singular.

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

“‘Later I passed by, and when I looked at you and saw that you were old enough for love, I spread the corner of my garment(A) over you and covered your naked body. I gave you my solemn oath and entered into a covenant(B) with you, declares the Sovereign Lord, and you became mine.(C)

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

17 Then the Babylonians(A) came to her, to the bed of love, and in their lust they defiled her. After she had been defiled by them, she turned away from them in disgust.(B)

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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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18 Come, let’s drink deeply of love till morning;
    let’s enjoy ourselves with love!(A)

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