Song of Songs 2

1I am a flower of the plain, A lily of the valleys.

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2As a lily among thorns, So is my beloved among the daughters.

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3As the apple among the trees of the woods, So is my beloved among the sons. I desired to be in his shadow and to sit down; And his fruit was sweet in my mouth.

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4Bring me into the house of wine; Set love before me.

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5Strengthen me with cakes of raisins; Refresh me with apples, For I am wounded with love.

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6His left hand shall be under my head, And his right hand shall embrace me.

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7I implore you, O daughters of Jerusalem, By the hosts and powers of the field, That you rouse not nor wake my love Until he wishes.

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8The voice of my beloved! Behold, he comes leaping on the mountains And skipping over the hills.

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9My beloved is as a gazelle or a young stag On the mountains of Bethel. Behold, he stands behind our wall, Looking through the windows And peering through the lattices.

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10My beloved answers and says to me, 'Rise up and come, my companion, my fair one, my dove.

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11For behold, the winter is past, And the rain is gone; It has departed.

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12The flowers are seen in the land; The time of pruning has arrived; The voice of the dove is heard in our land.

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13The fig tree has put forth its young figs, And the vines are in bloom and give forth their fragrance. Arise and come, my companion, my fair one, my dove,

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14And come, my dove, to the shelter of the rock, And take hold of the wall. Show me your face, And cause me to hear your voice; For your voice is sweet, And your face is beautiful.'

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15Catch us the foxes, The little ones that spoil the vineyard, For our vines are in bloom.

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16My beloved is mine, and I am his, He who shepherds his flock among the lilies.

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17Until the day dawns and the shadows depart, My beloved, turn back, and be as likened to A gazelle or a young stag On the mountains of the ravines.

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