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Song of Songs 3 :: Christian Standard Bible (CSB)

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In my bed at night[fn]

I sought the one I love;

I sought him, but did not find him.[fn]

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I will arise now and go about the city,

through the streets and the plazas.

I will seek the one I love.

I sought him, but did not find him.

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The guards who go about the city found me.

I asked them, “Have you seen the one I love? ”

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I had just passed them

when I found the one I love.

I held on to him and would not let him go

until I brought him to my mother’s house —

to the chamber of the one who conceived me.

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Young women of Jerusalem, I charge you

by the gazelles and the wild does of the field,

do not stir up or awaken love

until the appropriate time.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 3:6

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Who is this coming up from the wilderness

like columns of smoke,

scented with myrrh and frankincense

from every fragrant powder of the merchant?

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Look! Solomon’s bed

surrounded by sixty warriors

from the mighty men of Israel.

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All of them are skilled with swords

and trained in warfare.

Each has his sword at his side

to guard against the terror of the night.

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King Solomon made a carriage for himself

with wood from Lebanon.

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He made its posts of silver,

its back[fn] of gold,

and its seat of purple.

Its interior is inlaid with love[fn]

by the young women of Jerusalem.

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Go out, young women of Zion,

and gaze at King Solomon,

wearing the crown his mother placed on him

on the day of his wedding —

the day of his heart’s rejoicing.

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Or bed night after night
LXX adds I called him, but he did not answer me
Lit until it pleases
Or base, or canopy
Or leather
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Song of Songs Chapter 3 — Additional Translations:

King James Version New King James Version New Living Translation New International Version English Standard Version New American Standard Bible 2020 New American Standard Bible 1995 Legacy Standard Bible Amplified Bible New English Translation Revised Standard Version American Standard Version Young's Literal Translation Darby Translation Webster's Bible Hebrew Names Version Latin Vulgate Westminster Leningrad Codex Septuagint Smith Van Dyck Arabic Bible Open New Arabic Version Brenton's English Septuagint Reina Valera 1909 Reina-Valera 1960 Bible in Basic English Chinese Traditional Union Espanol Moderno Korean Holy Bible Louis Segond German Luther Russian Synodal Translation Sagradas Escrituras