Song of Songs 2 :: New King James Version (NKJV)

A Country Girl in a Palace

Sng 2:1I am the rose of Sharon,
And the lily of the valleys.

Sng 2:2The Beloved
Like a lily among thorns,
So is my love among the daughters.

Sng 2:3The Shulamite
Like an apple tree among the trees of the woods,
So is my beloved among the sons.
I sat down in his shade with great delight,
And his fruit was sweet to my taste.

Sng 2:4

Sng 2:4The Shulamite to the Daughters of Jerusalem
He brought me to the banqueting house,
And his banner over me was love.

Sng 2:5

Sng 2:5Sustain me with cakes of raisins,
Refresh me with apples,
For I am lovesick.

Sng 2:6

Sng 2:6His left hand is under my head,
And his right hand embraces me.

Sng 2:7

Sng 2:7I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem,
By the gazelles or by the does of the field,
Do not stir up nor awaken love
Until it pleases.

The Beloved’s Request

Sng 2:8

Sng 2:8The Shulamite
The voice of my beloved!
Behold, he comes
Leaping upon the mountains,
Skipping upon the hills.

Sng 2:9

Sng 2:9My beloved is like a gazelle or a young stag.
Behold, he stands behind our wall;
He is looking through the windows,
Gazing through the lattice.

Sng 2:10

Sng 2:10My beloved spoke, and said to me:
“Rise up, my love, my fair one,
And come away.

Sng 2:11

Sng 2:11For lo, the winter is past,
The rain is over and gone.

Sng 2:12

Sng 2:12The flowers appear on the earth;
The time of singing has come,
And the voice of the turtledove
Is heard in our land.

Sng 2:13

Sng 2:13The fig tree puts forth her green figs,
And the vines with the tender grapes
Give a good smell.
Rise up, my love, my fair one,
And come away!

Sng 2:14

Sng 2:14“O my dove, in the clefts of the rock,
In the secret places of the cliff,
Let me see your face,
Let me hear your voice;
For your voice is sweet,
And your face is lovely.”

Sng 2:15

Sng 2:15Her Brothers
Catch us the foxes,
The little foxes that spoil the vines,
For our vines have tender grapes.

Sng 2:16

Sng 2:16The Shulamite
My beloved is mine, and I am his.
He feeds his flock among the lilies.

Sng 2:17

Sng 2:17(To Her Beloved)
Until the day breaks
And the shadows flee away,
Turn, my beloved,
And be like a gazelle
Or a young stag
Upon the mountains of Bether.[fn]

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(2:17)

Literally Separation

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