Song of Songs 5 :: New Living Translation (NLT)

Sng 5:1

Sng 5:1Young Man
I have entered my garden, my treasure,[fn] my bride!
I gather myrrh with my spices
and eat honeycomb with my honey.
I drink wine with my milk.

Young Women of Jerusalem
Oh, lover and beloved, eat and drink!
Yes, drink deeply of your love!

Sng 5:2

Sng 5:2Young Woman
I slept, but my heart was awake,
when I heard my lover knocking and calling:
“Open to me, my treasure, my darling,
my dove, my perfect one.
My head is drenched with dew,
my hair with the dampness of the night.”

Sng 5:3

Sng 5:3But I responded,
“I have taken off my robe.
Should I get dressed again?
I have washed my feet.
Should I get them soiled?”

Sng 5:4

Sng 5:4My lover tried to unlatch the door,
and my heart thrilled within me.

Sng 5:5

Sng 5:5I jumped up to open the door for my love,
and my hands dripped with perfume.
My fingers dripped with lovely myrrh
as I pulled back the bolt.

Sng 5:6

Sng 5:6I opened to my lover,
but he was gone!
My heart sank.
I searched for him
but could not find him anywhere.
I called to him,
but there was no reply.

Sng 5:7

Sng 5:7The night watchmen found me
as they made their rounds.
They beat and bruised me
and stripped off my veil,
those watchmen on the walls.

Sng 5:8

Sng 5:8Make this promise, O women of Jerusalem—
If you find my lover,
tell him I am weak with love.

Sng 5:9

Sng 5:9Young Women of Jerusalem
Why is your lover better than all others,
O woman of rare beauty?
What makes your lover so special
that we must promise this?

Sng 5:10

Sng 5:10Young Woman
My lover is dark and dazzling,
better than ten thousand others!

Sng 5:11

Sng 5:11His head is finest gold,
his wavy hair is black as a raven.

Sng 5:12

Sng 5:12His eyes sparkle like doves
beside springs of water;
they are set like jewels
washed in milk.

Sng 5:13

Sng 5:13His cheeks are like gardens of spices
giving off fragrance.
His lips are like lilies,
perfumed with myrrh.

Sng 5:14

Sng 5:14His arms are like rounded bars of gold,
set with beryl.
His body is like bright ivory,
glowing with lapis lazuli.

Sng 5:15

Sng 5:15His legs are like marble pillars
set in sockets of finest gold.
His posture is stately,
like the noble cedars of Lebanon.

Sng 5:16

Sng 5:16His mouth is sweetness itself;
he is desirable in every way.
Such, O women of Jerusalem,
is my lover, my friend.

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NLT Footnotes

(5:1)

Hebrew my sister; also in 5:2.

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