Old Testament · Poetry and wisdom

Song of Songs chapter 2

I am a of the plain, a of the low valleys.Like a lily among — that is my among the other women.Like an among the forest trees — that is my among the other men. I in his shade, and his .He brought me into the , and the raised over me was love.Sustain me with , revive me with apples — I am .His left hand , his right arm .Promise me, , of the field — , do not awaken it until it is ready. — my lover’s voice! Here he comes, over mountains, bounding across hills.My lover is like a , like a . Look — there he stands behind our wall, peering through the windows, gazing through the .My lover speaks. He says to me: “Get up, my darling. , .”Look — the is over, . have appeared across the land, the season for has come, and the voice of the is heard in our countryside.The fig tree , and the . Get up, my darling. Come away, my beautiful one.My , hiding in the , in the secret places of the cliff-face — , let me hear your voice, because your voice is sweet and your face is lovely.Catch the for us — the little foxes that ruin the vineyards, our .My lover and — he who .Before and the — turn, my lover. Be like a gazelle, like a young stag on the .