Song of Solomon 2

English Standard Version

² As a lily among brambles,
    so is ^(B)my love among the young women.

³ As an apple tree among the trees of the forest,
    so is my ^(C)beloved among the young men.
With great delight I sat ^(D)in his shadow,
    and his ^(E)fruit was sweet to my taste.
⁴ He ^(F)brought me to the banqueting house,^[b]
    and his ^(G)banner over me was love.
⁵ Sustain me with ^(H)raisins;
    refresh me with apples,
    ^(I)for I am sick with love.
⁶ His ^(J)left hand is under my head,
    and his right hand ^(K)embraces me!
⁷ I ^(L)adjure you,^[c] O ^(M)daughters of Jerusalem,
    by ^(N)the gazelles or the does of the field,
that you not stir up or awaken love
    until it pleases.

⁸ The voice of my beloved!
    Behold, he comes,
leaping ^(O)over the mountains,
    bounding over the hills.
⁹ My beloved is like ^(P)a gazelle
    or a young stag.
Behold, there he stands
    behind our wall,
gazing through the windows,
    looking through the lattice.
¹⁰ My beloved speaks and says to me:
^(Q)“Arise, my love, my beautiful one,
    and come away,
¹¹ for behold, the winter is past;
    ^(R)the rain is over and gone.
^12 (S)The flowers appear on the earth,
    the time of singing^[d] has come,
and the voice of ^(T)the turtledove
    is heard in our land.
^13 (U)The fig tree ripens its figs,
    and ^(V)the vines are in blossom;
    they give forth fragrance.
^(W)Arise, my love, my beautiful one,
    and come away.
¹⁴ O my ^(X)dove, in the ^(Y)clefts of the rock,
    in the crannies of the cliff,
let me see your face,
    let me ^(Z)hear your voice,
for your voice is sweet,
    and your face is ^(AA)lovely.
¹⁵ Catch ^(AB)the foxes^[e] for us,
    the little foxes
that spoil the vineyards,
    ^(AC)for our vineyards are in blossom.”