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[Bride]

My beloved went to his garden,
    to the beds of spices,
    to graze his flock in the gardens and gather lilies.
I am my beloved’s, and my beloved is mine.
    He is the one who grazes his flock among the lilies.

Solomon Desires the Young Woman More Than the Rest of His Wives

[Groom]

You are beautiful, my true love, like Tirzah,
    lovely like Jerusalem,
        awe-inspiring like those great cities.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Song of Solomon 6:4 Or “awe-inspiring as an army with flags.”

She

My beloved has gone(A) down to his garden,(B)
    to the beds of spices,(C)
to browse in the gardens
    and to gather lilies.
I am my beloved’s and my beloved is mine;(D)
    he browses among the lilies.(E)

He

You are as beautiful as Tirzah,(F) my darling,
    as lovely as Jerusalem,(G)
    as majestic as troops with banners.(H)

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