Song of Songs 1:14-16

New Catholic Bible

¹⁴My beloved is for me a cluster of henna^[a] blossoms
in the vineyards of En-gedi.

¹⁵How beautiful you are, my beloved,
how beautiful you are;
your eyes are doves.^[b]

¹⁶How handsome you are, my love,
and how you delight me.
Our couch is verdant.^[c]

Song of Songs 1:14 The henna plant had highly perfumed blossoms. En-gedi: an oasis on the western shore of the Dead Sea, to which David retreated when hunted by Saul (see 1 Sam 24:1).
Song of Songs 1:15 Your eyes are doves: symbolic of an innocent and personable individual.
Song of Songs 1:16 The lovers embrace in the field under the trees.

Song of Songs 1:14-16

New International Version

¹⁴My beloved^(A) is to me a cluster of henna^(B) blossoms
from the vineyards of En Gedi.^(C)

¹⁵How beautiful^(D) you are, my darling!
Oh, how beautiful!
Your eyes are doves.^(E)

¹⁶How handsome you are, my beloved!^(F)
Oh, how charming!
And our bed is verdant.

New Catholic Bible (NCB)

New International Version (NIV)