Song of Solomon 1
Book: Song of Solomon
THE BRIDE CONFESSES HER LOVE
MAIDEN’S SOLILOQUY
3 Thine oils have a goodly fragrance; Thy name is as oil poured forth; Therefore do the virgins love thee.
4 Draw me; we will run after thee: The king hath brought me into his chambers; We will be glad and rejoice in thee; We will make mention of thy love more than of wine: Rightly do they love thee.
MAIDEN’S SELF-DESCRIPTION
5 I am black, but comely, Oh ye daughters of Jerusalem, As the tents of Kedar, As the curtains of Solomon.
6 Look not upon me, because I am swarthy, Because the sun hath scorched me. My mother's sons were incensed against me; They made me keeper of the vineyards; But mine own vineyard have I not kept.
DIALOGUE BETWEEN SHEPHERDESS AND SHEPHERD
7 Tell me, O thou whom my soul loveth, Where thou feedest thy flock, Where thou makest it to rest at noon: For why should I be as one that is veiled Beside the flocks of thy companions?
8 If thou know not, O thou fairest among women, Go thy way forth by the footsteps of the flock, And feed thy kids beside the shepherds' tents.
MAN’S POETIC PRAISE OF HIS BELOVED
MAIDEN’S POETIC PRAISE OF HER BELOVED
MUTUAL ADMIRATION