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Song of Solomon 5:9-6:1, No other man Song of Solomon 5:9-6:1

By Steve Jeffery

Bible Passage

Song of Solomon 5:9–6:1 (Listen)

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9   What is your beloved more than another beloved,
    O most beautiful among women?
  What is your beloved more than another beloved,
    that you thus adjure us?

The Bride Praises Her Beloved

She

10   My beloved is radiant and ruddy,
    distinguished among ten thousand.
11   His head is the finest gold;
    his locks are wavy,
    black as a raven.
12   His eyes are like doves
    beside streams of water,
  bathed in milk,
    sitting beside a full pool.¹
13   His cheeks are like beds of spices,
    mounds of sweet-smelling herbs.
  His lips are lilies,
    dripping liquid myrrh.
14   His arms are rods of gold,
    set with jewels.
  His body is polished ivory,²
    bedecked with sapphires.³
15   His legs are alabaster columns,
    set on bases of gold.
  His appearance is like Lebanon,
    choice as the cedars.
16   His mouth⁴ is most sweet,
    and he is altogether desirable.
  This is my beloved and this is my friend,
    O daughters of Jerusalem.

Others

6:1   Where has your beloved gone,
    O most beautiful among women?
  Where has your beloved turned,
    that we may seek him with you?

Footnotes

[1] 5:12 The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain
[2] 5:14 The meaning of the Hebrew word is uncertain
[3] 5:14 Hebrew lapis lazuli
[4] 5:16 Hebrew palate

(ESV)

Song of Solomon 3:6-11, The royal wedding	29 Mar 10	Steve Jeffery
Song of Solomon 2:8-17, The coming of the king	21 Mar 10	Steve Jeffery

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Song of Solomon 5:9–6:1 (Listen)

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The Bride Praises Her Beloved

She

Others

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