Song of Songs 7:6-Song of Songs 8:4 - Solomon Longs For The Young Woman's Affection

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“How beautiful and how delightful you are,
My love, with all your delights!
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“Your stature is like that of a palm tree
And your breasts like its clusters [of dates].
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“I said, ‘I will climb the palm tree;
I will grasp its branches.
Let your breasts be like clusters of the grapevine,
And the fragrance of your breath like apples,
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‘And your kisses like the best wine!’” ¹⁰ (The Shulammite Bride)“It goes down smoothly and sweetly for my beloved,
Gliding gently over his lips while he sleeps.
“I am my beloved’s,
And his desire is for me.

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“Come, my beloved, let us go out into the country,
Let us spend the night in the villages.
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“Let us go out early to the vineyards;
Let us see whether the vine has budded
And its blossoms have opened,
And whether the pomegranates have flowered.
There I will give you my love.
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“The mandrakes give forth fragrance,
And over our doors are all [kinds of] choice fruits,
Both new and old,
Which I have saved up for you, my beloved.

¹ “Oh, that you were like a brother to me,
Who nursed at the breasts of my mother.
If I found you out of doors, I would kiss you;
No one would blame me or despise me, either.
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“I would lead you and bring you
Into the house of my mother, who used to instruct me;
I would give you spiced wine to drink from the juice of my pomegranates.
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“Let his left hand be under my head
And his right hand embrace me.” ⁴ (The Bridegroom)
“I command you to take an oath, O daughters of Jerusalem,
That you do not rouse nor awaken my love
Until she pleases.”