Song of Songs 7
Contemporary English Version, 2006
Translation: CEVD
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The Wedding Dance / He Speaks:
1You are a princess, and your feet are graceful in their sandals. Your thighs are works of art, each one a jewel;Select Song of Songs 7:1
2your navel is a wine glass filled to overflowing. Your body is full and slender like a bundle of wheat bound together by lilies.Select Song of Songs 7:2
3Your breasts are like twins of a deer.Select Song of Songs 7:3
4Your neck is like ivory, and your eyes sparkle like the pools of Heshbon by the gate of Bath-Rabbim. Your nose is beautiful like Mount Lebanon above the city of Damascus.Select Song of Songs 7:4
5Your head is held high like Mount Carmel; your hair is so lovely it holds a king prisoner.Select Song of Songs 7:5
6You are very beautiful, so desirable!Select Song of Songs 7:6
7You are tall and slender like a palm tree, and your breasts are full.Select Song of Songs 7:7
8I will climb that tree and cling to its branches. I will discover that your breasts are clusters of grapes, and that your breath is the aroma of apples.Select Song of Songs 7:8
9Kissing you is more delicious than drinking the finest wine. How wonderful and tasty!Select Song of Songs 7:9
She Speaks:
10My darling, I am yours, and you desire me.Select Song of Songs 7:10
11Let's stroll through the fields and sleep in the villages.Select Song of Songs 7:11
12At dawn let's slip out and see if grapevines and fruit trees are covered with blossoms. When we are there, I will give you my love.Select Song of Songs 7:12
13Perfume from the magic flower fills the air, my darling. Right at our doorstep I have stored up for you all kinds of tasty fruits.Select Song of Songs 7:13
Contemporary English Version, 2006 (CEV). Used under license from the Korean Bible Society. © Korean Bible Society. About this translation