7Song of Songs 7

The Man

1What a magnificent young woman you are! How beautiful are your feet in sandals. The curve of your thighs is like the work of an artist.Select Song of Songs 7:1

2A bowl is there, that never runs out of spiced wine. A sheaf of wheat is there, surrounded by lilies.Select Song of Songs 7:2

3Your breasts are like twin deer, like two gazelles.Select Song of Songs 7:3

4Your neck is like a tower of ivory. Your eyes are like the pools in the city of Heshbon, near the gate of that great city. Your nose is as lovely as the tower of Lebanon that stands guard at Damascus.Select Song of Songs 7:4

5Your head is held high like Mount Carmel. Your braided hair shines like the finest satin; its beauty could hold a king captive.Select Song of Songs 7:5

6How pretty you are, how beautiful; how complete the delights of your love.Select Song of Songs 7:6

7You are as graceful as a palm tree, and your breasts are clusters of dates.Select Song of Songs 7:7

8I will climb the palm tree and pick its fruit. To me your breasts are like bunches of grapes, your breath like the fragrance of apples,Select Song of Songs 7:8

9and your mouth like the finest wine. Then let the wine flow straight to my lover, flowing over his lips and teeth.Select Song of Songs 7:9

The Woman

10I belong to my lover, and he desires me.Select Song of Songs 7:10

11Come, darling, let's go out to the countryside and spend the night in the villages.Select Song of Songs 7:11

12We will get up early and look at the vines to see whether they've started to grow, whether the blossoms are opening and the pomegranate trees are in bloom. There I will give you my love.Select Song of Songs 7:12

13You can smell the scent of mandrakes, and all the pleasant fruits are near our door. Darling, I have kept for you the old delights and the new.Select Song of Songs 7:13