Song of Solomon 1:9-17 (New International Version)
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9 I liken you, my darling, to a mare harnessed to one of the chariots1 of Pharaoh. 10 Your cheeks2 are beautiful with earrings, your neck with strings of jewels.3 11 We will make you earrings of gold, studded with silver.Beloved
12 While the king was at his table, my perfume spread its fragrance.4 13 My lover is to me a sachet of myrrh5 resting between my breasts. 14 My lover6 is to me a cluster of henna7 blossoms from the vineyards of En Gedi.8Lover
15 How beautiful9 you are, my darling! Oh, how beautiful! Your eyes are doves.10Beloved
16 How handsome you are, my lover!11 Oh, how charming! And our bed is verdant.Lover
17 The beams of our house are cedars;12 our rafters are firs.Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online)
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