Song of Solomon 5:2

2 "I was asleep but my heart was awake. A voice! My beloved was knocking: 'Open to me, ¹my sister, my darling, ²My dove, my perfect one! For my head is drenched with dew, My ³locks with the damp of the night.'

Song of Solomon 5:2 In-Context

1 "I have come into my garden, my sister, my bride; I have gathered my myrrh along with my balsam. I have eaten my honeycomb and my honey; I have drunk my wine and my milk. Eat, friends; Drink and imbibe deeply, O lovers."

2 "I was asleep but my heart was awake. A voice! My beloved was knocking: 'Open to me, my sister, my darling, My dove, my perfect one! For my head is drenched with dew, My locks with the damp of the night.'

3 "I have taken off my dress, How can I put it on again? I have washed my feet, How can I dirty them again?

4 "My beloved extended his hand through the opening, And my feelings were aroused for him.

5 "I arose to open to my beloved; And my hands dripped with myrrh, And my fingers with liquid myrrh, On the handles of the bolt.

Cross References

• 1. Song of Songs 4:9
• 2. Song of Songs 2:14; Song of Songs 6:9
• 3. Song of Songs 5:11

Footnotes

• [a] BRIDE
• [b] Lit "filled"
• [c] Lit "drops"