Jubilee Bible 2000 JUB
New International Version NIV
1 I came into my garden, my sister, <em>my</em> spouse: I have gathered my myrrh and my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb and my honey; I have drunk my wine and my milk: eat, O friends; drink, beloved, drink abundantly.
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I have come into my garden, my sister, my bride; I have gathered my myrrh with my spice. I have eaten my honeycomb and my honey; I have drunk my wine and my milk. Eat, friends, and drink; drink your fill of love.
2 I sleep, but my heart watches <em>for</em> the voice of my beloved that knocks <em>at the door</em>, Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my perfect <em>one</em>: for my head is filled with dew, <em>and</em> my locks with the drops of the night.
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I slept but my heart was awake. Listen! My beloved is knocking: “Open to me, my sister, my darling, my dove, my flawless one. My head is drenched with dew, my hair with the dampness of the night.”
3 I have put off my coat; how shall I put it on? I have washed my feet; how shall I defile them?
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I have taken off my robe— must I put it on again? I have washed my feet— must I soil them again?
4 My beloved put in his hand by the hole <em>of the door</em>, and my bowels were moved for him.
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My beloved thrust his hand through the latch-opening; my heart began to pound for him.
5 I rose up to open to my beloved, and my hands dripped <em>with</em> myrrh, and my fingers <em>with</em> sweet smelling myrrh, upon the handles of the lock.
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I arose to open for my beloved, and my hands dripped with myrrh, my fingers with flowing myrrh, on the handles of the bolt.
6 I opened to my beloved, but my beloved had withdrawn himself <em>and</em> was gone; my soul went after his speech; I sought him, but I could not find him; I called him, but he gave me no answer.
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I opened for my beloved, but my beloved had left; he was gone. My heart sank at his departure.I looked for him but did not find him. I called him but he did not answer.
7 The watchmen that went about the city found me, they smote me, they wounded me; the keepers of the walls took away my outer cloak from me.
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The watchmen found me as they made their rounds in the city. They beat me, they bruised me; they took away my cloak, those watchmen of the walls!
8 I charge you, O virgins of Jerusalem, if ye should find my beloved that ye cause him to know how sick I am with love.
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Daughters of Jerusalem, I charge you— if you find my beloved, what will you tell him? Tell him I am faint with love.
9 What <em>is</em> thy beloved more than <em>another</em> beloved, O thou fairest among women? What <em>is</em> thy beloved more than <em>another</em> beloved that thou dost so charge us?
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How is your beloved better than others, most beautiful of women? How is your beloved better than others, that you so charge us?
10 My beloved <em>is</em> white and ruddy; the standard-bearer among <em>the</em> ten thousands.
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My beloved is radiant and ruddy, outstanding among ten thousand.
11 His head <em>is as</em> the most fine gold, his locks <em>are</em> bushy <em>and</em> black as a raven.
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His head is purest gold; his hair is wavy and black as a raven.
12 His eyes <em>are</em> as doves by the rivers of waters, washed with milk, as doves that are next to abundance.
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His eyes are like doves by the water streams, washed in milk, mounted like jewels.
13 His cheeks <em>are</em> as a bed of aromatic spices, <em>as</em> fragrant flowers; his lips <em>like</em> lilies, dripping sweet smelling myrrh that transcends.
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His cheeks are like beds of spice yielding perfume. His lips are like lilies dripping with myrrh.
14 His hands <em>are as</em> gold rings set with beryls; his belly <em>is as</em> bright ivory overlaid <em>with</em> sapphires.
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His arms are rods of gold set with topaz. His body is like polished ivory decorated with lapis lazuli.
15 His legs <em>are as</em> pillars of marble, set upon sockets of fine gold; his countenance <em>is</em> as Lebanon, chosen as the cedars.
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His legs are pillars of marble set on bases of pure gold. His appearance is like Lebanon, choice as its cedars.
16 His mouth <em>is</em> most sweet; he <em>is</em> altogether lovely. This <em>is</em> my beloved, and this <em>is</em> my friend, O virgins of Jerusalem.
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His mouth is sweetness itself; he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, this is my friend, daughters of Jerusalem.
The Jubilee Bible (from the Scriptures of the Reformation), edited by Russell M. Stendal, Copyright © 2000, 2001, 2010
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