Young women of Jerusalem, I charge you
by the gazelles and the wild does of the field,
do not stir up or awaken love
until the appropriate time.[a](A)

Narrator

Who is this(B) coming up from the wilderness
like columns of smoke,
scented with myrrh and frankincense(C)
from every fragrant powder of the merchant?

Look! Solomon’s bed
surrounded by sixty warriors
from the mighty men of Israel.

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Footnotes

  1. 3:5 Lit until it pleases

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