TO THE SHULUMITE MAIDEN
Thou hast ravished my heart, my Sister, my Bride
Thou has ravished my heart with one of thine eyes
How fair is thy love, my Sister, my Bride
How much better is thy love than wine
And the fragrance of thine oils than all manner of spices!
Thou art fair, O my love, as Tirzah
Comely as Jerusalem
Terrible as an army with banners
Turn away thine eyes from me, For they have overcome me
How beautiful are thy feet in sandals
O prince's daughter!
Thy rounded thighs are like jewels,
The work of the hands of a skillful workman.
Thy body is like a round goblet,
Wherein no mingled wine is wanting:
Thy waist is like a heap of wheat
Set about with lilies
Thy two breasts are like two fawns
That are twins of a roe
Thy neck is like the tower of ivory
Thine eyes as the pools in Heshbon
Thy head upon thee is like Carmel
And the hair of thy head like purple
The king is held captive
In the tresses thereof
O love, for delights!
This thy stature is like to a palm-tree
And thy breasts to its clusters
I said, I will climb up into the palm tree
And take hold of the branches thereof
Let thy breasts be as clusters of the vine
And the smell of thy breath like apples
And thy mouth like the best wine
Set me as a seal upon thy heart As a seal upon thine arm
For love is strong as death, Jealousy is cruel as Sheol
The flashes thereof are flashes of fire
A very flame of Jehovah
HOLY BIBLE: Song of Solomon, also called Canticles
Quoted from the original American Standard Version of 1901
Carmel is a mountain in Israel on the shores of the Mediterranean
Sheol is the grave |
