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Song of Solomon 3

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¹ One night as I lay in bed, I yearned for my lover. I yearned for him, but he did not come.

² So I said to myself, “I will get up and roam the city, searching in all its streets and squares. I will search for the one I love.” So I searched everywhere but did not find him.

³ The watchmen stopped me as they made their rounds, and I asked, “Have you seen the one I love?”

⁴ Then scarcely had I left them when I found my love! I caught and held him tightly, then I brought him to my mother’s house, into my mother’s bed, where I had been conceived.

⁵ Promise me, O women of Jerusalem, by the gazelles and wild deer, not to awaken love until the time is right.[7]

⁶ Who is this sweeping in from the wilderness like a cloud of smoke? Who is it, fragrant with myrrh and frankincense and every kind of spice?

⁷ Look, it is Solomon’s carriage, surrounded by sixty heroic men, the best of Israel’s soldiers.

⁸ They are all skilled swordsmen, experienced warriors. Each wears a sword on his thigh, ready to defend the king against an attack in the night.

⁹ King Solomon’s carriage is built of wood imported from Lebanon.

¹⁰ Its posts are silver, its canopy gold; its cushions are purple. It was decorated with love by the young women of Jerusalem.

¹¹ Come out to see King Solomon, young women of Jerusalem.[8] He wears the crown his mother gave him on his wedding day, his most joyous day.

#	NLT
1	One night as I lay in bed, I yearned for my lover. I yearned for him, but he did not come.
2	So I said to myself, “I will get up and roam the city, searching in all its streets and squares. I will search for the one I love.” So I searched everywhere but did not find him.
3	The watchmen stopped me as they made their rounds, and I asked, “Have you seen the one I love?”
4	Then scarcely had I left them when I found my love! I caught and held him tightly, then I brought him to my mother’s house, into my mother’s bed, where I had been conceived.
5	Promise me, O women of Jerusalem, by the gazelles and wild deer, not to awaken love until the time is right.[7]
6	Who is this sweeping in from the wilderness like a cloud of smoke? Who is it, fragrant with myrrh and frankincense and every kind of spice?
7	Look, it is Solomon’s carriage, surrounded by sixty heroic men, the best of Israel’s soldiers.
8	They are all skilled swordsmen, experienced warriors. Each wears a sword on his thigh, ready to defend the king against an attack in the night.
9	King Solomon’s carriage is built of wood imported from Lebanon.
10	Its posts are silver, its canopy gold; its cushions are purple. It was decorated with love by the young women of Jerusalem.
11	Come out to see King Solomon, young women of Jerusalem.[8] He wears the crown his mother gave him on his wedding day, his most joyous day.

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^{Song of Solomon 3:2 [#*]} spake: Heb. answered

^{Song of Solomon 3:5 [#†} stain: or, challenge

^{Song of Solomon 3:5 [#‡} let the…: or, let them terrify it, as those who have a bitter day

^{Song of Solomon 3:6 [#§]} let it not be…: or, let it not rejoice among the days

^{Song of Solomon 3:8 [#**]} their…: or, leviathan

^{Song of Solomon 3:9 [#†} the dawning…: Heb. the eyelids of the morning

^{Song of Solomon 3:17 [#‡} weary: Heb. wearied in strength

^{Song of Solomon 3:21 [#§&s} long: Heb. wait

^{Song of Solomon 3:24 [#***]} I eat: Heb. my meat

^{Song of Solomon 3:25 [#†} the thing…: Heb. I feared a fear, and it came upon me

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