NASB — Song of Songs 1 — KJV

The Young Shulammite Bride and Jerusalem’s Daughters

1 The ISong° of aSongs°, which° is Solomon’s°.

[1] IOr Best of the Songs a1K 4:32

  2 ¶ “IMay he kiss° me with the kisses° of his mouth°!
  For your alove° is better° than° wine°.
  3 “Your aoils° have a pleasing° fragrance°,
  Your bname° is [like] Ipurified° oil°;
  Therefore°° the IIcmaidens° love° you.
  4 “Draw° me after° you [and] let us run° [together]!
  The aking° has brought° me into his chambers°.”

  ¶ “IWe will rejoice° in you and be glad°;
  We will IIextol° your blove° more° than° wine°.
  Rightly° do they love° you.”

[2] IBRIDE aSo 1:4; 4:10
[3] ILit oil which is emptied (from one vessel to another) IIOr virgins aSo 4:10; Jn 12:3 bEc 7:1 cPs 45:14
[4] ICHORUS IILit mention with praise aPs 45:14, 15 bSo 1:4; 4:10

  5 ¶ “II am black° but alovely°,
  O bdaughters° of Jerusalem°,
  Like the ctents° of dKedar°,
  Like the curtains° of Solomon°.
  6 “Do not stare° at me because I am Iswarthy°,
  For the sun° has burned° me.
  My amother’s° sons° were angry° with me;
  They made° me bcaretaker° of the vineyards°,
  [But] I have not taken° care° of my own vineyard°.
  7 “Tell° me, O you awhom° my soul° loves°,
  Where° do you bpasture° [your flock],
  Where° do you make [it] clie° down° at noon°?
  For why° should I be like one who Iveils° herself
  Beside° the flocks° of your dcompanions°?”

[5] IBRIDE aSo 2:14; 4:3; 6:4 bSo 2:7; 3:5, 10; 5:8, 16; 8:4 cPs 120:5 dIs 60:7
[6] IOr black aPs 69:8 bSo 8:11
[7] ISome versions read wanders aSo 3:1-4 bSo 2:16; 6:3 cIs 13:20; Jr 33:12 dSo 8:13

Solomon, the Lover, Speaks

  8 ¶ “IIf° you yourself do not know°,
  aMost beautiful° among women°,
  Go° forth° on the trail° of the flock°
  And pasture° your young° goats°
  By the tents° of the shepherds°.

[8] IBRIDEGROOM aSo 5:9; 6:1

  9 ¶ “ITo me, amy darling°, you are like°
  My bmare° among the chariots° of Pharaoh°.
  10 “Your acheeks° are lovely° with ornaments°,
  Your neck° with strings° of bbeads°.”

[9] ILit I have compared you to aSo 1:15; 2:2, 10, 13 b2Ch 1:16, 17
[10] aSo 5:13 bGn 24:53; Is 61:10

  11 ¶ “IWe will make° for you ornaments° of gold°
  With beads° of silver°.”

[11] ICHORUS

  12 ¶ “IWhile° the king° was at his IItable°,
  My IIIaperfume° gave° forth its fragrance°.
  13 “My beloved° is to me a pouch° of amyrrh°
  Which lies° all night° between° my breasts°.
  14 “My beloved° is to me a cluster° of ahenna° blossoms
  In the vineyards° of bEngedi°.”

[12] IBRIDE IIOr couch IIILit nard aSo 4:14; Mk 14:3; Jn 12:3
[13] aPs 45:8; Jn 19:39
[14] aSo 4:13 b1S 23:29

  15 ¶ “I,IIaHow° beautiful° you are, my darling°,
  IIHow° beautiful° you are!
  Your beyes° are [like] doves°.”

[15] IBRIDEGROOM IILit Behold aSo 1:16; 2:10, 13; 4:1, 7; 6:4, 10 bSo 4:1; 5:12

  16 ¶ “I,IIHow° handsome° you are, amy beloved°,
  [And] so° pleasant°!
  Indeed°, our couch° is luxuriant°!
  17 “The beams° of our houses° are acedars°,
  Our rafters°, Ibcypresses°.

[16] IBRIDE IILit Behold aSo 2:3, 9, 17; 5:2, 5, 6, 8
[17] IOr junipers a1K 6:9, 10; Jr 22:14 b2Ch 3:5


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The Church's love unto Christ.

1 ¶ The songº of songs,º which² [is] Solomon's.º 2 Let him kissºª me with the kissesº² of his mouth:º for² thy loveº [is] betterº than wine.º² 3 Because of the savourº of thy goodº ointmentsº thy nameº [is as] ointmentº poured forth,ºª therefore²² do the virginsº loveºª thee. 4 Drawºª me, we will runºª afterº thee: the kingº hath broughtºª me into his chambers:º we will be gladºª and rejoiceºª in thee, we will rememberºª thy loveº more than wine:º² the uprightº loveºª thee.

[1] 1K 4:32; Ps 14:1; Is 5:1.
[2] Gn 27:26; 29:11; 45:15; Ps 2:12; 36:7; 63:3; So 1:4; 2:4; 4:10; 5:16; 7:6, 9, 12; 8:1, 2; Is 25:6; 55:1; Mt 26:26; Lk 15:20; Ac 21:7; 1P 5:14.
[3] Ex 30:23; 33:12, 19; 34:5; Ps 45:7, 14; 89:15; 133:2; Pv 27:9; Ec 7:1; So 3:6; 4:10; 5:5, 13; 6:8; Is 9:6; 61:3; Jr 23:5; Mt 1:21; 25:1; Jn 12:3; 2Co 2:14; 11:2; Php 2:9; 4:18; Rv 14:4.
[4] Ps 42:4; 45:14; 48:9; 63:5; 98:4; 103:1; 111:4; 119:32, 60; 149:2; So 1:2, 3; 2:3; 3:4; Is 25:8; 45:25; 61:3; 63:7; Jr 31:3; Ho 11:4; Zp 3:14; Zc 9:9; Mt 25:10; Lk 2:10; 22:19; Jn 6:44; 12:32; 14:2; 21:15; 1Co 11:23; Ep 2:6; 6:24; Php 2:12; 3:3; 4:4; He 12:1; 1P 1:8.

She confesseth her deformity,

5 I² [am] black,º but comely,º O ye daughtersº of Jerusalem,º as the tentsº of Kedar,º as the curtainsº of Solomon.º 6 Lookºª not² upon me, because I²² [am] black,º because the sunº hath lookedºª² upon me: my mother'sº childrenº were angry¹ª² with me; they madeºª me the keeperºª of² the vineyards;º [but] mine own² vineyardº have I not² kept.ºª

[5] Ps 45:9; 90:17; 120:5; 149:4; Is 53:2; 61:10; Ezk 16:14; Mt 10:25; 22:11; Lk 13:34; 15:22; Ro 13:14; 1Co 4:10; 2Co 5:21; Ga 4:26; Ep 5:26; 1Jn 3:1.
[6] Ru 1:19; Jb 30:30; Ps 69:8; So 8:11; Jr 8:21; 12:6; Lm 4:8; Mi 7:6; Mt 10:22, 25, 35; Mk 4:6; Lk 12:51; Ac 14:22; Ga 4:29.

and prayeth to be directed to his flock.

7 Tellºª me, O thou whom my soulº loveth,ºª² where² thou feedest,ºª whereº thou makest [thy flock] to restºª at noon:º for¹ why²² should I be² as one that turneth asideºª by² the flocksº of thy companions?º

[7] Gn 37:16; 1S 12:20; Ps 18:1; 23:1; 28:1; 80:1; 116:1; So 2:3; 3:1; 5:8, 10, 16; Is 5:1; 26:9; 40:11; Mi 5:4; Mt 10:37; Jn 6:67; 10:11, 28; 21:17; Col 3:14; 1P 1:8; 2:7; 1Jn 2:19; Rv 7:17.

Christ directeth her to the shepherd's tents:

8 ¶ If² thou knowºª not,² O thou fairestº among women,º go thy way forthºª by the footstepsº of the flock,º and feedºª² thy kidsº beside² the shepherds'ºª tents.º

[8] Ps 16:3; 45:11, 13; Pv 8:34; So 1:15; 2:10; 4:1, 7, 10; 5:9; 6:1, 4; 7:1; Jr 6:16; Jn 21:15; 1Co 11:1; Ep 5:27; He 6:12; 11:4; 13:7; Jm 2:21, 25; 5:10; 1P 3:6; Rv 19:7.

and shewing his love to her,

9 I have comparedºª thee, O my love,º to a company of horsesº in Pharaoh'sº chariots.º 10 Thy cheeksº are comelyºª with rowsº [of jewels], thy neckº with chainsº [of gold].

[9] 1K 10:28; 2Ch 1:14; So 2:2, 10, 13; 4:1, 7; 5:2; 6:4; Is 31:1; Jn 15:14.
[10] Gn 24:22, 47; 41:42; Nu 31:50; Pv 1:9; So 4:9; Is 3:18; Ezk 16:11; 1P 3:4; 2P 1:3.

giveth her gracious promises.

11 We will makeºª thee bordersº of goldº with² studsº of silver.º

[11] Gn 1:26; Ps 149:4; So 8:9; Ep 5:25; Php 3:21.

The Church and Christ congratulate one another.

12 ¶ While² the kingº² [sitteth] at his table,º my spikenardº sendeth forthºª the smellº thereof. 13 A bundleº of myrrhº [is] my wellbelovedº unto me; he shall lie¹ª all night² betwixt² my breasts.º 14 My belovedº [is] unto me [as] a clusterº of camphireº in the vineyardsº of Engedi.º 15 Behold,² thou [art] fair,º my love;º behold,² thou [art] fair;º thou [hast] doves'º eyes.º 16 Behold,² thou [art] fair,º my beloved,º yea,² pleasant:º also² our bedº [is] green.º 17 The beamsº of our houseº [are] cedar,º [and] our raftersºª of fir.º

[12] Ps 45:1; So 4:13, 16; 7:5; Mt 22:4, 11; 25:34; 26:26; Lk 24:30; Jn 12:3; Php 4:18; Rv 3:20; 8:3.
[13] Gn 43:11; Ps 45:8; So 2:7; 3:5; 4:6, 14; 5:1, 5, 13; 8:3; Jn 19:39; Ep 3:17.
[14] Jsh 15:62; 1S 23:29; 24:1; So 1:13; 2:3; 4:13.
[15] So 1:8; 4:1, 7, 10; 5:12; 7:6; Mal 2:14; 2Co 11:2; Ep 1:17.
[16] Ps 45:2; 110:3; So 2:3; 3:7; 5:10; Zc 9:17; Php 3:8; Rv 5:11.
[17] 2Ch 2:8; Ps 92:12; So 7:5; 8:9; Ezk 41:16; 42:3; 1Ti 3:15; He 11:10; 1P 2:4.


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