Song of Songs 5:8-16 — Legacy Standard Bible

⁸“I ^acall you to solemnly swear, O daughters of Jerusalem,If you find my beloved,What will you tell him?Tell him that ^bI am sick with love.”⁹“¹What is your beloved that he is more than any other beloved,O ^amost beautiful among women?What is your beloved that he is more than any other beloved,That thus you call us to solemnly swear?”

The Bride Extols Her Beloved

¹⁰“¹My beloved is dazzling and ^aruddy,^bLifted up as a banner among ten thousand.¹¹“His head is like gold, fine gold;His ^alocks are like clusters of datesAnd black as a raven.¹²“His ^aeyes are like dovesBeside streams of water,Washed in milk,And sitting in their ^bsetting.¹³“His cheeks are like a ^abed of spices,Towers of sweet-scented herbs;His lips are ^blilies^cDripping with liquid myrrh.¹⁴“His hands are rods of goldSet with ^aberyl;His abdomen is a plate of ivoryInlaid with ¹^,^bsapphires.¹⁵“His legs are pillars of marbleSet on bases of fine gold;His appearance is like ^aLebanonChoice as the ^bcedars.¹⁶“His ¹^,^amouth is full of sweetness.And he is wholly ^bdesirable.This is my beloved and this is my friend,O daughters of Jerusalem.”