Song of Solomon 1 - English Standard Version (ESV)

1 The Song of (A)Songs, which is Solomon's.

The Bride Confesses Her Love

She[a]

2 Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth!
For your (B)love is better than wine;
3 your (C)anointing oils are fragrant;
your (D)name is oil poured out;
therefore virgins love you.
4 (E)Draw me after you; (F)let us run.
(G)The king has brought me into his chambers.

Others

We will (H)exult and rejoice in you;
we will extol (I)your love more than wine;
rightly do they love you.

She

5 I am very dark, but (J)lovely,
O (K)daughters of Jerusalem,
like (L)the tents of (M)Kedar,
like the curtains of Solomon.
6 Do not gaze at me because I am dark,
because the sun has looked upon me.
My (N)mother's sons were angry with me;
they made me (O)keeper of (P)the vineyards,
but (Q)my own vineyard I have not kept!
7 Tell me, you (R)whom my soul loves,
where you (S)pasture your flock,
where you make it (T)lie down at noon;
for why should I be like one who veils herself
beside the flocks of your (U)companions?

Solomon and His Bride Delight in Each Other

He

8 If you do not know,
O (V)most beautiful among women,
follow in the tracks of the flock,
and pasture your young goats
beside the shepherds' tents.

9 I compare you, (W)my love,
to (X)a mare among Pharaoh's chariots.
10 (Y)Your cheeks are lovely with ornaments,
your neck with strings of jewels.

Others

11 We will make for you[b] ornaments of gold,
studded with silver.

She

12 While (Z)the king was on his couch,
my (AA)nard gave forth its fragrance.
13 My beloved is to me a sachet of (AB)myrrh
that lies between my breasts.
14 My beloved is to me a cluster of (AC)henna blossoms
in the vineyards of (AD)Engedi.

He

15 (AE)Behold, (AF)you are beautiful, (AG)my love;
behold, you are beautiful;
your (AH)eyes are doves.

She

16 Behold, you are beautiful, (AI)my beloved, truly (AJ)delightful.
Our couch is green;
17 the beams of our house are (AK)cedar;
our rafters are (AL)pine.

Footnotes

  1. Song of Solomon 1:2 The translators have added speaker identifications based on the gender and number of the Hebrew words
  2. Song of Solomon 1:11 The Hebrew for you is feminine singular

Cross references

  1. Song of Solomon 1:1 : 1 Kgs. 4:32
  2. Song of Solomon 1:2 : ch. 4:10
  3. Song of Solomon 1:3 : [Luke 7:46; John 12:3]
  4. Song of Solomon 1:3 : Eccles. 7:1
  5. Song of Solomon 1:4 : [Hos. 11:4; John 6:44; 12:32]
  6. Song of Solomon 1:4 : Ps. 119:32; See Phil. 3:12-14
  7. Song of Solomon 1:4 : Ps. 45:14, 15; [ch. 2:4; John 14:2; Eph. 2:6]
  8. Song of Solomon 1:4 : Ps. 9:2; 45:15
  9. Song of Solomon 1:4 : [See ver. 2 above]; ch. 4:10
  10. Song of Solomon 1:5 : ch. 2:14; 4:3; 6:4
  11. Song of Solomon 1:5 : ch. 2:7; 3:5, 10, 11; 5:8, 16; 8:4; Luke 23:28
  12. Song of Solomon 1:5 : Ps. 120:5
  13. Song of Solomon 1:5 : Isa. 60:7
  14. Song of Solomon 1:6 : [Ps. 69:8]
  15. Song of Solomon 1:6 : Job 27:18; Prov. 27:18
  16. Song of Solomon 1:6 : ch. 8:11, 12
  17. Song of Solomon 1:6 : [1 Cor. 9:27]
  18. Song of Solomon 1:7 : See ch. 3:1-4
  19. Song of Solomon 1:7 : ch. 2:16; 6:3; [Ps. 23:1-3; Ezek. 34:14, 15]
  20. Song of Solomon 1:7 : [Isa. 13:20; Jer. 33:12]
  21. Song of Solomon 1:7 : ch. 8:13
  22. Song of Solomon 1:8 : ch. 5:9; 6:1
  23. Song of Solomon 1:9 : See ver. 15
  24. Song of Solomon 1:9 : [2 Chr. 1:16, 17]
  25. Song of Solomon 1:10 : [ch. 5:13]; See Ezek. 16:11-14
  26. Song of Solomon 1:12 : [ver. 4]
  27. Song of Solomon 1:12 : ch. 4:13, 14; [Mark 14:3; John 12:3]
  28. Song of Solomon 1:13 : Ps. 45:8; [John 19:39]
  29. Song of Solomon 1:14 : ch. 4:13
  30. Song of Solomon 1:14 : 1 Sam. 23:29
  31. Song of Solomon 1:15 : ch. 4:1
  32. Song of Solomon 1:15 : [Ezek. 16:13]
  33. Song of Solomon 1:15 : ver. 9; ch. 2:2, 10, 13; 4:1, 7; 5:2; 6:4
  34. Song of Solomon 1:15 : ch. 4:1; 5:12
  35. Song of Solomon 1:16 : ch. 2:3
  36. Song of Solomon 1:16 : [2 Sam. 1:23, 26]
  37. Song of Solomon 1:17 : Isa. 37:24; 60:13; Ezek. 31:8
  38. Song of Solomon 1:17 : Isa. 37:24; 60:13; Ezek. 31:8

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