The Bride Searches for Her Beloved

Song of Solomon 5

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2 I slept, but my heart was awake.
A sound! My beloved is m knocking.
"Open to me, my n sister, my o love,
my p dove, my q perfect one,
for my head is wet with dew,
my r locks with the drops of the night."
 3 s I had put off my garment;
how could I put it on?
I had t bathed my feet;
how could I soil them?
 4 My beloved put his hand to the latch,
and my heart was thrilled within me.
 5 I arose to open to my beloved,
and my hands dripped with myrrh,
my fingers with u liquid myrrh,
on the handles of the bolt.
 6 I opened to my beloved,
but my beloved had turned and gone.
My soul failed me when he v spoke.
w I sought him, but found him not;
x I called him, but he gave no answer.
 7 y The watchmen found me
as they went about in the city;
they beat me, they bruised me,
they took away my veil,
those watchmen of the walls.
 8 I z adjure you, O a daughters of Jerusalem,
if you find my beloved,
that you tell him
b I am sick with love.

Others

9 What is your beloved more than another beloved,
O c most beautiful among women?
What is your beloved more than another beloved,
that you thus z adjure us?

  1. Cross References
    Revelation 3:20
    Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me.
  2. Cross References
    Song of Solomon 4:9 - 10
    You have captivated my heart, my sister, my bride; you have captivated my heart with one glance of your eyes, with one jewel of your necklace.
    Song of Solomon 4:12
    A garden locked is my sister, my bride, a spring locked, a fountain sealed.
  3. Cross References
    Song of Solomon 1:15
    Behold, you are beautiful, my love; behold, you are beautiful; your eyes are doves.
  4. Cross References
    Song of Solomon 2:14
    O my dove, in the clefts of the rock, in the crannies of the cliff, let me see your face, let me hear your voice, for your voice is sweet, and your face is lovely.
  5. Cross References
    Song of Solomon 6:9
    My dove, my perfect one, is the only one, the only one of her mother, pure to her who bore her. The young women saw her and called her blessed; the queens and concubines also, and they praised her.
    Song of Solomon 4:7
    You are altogether beautiful, my love; there is no flaw in you.
  6. Cross References
    Song of Solomon 5:11
    His head is the finest gold; his locks are wavy, black as a raven.
  7. Cross References
    Luke 11:7
    And he will answer from within, 'Do not bother me; the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed. I cannot get up and give you anything'?
  8. Cross References
    Genesis 18:4
    Let a little water be brought, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree.
  9. Cross References
    Song of Solomon 5:13
    His cheeks are like beds of spices, mounds of sweet-smelling herbs. His lips are lilies, dripping liquid myrrh.
  10. Cross References
    Song of Solomon 5:2
    I slept, but my heart was awake. A sound! My beloved is knocking. "Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my perfect one, for my head is wet with dew, my locks with the drops of the night.
  11. Cross References
    Song of Solomon 3:1
    On my bed by night I sought him whom my soul loves; I sought him, but found him not.
  12. Cross References
    Proverbs 1:28
    Then they will call upon me, but I will not answer; they will seek me diligently but will not find me.
  13. Cross References
    Song of Solomon 3:3
    The watchmen found me as they went about in the city. "Have you seen him whom my soul loves?
  14. Cross References
    Song of Solomon 2:7
    I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, by the gazelles or the does of the field, that you not stir up or awaken love until it pleases.
  15. Cross References
    Song of Solomon 1:5
    I am very dark, but lovely, O daughters of Jerusalem, like the tents of Kedar, like the curtains of Solomon.
  16. Cross References
    Song of Solomon 2:5
    Sustain me with raisins; refresh me with apples, for I am sick with love.
  17. Cross References
    Song of Solomon 1:8
    If you do not know, O most beautiful among women, follow in the tracks of the flock, and pasture your young goats beside the shepherds' tents.
    Song of Solomon 6:1
    Where has your beloved gone, O most beautiful among women? Where has your beloved turned, that we may seek him with you?
  18. Cross References
    Song of Solomon 5:8
    I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, if you find my beloved, that you tell him I am sick with love.
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