Contemporary English Version Their Friends Speak:1Most beautiful of women, tell us where he has gone. Let us help you find him. She Speaks:2My darling has gone down to his garden of spices, where he will feed his sheep and gather lilies. 3I am his, and he is mine, as he feeds his sheep among the lilies. He Speaks:4My dearest, the cities of Tirzah and Jerusalem are not as lovely as you. Your charms are more powerful than all of the stars in the heavens.+ 5Turn away your eyes— they make me melt. Your hair tosses about as gracefully as goats coming down from Gilead. 6Your teeth are whiter than sheep freshly washed; they match perfectly, not one is missing. 7Behind your veil are hidden beautiful rosy cheeks.+ 8What if I could have sixty queens, eighty wives, and thousands of others! 9You would be my only choice, my flawless dove, the favorite child of your mother. The young women, the queens, and all the others tell how excited you are as they sing your praises: 10“You are as majestic as the morning sky— glorious as the moon— blinding as the sun! Your charms are more powerful than all the stars above.”+ She Speaks:11I went down to see if blossoms were on the walnut trees, grapevines, and fruit trees. 12But in my imagination I was suddenly riding on a glorious chariot.+ Their Friends Speak:13Dance! Dance! Beautiful woman from Shulam, let us see you dance! She Speaks:Why do you want to see this woman from Shulam dancing with the others?+ Footnotes: Contemporary English Version, Second Edition (CEV®) © 2006 American Bible Society. All rights reserved. Bible text from the Contemporary English Version 2nd Edition (CEV®) is not to be reproduced in copies or otherwise by any means except as permitted in writing by American Bible Society, 101 North Independence Mall East, Floor 8, Philadelphia, PA 19106-2155 (www.americanbible.org). Learn more at www.cev.bible. Discover .BIBLE resources for your ministry at www.get.bible/cev Bible Hub |