Song of Solomon 7

1How beautiful are thy feet with shoes, O prince’s daughter! the joints of thy thighs are like jewels, the work of the hands of a cunning workman.

2Thy navel is like a round goblet, which wanteth not liquor: thy belly is like an heap of wheat set about with lilies.footnote a

3Thy two breasts are like two young roes that are twins.

4Thy neck is as a tower of ivory; thine eyes like the fishpools in Heshbon, by the gate of Bath-rabbim: thy nose is as the tower of Lebanon which looketh toward Damascus.

5Thine head upon thee is like Carmel, and the hair of thine head like purple; the king is held in the galleries.footnote bfootnote c

6How fair and how pleasant art thou, O love, for delights!

7This thy stature is like to a palm tree, and thy breasts to clusters of grapes.

8I said, I will go up to the palm tree, I will take hold of the boughs thereof: now also thy breasts shall be as clusters of the vine, and the smell of thy nose like apples;

9And the roof of thy mouth like the best wine for my beloved, that goeth down sweetly, causing the lips of those that are asleep to speak.footnote dfootnote e

10I am my beloved’s, and his desire is toward me.

11Come, my beloved, let us go forth into the field; let us lodge in the villages.

12Let us get up early to the vineyards; let us see if the vine flourish, whether the tender grape appear, and the pomegranates bud forth: there will I give thee my loves.footnote f

13The mandrakes give a smell, and at our gates are all manner of pleasant fruits, new and old, which I have laid up for thee, O my beloved.

Admiration by the Bridegroom

1How beautiful are your sandaled feet,O daughter of the prince!The curves of your thighs are like jewels,the handiwork of a master. 2Your navel is a rounded goblet;it never lacks blended wine.Your waist is a mound of wheatencircled by the lilies. 3Your breasts are like two fawns,twins of a gazelle. 4Your neck is like a towermade of ivory;your eyes are like the pools of Heshbonby the gate of Bath-rabbim;your nose is like the tower of Lebanon,facing toward Damascus. 5Your head crowns you like Mount Carmel,the hair of your head like purple threads;the king is captured in your tresses.

6How fair and pleasant you are,O love, with your delights! 7Your stature is like a palm tree;your breasts are clusters of fruit. 8I said, “I will climb the palm tree;I will take hold of its fruit.”May your breasts be like clusters of the vine,the fragrance of your breath like apples, 9and your mouthfootnote alike the finest wine.The BrideMay it flow smoothly to my beloved,gliding gently over lips and teeth.footnote b

10I belong to my beloved,and his desire is for me. 11Come, my beloved,let us go to the countryside;let us spend the night among the wildflowers.footnote c

12Let us go early to the vineyardsto see if the vine has budded,if the blossom has opened,if the pomegranates are in bloom—there I will give you my love.

13The mandrakes send forth a fragrance,and at our door is every delicacy,new as well as old,that I have treasured up for you, my beloved.