“His mouth is sweetness itself; he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, this is my friend, daughters of Jerusalem.”
Tag: Song of Songs
“[ He ] My dove in the clefts of the rock, in the hiding places on the mountainside, show me your face, let me hear your voice; for your voice is sweet, and your face is lovely.”
“Daughters of Jerusalem, I charge you by the gazelles and by the does of the field: Do not arouse or awaken love until it so desires.”
“Take me away with you—let us hurry! Let the king bring me into his chambers. [ Friends ] We rejoice and delight in you; we will praise your love more than wine. [ She ] How right they are to adore you!”
“Many waters cannot quench love; rivers cannot sweep it away. If one were to give all the wealth of one’s house for love, it would be utterly scorned.”
“I will get up now and go about the city, through its streets and squares; I will search for the one my heart loves. So I looked for him but did not find him.”
Song of Songs 3:2
“Place me like a seal over your heart, like a seal on your arm; for love is as strong as death, its jealousy unyielding as the grave. It burns like blazing fire, like a mighty flame.”
Song of Songs 8:6
“Scarcely had I passed them when I found the one my heart loves. I held him and would not let him go till I had brought him to my mother’s house, to the room of the one who conceived me.”
Song of Songs 3:4