"Your oilshave a pleasingfragrance,Your nameis [like] purifiedoil;Thereforethe maidensloveyou.
It is like the preciousoilupon the head,Comingdownupon the beard,[Even] Aaron'sbeard,Comingdownupon the edgeof his robes.
She will be ledto the Kingin embroideredwork;The virgins,her companionswho followher, Will be broughtto You.
Then Mosessaidto the LORD,"See,You sayto me, 'Bringup thispeople!'But You Yourselfhave not let me knowwhomYou will sendwith me. Moreover, You have said,'I have knownyou by name,and you have alsofoundfavorin My sight.'
And He said,"I Myselfwill make allMy goodnesspassbeforeyou, and will proclaimthe nameof the LORDbeforeyou; and I will be graciousto whomI will be gracious,and will showcompassionon whomI will showcompassion."
Oiland perfumemakethe heartglad,So a man'scounselis sweetto his friend.
A goodnameis betterthana goodointment,And the dayof [one's] deathis better thanthe dayof one's birth.
"Whatis thiscomingup from the wildernessLike columnsof smoke,Perfumedwith myrrhand frankincense,With allscentedpowdersof the merchant?
"Howbeautifulis your love,my sister,[my] bride!Howmuch betteris your lovethanwine,And the fragranceof your oilsThanall[kinds] of spices!
"His cheeksare like a bedof balsam,Banksof sweet-scentedherbs;His lipsare liliesDrippingwith liquidmyrrh.
"I aroseto opento my beloved;And my handsdrippedwith myrrh,And my fingerswith liquidmyrrh,On the handlesof the bolt.
"Thereare sixtyqueensand eightyconcubines,And maidenswithoutnumber;
To grantthose who mourn[in] Zion,Givingthem a garlandinsteadof ashes,The oilof gladnessinsteadof mourning,The mantleof praiseinsteadof a spiritof fainting.So they will be calledoaksof righteousness,The plantingof the LORD,that He may be glorified.
"Thenthe kingdomof heavenwill be comparableto tenvirgins,whotooktheir lampsand wentout to meetthe bridegroom.
Marythentooka poundof very costlyperfumeof purenard,and anointedthe feetof Jesusand wipedHis feetwith her hair;and the housewas filledwith the fragranceof the perfume.
For I am jealousfor you with a godlyjealousy;for I betrothedyou to onehusband,so that to ChristI might presentyou [as] a purevirgin.
But I have receivedeverythingin fulland have an abundance;I am amply supplied,having receivedfrom Epaphrodituswhat you have sent,a fragrantaroma,an acceptablesacrifice,well-pleasingto God.
Theseare the ones who have not been defiledwith women,for they have kept themselveschaste.These[are] the ones who followthe LambwhereverHe goes.Thesehave been purchasedfrom amongmenas first fruitsto Godand to the Lamb.
