Jesus turned to them and said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me; weep instead for yourselves and for your children,
W I am black and beautiful, Daughters of Jerusalem— Like the tents of Qedar, like the curtains of Solomon.
I adjure you, Daughters of Jerusalem, by the gazelles and the does of the field, Do not awaken, or stir up love until it is ready.
He made its columns of silver, its roof of gold, Its seat of purple cloth, its interior lovingly fitted. Daughters of Jerusalem,
I adjure you, Daughters of Jerusalem, by the gazelles and the does of the field, Do not awaken or stir up love until it is ready.
His mouth is sweetness itself; he is delightful in every way. Such is my lover, and such my friend, Daughters of Jerusalem!
I adjure you, Daughters of Jerusalem, if you find my lover What shall you tell him? that I am sick with love.
I adjure you, Daughters of Jerusalem, do not awaken or stir up love until it is ready!
A large crowd of people followed Jesus, including many women who mourned and lamented him.
for indeed, the days are coming when people will say, ‘Blessed are the barren, the wombs that never bore and the breasts that never nursed.’
Behold, he is coming amid the clouds, and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him. All the peoples of the earth will lament him. Yes. Amen.