“Saul and Jonathan, beloved and lovely! In life and in death they were not divided; they were swifter than eagles, they were stronger than lions.
Song of Solomon 5:16 - Revised Standard Version CI His speech is most sweet, and he is altogether desirable. This is my beloved and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 His mouth is most sweet: Yea, he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition His voice and speech are exceedingly sweet; yes, he is altogether lovely [the whole of him delights and is precious]. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem! [Ps. 92:15; Col. 1:15.] American Standard Version (1901) His mouth is most sweet; Yea, he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem. Common English Bible His mouth is everything sweet, every bit of him desirable. This is my love, this my dearest, daughters of Jerusalem! Catholic Public Domain Version His hands are smoothed gold, full of hyacinths. His abdomen is ivory, accented with sapphires. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version His throat most sweet, and he is all lovely: such is my beloved, and he is my friend, O ye daughters of Jerusalem. |
“Saul and Jonathan, beloved and lovely! In life and in death they were not divided; they were swifter than eagles, they were stronger than lions.
Let them praise the name of the Lord, for his name alone is exalted; his glory is above earth and heaven.
More to be desired are they than gold, even much fine gold; sweeter also than honey and drippings of the honeycomb.
You are the fairest of the sons of men; grace is poured upon your lips; therefore God has blessed you for ever.
For who in the skies can be compared to the Lord? Who among the heavenly beings is like the Lord,
Behold, you are beautiful, my beloved, truly lovely. Our couch is green;
O that you would kiss me with the kisses of your mouth! For your love is better than wine,
I am very dark, but comely, O daughters of Jerusalem, like the tents of Kedar, like the curtains of Solomon.
My beloved is mine and I am his, he pastures his flock among the lilies.
As an apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among young men. With great delight I sat in his shadow, and his fruit was sweet to my taste,
Your lips are like a scarlet thread, and your mouth is lovely. Your cheeks are like halves of a pomegranate behind your veil.
I am my beloved's and my beloved is mine; he pastures his flock among the lilies.
and your kisses like the best wine that goes down smoothly, gliding over lips and teeth.
Thy words were found, and I ate them, and thy words became to me a joy and the delight of my heart; for I am called by thy name, O Lord, God of hosts.
Surely, as a faithless wife leaves her husband, so have you been faithless to me, O house of Israel, says the Lord.’ ”
And the Lord said to me, “Go again, love a woman who is beloved of a paramour and is an adulteress; even as the Lord loves the people of Israel, though they turn to other gods and love cakes of raisins.”
I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me; and the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
Indeed I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as refuse, in order that I may gain Christ
and the scripture was fulfilled which says, “Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him as righteousness”; and he was called the friend of God.
Unfaithful creatures! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.