wcc-scripture 0.1.0
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- checksums.yaml +7 -0
- data/.rubocop.yml +13 -0
- data/Gemfile +17 -0
- data/README.md +1 -0
- data/Rakefile +10 -0
- data/data/esv/1 Chronicles.xml +2414 -0
- data/data/esv/1 Corinthians.xml +1162 -0
- data/data/esv/1 John.xml +306 -0
- data/data/esv/1 Kings.xml +2087 -0
- data/data/esv/1 Peter.xml +356 -0
- data/data/esv/1 Samuel.xml +2175 -0
- data/data/esv/1 Thessalonians.xml +246 -0
- data/data/esv/1 Timothy.xml +320 -0
- data/data/esv/2 Chronicles.xml +2168 -0
- data/data/esv/2 Corinthians.xml +715 -0
- data/data/esv/2 John.xml +47 -0
- data/data/esv/2 Kings.xml +1955 -0
- data/data/esv/2 Peter.xml +170 -0
- data/data/esv/2 Samuel.xml +2069 -0
- data/data/esv/2 Thessalonians.xml +141 -0
- data/data/esv/2 Timothy.xml +239 -0
- data/data/esv/3 John.xml +55 -0
- data/data/esv/Acts.xml +2717 -0
- data/data/esv/Amos.xml +1156 -0
- data/data/esv/Colossians.xml +261 -0
- data/data/esv/Daniel.xml +1054 -0
- data/data/esv/Deuteronomy.xml +2864 -0
- data/data/esv/Ecclesiastes.xml +835 -0
- data/data/esv/Ephesians.xml +411 -0
- data/data/esv/Esther.xml +439 -0
- data/data/esv/Exodus.xml +3186 -0
- data/data/esv/Ezekiel.xml +3862 -0
- data/data/esv/Ezra.xml +723 -0
- data/data/esv/Galatians.xml +410 -0
- data/data/esv/Genesis.xml +4195 -0
- data/data/esv/Habakkuk.xml +430 -0
- data/data/esv/Haggai.xml +103 -0
- data/data/esv/Hebrews.xml +1075 -0
- data/data/esv/Hosea.xml +1420 -0
- data/data/esv/Isaiah.xml +8953 -0
- data/data/esv/James.xml +298 -0
- data/data/esv/Jeremiah.xml +6691 -0
- data/data/esv/Job.xml +5792 -0
- data/data/esv/Joel.xml +575 -0
- data/data/esv/John.xml +2207 -0
- data/data/esv/Jonah.xml +184 -0
- data/data/esv/Joshua.xml +1721 -0
- data/data/esv/Jude.xml +81 -0
- data/data/esv/Judges.xml +1781 -0
- data/data/esv/Lamentations.xml +1203 -0
- data/data/esv/Leviticus.xml +2179 -0
- data/data/esv/Luke.xml +3131 -0
- data/data/esv/Malachi.xml +162 -0
- data/data/esv/Mark.xml +1771 -0
- data/data/esv/Matthew.xml +2979 -0
- data/data/esv/Micah.xml +854 -0
- data/data/esv/Nahum.xml +380 -0
- data/data/esv/Nehemiah.xml +1034 -0
- data/data/esv/Numbers.xml +3420 -0
- data/data/esv/Obadiah.xml +181 -0
- data/data/esv/Philemon.xml +81 -0
- data/data/esv/Philippians.xml +286 -0
- data/data/esv/Proverbs.xml +4931 -0
- data/data/esv/Psalms.xml +15591 -0
- data/data/esv/Revelation.xml +1453 -0
- data/data/esv/Romans.xml +1317 -0
- data/data/esv/Ruth.xml +224 -0
- data/data/esv/Song of Solomon.xml +948 -0
- data/data/esv/Titus.xml +135 -0
- data/data/esv/Zechariah.xml +789 -0
- data/data/esv/Zephaniah.xml +460 -0
- data/data/esv/_notes.text.xml +3983 -0
- data/lib/wcc/scripture/esv.rb +326 -0
- data/lib/wcc/scripture/exceptions.rb +4 -0
- data/lib/wcc/scripture/version.rb +5 -0
- data/lib/wcc/scripture.rb +4 -0
- data/lib/wcc-scripture.rb +2 -0
- data/wcc-scripture.gemspec +29 -0
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<verse num="1">The Song of <crossref let="a" cid="c22001001.1"/>Songs, which is Solomon's.</verse>
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<begin-line class="indent"/>we will extol <crossref let="b" cid="c22001004.5"/>your love more than wine;<end-line class="br"/>
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<begin-line/>I am very dark, but <crossref let="i" cid="c22001005.1"/>lovely,<end-line class="br"/>
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<begin-line class="indent"/>O <crossref let="j" cid="c22001005.2"/>daughters of Jerusalem,<end-line class="br"/>
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<begin-line class="indent"/>like the curtains of Solomon.<end-line class="br"/>
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<begin-line/>Tell me, you <crossref let="q" cid="c22001007.1"/>whom my soul loves,<end-line class="br"/>
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<begin-line/>for why should I be like one who veils herself<end-line class="br"/>
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<heading>Solomon and His Bride Delight in Each Other</heading>
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<begin-line class="indent"/>O <crossref let="u" cid="c22001008.1"/>most beautiful among women,<end-line class="br"/>
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<begin-line/>I compare you, <crossref let="v" cid="c22001009.1"/>my love,<end-line class="br"/>
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<begin-line/><crossref let="x" cid="c22001010.1"/>Your cheeks are lovely with ornaments,<end-line class="br"/>
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<begin-line/>We will make for you<note nid="n22001011.1"/> ornaments of gold,<end-line class="br"/>
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<begin-line/>While <crossref let="y" cid="c22001012.1"/>the king was on his couch,<end-line class="br"/>
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<begin-line/>My beloved is to me a sachet of <crossref let="a" cid="c22001013.1"/>myrrh<end-line class="br"/>
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<begin-line/><crossref let="d" cid="c22001015.1"/>Behold, <crossref let="e" cid="c22001015.2"/>you are beautiful, <crossref let="f" cid="c22001015.3"/>my love;<end-line class="br"/>
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<begin-line/>Behold, you are beautiful, <crossref let="h" cid="c22001016.1"/>my beloved, truly <crossref let="i" cid="c22001016.2"/>delightful.<end-line class="br"/>
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<begin-line/>I am a rose<note nid="n22002001.1"/> of Sharon,<end-line class="br"/>
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<begin-line/>Sustain me with <crossref let="r" cid="c22002005.1"/>raisins;<end-line class="br"/>
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<begin-line/>His <crossref let="t" cid="c22002006.1"/>left hand is under my head,<end-line class="br"/>
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<begin-line class="indent"/>the fragrance of your garments is <crossref let="r" cid="c22004011.3"/>like the fragrance of <crossref let="h" cid="c22004011.4"/>Lebanon.<end-line class="br"/>
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<begin-line/>A garden locked is my <crossref let="l" cid="c22004012.1"/>sister, my bride,<end-line class="br"/>
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<begin-line class="indent"/>a spring locked, <crossref let="s" cid="c22004012.2"/>a fountain <crossref let="t" cid="c22004012.3"/>sealed.<end-line class="br"/>
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<begin-line/>Your shoots are <crossref let="u" cid="c22004013.1"/>an orchard of pomegranates<end-line class="br"/>
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<begin-line class="indent"/>with all <crossref let="v" cid="c22004013.2"/>choicest fruits,<end-line class="br"/>
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<begin-line class="indent"/><crossref let="w" cid="c22004013.3"/>henna with <crossref let="x" cid="c22004013.4"/>nard,<end-line class="br"/>
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<marker class="begin-verse" mid="v22004014"/>
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<verse num="14">
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<begin-line/>nard and saffron, <crossref let="y" cid="c22004014.1"/>calamus and <crossref let="y" cid="c22004014.2"/>cinnamon,<end-line class="br"/>
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<begin-line class="indent"/>with all trees of <crossref let="z" cid="c22004014.3"/>frankincense,<end-line class="br"/>
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<begin-line/><crossref let="a" cid="c22004014.4"/>myrrh and <crossref let="b" cid="c22004014.5"/>aloes,<end-line class="br"/>
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<begin-line class="indent"/>with all <crossref let="y" cid="c22004014.6"/>choice spices&emdash;<end-line class="br"/>
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<verse num="15">
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<begin-line/>a garden fountain, a well of <crossref let="c" cid="c22004015.1"/>living water,<end-line class="br"/>
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<begin-line class="indent"/>and flowing streams from <crossref let="h" cid="c22004015.2"/>Lebanon.<end-line/>
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<end-paragraph/>
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<marker class="begin-verse" mid="v22004016"/>
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<begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
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<verse num="16">
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<begin-line/>Awake, O north wind,<end-line class="br"/>
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<begin-line class="indent"/>and come, O south wind!<end-line class="br"/>
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<begin-line/>Blow upon my <crossref let="d" cid="c22004016.1"/>garden,<end-line class="br"/>
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<begin-line class="indent"/>let its spices flow.<end-line/>
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<heading>Together in the Garden of Love</heading>
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<subheading class="speaker">She</subheading>
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<begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
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<begin-line/><crossref let="e" cid="c22004016.2"/>Let my beloved come to his <crossref let="f" cid="c22004016.3"/>garden,<end-line class="br"/>
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<begin-line class="indent"/>and eat its <crossref let="v" cid="c22004016.4"/>choicest fruits.<end-line/>
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<end-paragraph/>
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</chapter>
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<chapter num="5">
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<subheading class="speaker">He</subheading>
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<begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
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<verse num="1">
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<begin-line/>I <crossref let="g" cid="c22005001.1"/>came to my garden, my <crossref let="h" cid="c22005001.2"/>sister, my bride,<end-line class="br"/>
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<begin-line class="indent"/>I gathered my <crossref let="i" cid="c22005001.3"/>myrrh with my spice,<end-line class="br"/>
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<begin-line class="indent"/>I ate my <crossref let="j" cid="c22005001.4"/>honeycomb with my honey,<end-line class="br"/>
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<begin-line class="indent"/>I <crossref let="k" cid="c22005001.5"/>drank my wine with my milk.<end-line/>
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<end-paragraph/>
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<subheading class="speaker">Others</subheading>
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<begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
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<begin-line/>Eat, <crossref let="l" cid="c22005001.6"/>friends, drink,<end-line class="br"/>
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<begin-line class="indent"/>and be drunk with love!<end-line/>
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<end-paragraph/>
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<end-block-indent/>
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<marker class="begin-verse" mid="v22005002"/>
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<heading>The Bride Searches for Her Beloved</heading>
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<begin-block-indent/>
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<subheading class="speaker">She</subheading>
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<begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
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<verse num="2">
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<begin-line/>I slept, but my heart was awake.<end-line class="br"/>
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<begin-line/>A sound! My beloved is <crossref let="m" cid="c22005002.1"/>knocking.<end-line class="br"/>
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<begin-line/><q class="begin-double" qid="22005002.1" from="22005002.1" to="22005002.2"/>Open to me, my <crossref let="n" cid="c22005002.2"/>sister, my <crossref let="o" cid="c22005002.3"/>love,<end-line class="br"/>
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<begin-line class="indent"/>my <crossref let="p" cid="c22005002.4"/>dove, my <crossref let="q" cid="c22005002.5"/>perfect one,<end-line class="br"/>
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<begin-line/>for my head is wet with dew,<end-line class="br"/>
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<begin-line class="indent"/>my <crossref let="r" cid="c22005002.6"/>locks with the drops of the night.<q class="end-double" qid="22005002.2" from="22005002.1" to="22005002.2"/><end-line class="br"/>
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</verse>
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<marker class="begin-verse" mid="v22005003"/>
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<verse num="3">
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<begin-line/><crossref let="s" cid="c22005003.1"/>I had put off my garment;<end-line class="br"/>
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<begin-line class="indent"/>how could I put it on?<end-line class="br"/>
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<begin-line/>I had <crossref let="t" cid="c22005003.2"/>bathed my feet;<end-line class="br"/>
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<begin-line class="indent"/>how could I soil them?<end-line class="br"/>
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</verse>
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<marker class="begin-verse" mid="v22005004"/>
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<verse num="4">
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<begin-line/>My beloved put his hand to the latch,<end-line class="br"/>
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<begin-line class="indent"/>and my heart was thrilled within me.<end-line class="br"/>
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</verse>
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<marker class="begin-verse" mid="v22005005"/>
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<verse num="5">
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<begin-line/>I arose to open to my beloved,<end-line class="br"/>
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<begin-line class="indent"/>and my hands dripped with myrrh,<end-line class="br"/>
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<begin-line/>my fingers with <crossref let="u" cid="c22005005.1"/>liquid myrrh,<end-line class="br"/>
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<begin-line class="indent"/>on the handles of the bolt.<end-line class="br"/>
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</verse>
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<marker class="begin-verse" mid="v22005006"/>
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<verse num="6">
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<begin-line/>I opened to my beloved,<end-line class="br"/>
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<begin-line class="indent"/>but my beloved had turned and gone.<end-line class="br"/>
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<begin-line/>My soul failed me when he <crossref let="v" cid="c22005006.1"/>spoke.<end-line class="br"/>
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<begin-line/><crossref let="w" cid="c22005006.2"/>I sought him, but found him not;<end-line class="br"/>
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<begin-line class="indent"/><crossref let="x" cid="c22005006.3"/>I called him, but he gave no answer.<end-line class="br"/>
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</verse>
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<marker class="begin-verse" mid="v22005007"/>
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<verse num="7">
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<begin-line/><crossref let="y" cid="c22005007.1"/>The watchmen found me<end-line class="br"/>
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<begin-line class="indent"/>as they went about in the city;<end-line class="br"/>
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<begin-line/>they beat me, they bruised me,<end-line class="br"/>
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<begin-line class="indent"/>they took away my veil,<end-line class="br"/>
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<begin-line class="indent"/>those watchmen of the walls.<end-line class="br"/>
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</verse>
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<marker class="begin-verse" mid="v22005008"/>
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<verse num="8">
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<begin-line/>I <crossref let="z" cid="c22005008.1"/>adjure you, O <crossref let="a" cid="c22005008.2"/>daughters of Jerusalem,<end-line class="br"/>
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<begin-line class="indent"/>if you find my beloved,<end-line class="br"/>
|
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<begin-line/>that you tell him<end-line class="br"/>
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<begin-line class="indent"/><crossref let="b" cid="c22005008.3"/>I am sick with love.<end-line/>
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</verse>
|
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<end-paragraph/>
|
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<marker class="begin-verse" mid="v22005009"/>
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<subheading class="speaker">Others</subheading>
|
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<begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
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<verse num="9">
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<begin-line/>What is your beloved more than another beloved,<end-line class="br"/>
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<begin-line class="indent"/>O <crossref let="c" cid="c22005009.1"/>most beautiful among women?<end-line class="br"/>
|
555
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<begin-line/>What is your beloved more than another beloved,<end-line class="br"/>
|
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<begin-line class="indent"/>that you thus <crossref let="z" cid="c22005009.2"/>adjure us?<end-line/>
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</verse>
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<end-paragraph/>
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<end-block-indent/>
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+
<marker class="begin-verse" mid="v22005010"/>
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<heading>The Bride Praises Her Beloved</heading>
|
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+
<begin-block-indent/>
|
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|
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<subheading class="speaker">She</subheading>
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<begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
|
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<verse num="10">
|
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<begin-line/>My beloved is radiant and <crossref let="d" cid="c22005010.1"/>ruddy,<end-line class="br"/>
|
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<begin-line class="indent"/><crossref let="e" cid="c22005010.2"/>distinguished among ten thousand.<end-line class="br"/>
|
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</verse>
|
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<marker class="begin-verse" mid="v22005011"/>
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<verse num="11">
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<begin-line/>His head is the finest gold;<end-line class="br"/>
|
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<begin-line class="indent"/><crossref let="f" cid="c22005011.1"/>his locks are wavy,<end-line class="br"/>
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<begin-line class="indent"/>black as a raven.<end-line class="br"/>
|
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</verse>
|
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<marker class="begin-verse" mid="v22005012"/>
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+
<verse num="12">
|
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<begin-line/>His <crossref let="g" cid="c22005012.1"/>eyes are like doves<end-line class="br"/>
|
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+
<begin-line class="indent"/>beside streams of water,<end-line class="br"/>
|
579
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<begin-line/>bathed in milk,<end-line class="br"/>
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<begin-line class="indent"/>sitting beside a full pool.<note nid="n22005012.1"/><end-line class="br"/>
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+
</verse>
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<marker class="begin-verse" mid="v22005013"/>
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<verse num="13">
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<begin-line/>His <crossref let="i" cid="c22005013.1"/>cheeks are like <crossref let="j" cid="c22005013.2"/>beds of spices,<end-line class="br"/>
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<begin-line class="indent"/>mounds of sweet-smelling herbs.<end-line class="br"/>
|
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+
<begin-line/>His lips are <crossref let="k" cid="c22005013.3"/>lilies,<end-line class="br"/>
|
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<begin-line class="indent"/>dripping <crossref let="u" cid="c22005013.4"/>liquid myrrh.<end-line class="br"/>
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</verse>
|
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<marker class="begin-verse" mid="v22005014"/>
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<verse num="14">
|
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<begin-line/>His arms are rods of gold,<end-line class="br"/>
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<begin-line class="indent"/>set with <crossref let="l" cid="c22005014.1"/>jewels.<end-line class="br"/>
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<begin-line/>His body is polished ivory,<note nid="n22005014.1"/><end-line class="br"/>
|
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<begin-line class="indent"/>bedecked with <crossref let="m" cid="c22005014.2"/>sapphires.<note nid="n22005014.2"/><end-line class="br"/>
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<marker class="begin-verse" mid="v22005015"/>
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<verse num="15">
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<begin-line/>His legs are alabaster columns,<end-line class="br"/>
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<begin-line class="indent"/>set on bases of gold.<end-line class="br"/>
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<begin-line/>His appearance is like <crossref let="o" cid="c22005015.1"/>Lebanon,<end-line class="br"/>
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<begin-line class="indent"/>choice as the cedars.<end-line class="br"/>
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</verse>
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<marker class="begin-verse" mid="v22005016"/>
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<verse num="16">
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<begin-line/>His <crossref let="p" cid="c22005016.1"/>mouth<note nid="n22005016.1"/> is most sweet,<end-line class="br"/>
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<begin-line class="indent"/>and he is altogether desirable.<end-line class="br"/>
|
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<begin-line/>This is my beloved and this is my friend,<end-line class="br"/>
|
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<begin-line class="indent"/>O <crossref let="a" cid="c22005016.2"/>daughters of Jerusalem.<end-line/>
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</verse>
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<end-paragraph/>
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</chapter>
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<marker class="begin-verse" mid="v22006001"/>
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<chapter num="6">
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<subheading class="speaker">Others</subheading>
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<begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
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616
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+
<verse num="1">
|
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<begin-line/>Where has your beloved gone,<end-line class="br"/>
|
618
|
+
<begin-line class="indent"/>O <crossref let="c" cid="c22006001.1"/>most beautiful among women?<end-line class="br"/>
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<begin-line/>Where has your beloved turned,<end-line class="br"/>
|
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+
<begin-line class="indent"/>that we may seek him with you?<end-line/>
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</verse>
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<end-paragraph/>
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<end-block-indent/>
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<marker class="begin-verse" mid="v22006002"/>
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<heading>Together in the Garden of Love</heading>
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<begin-block-indent/>
|
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<subheading class="speaker">She</subheading>
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<begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
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|
+
<verse num="2">
|
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<begin-line/>My beloved has gone down to his <crossref let="q" cid="c22006002.1"/>garden<end-line class="br"/>
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<begin-line class="indent"/>to <crossref let="r" cid="c22006002.2"/>the beds of spices,<end-line class="br"/>
|
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<begin-line/>to <crossref let="s" cid="c22006002.3"/>graze<note nid="n22006002.1"/> in the gardens<end-line class="br"/>
|
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<begin-line class="indent"/>and to gather <crossref let="t" cid="c22006002.4"/>lilies.<end-line class="br"/>
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</verse>
|
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<marker class="begin-verse" mid="v22006003"/>
|
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+
<verse num="3">
|
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<begin-line/><crossref let="u" cid="c22006003.1"/>I am my beloved's and my beloved is mine;<end-line class="br"/>
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<begin-line class="indent"/>he grazes among the lilies.<end-line/>
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</verse>
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<end-paragraph/>
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<end-block-indent/>
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+
<marker class="begin-verse" mid="v22006004"/>
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<heading>Solomon and His Bride Delight in Each Other</heading>
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<begin-block-indent/>
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<subheading class="speaker">He</subheading>
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<begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
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<verse num="4">
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<begin-line/>You are beautiful as <crossref let="v" cid="c22006004.1"/>Tirzah, <crossref let="w" cid="c22006004.2"/>my love,<end-line class="br"/>
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<begin-line class="indent"/><crossref let="x" cid="c22006004.3"/>lovely as <crossref let="y" cid="c22006004.4"/>Jerusalem,<end-line class="br"/>
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<begin-line class="indent"/><crossref let="z" cid="c22006004.5"/>awesome as an army with banners.<end-line class="br"/>
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</verse>
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<marker class="begin-verse" mid="v22006005"/>
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<verse num="5">
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<begin-line/>Turn away your eyes from me,<end-line class="br"/>
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<begin-line class="indent"/>for they overwhelm me&emdash;<end-line class="br"/>
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<begin-line/><crossref let="a" cid="c22006005.1"/>Your hair is like a flock of goats<end-line class="br"/>
|
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<begin-line class="indent"/>leaping down the slopes of Gilead.<end-line class="br"/>
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</verse>
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<marker class="begin-verse" mid="v22006006"/>
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<verse num="6">
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<begin-line/><crossref let="b" cid="c22006006.1"/>Your teeth are like a flock of ewes<end-line class="br"/>
|
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<begin-line class="indent"/>that have come up from the washing;<end-line class="br"/>
|
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<begin-line/>all of them bear twins;<end-line class="br"/>
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<begin-line class="indent"/>not one among them has lost its young.<end-line class="br"/>
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</verse>
|
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<marker class="begin-verse" mid="v22006007"/>
|
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+
<verse num="7">
|
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<begin-line/><crossref let="c" cid="c22006007.1"/>Your cheeks are like halves of a pomegranate<end-line class="br"/>
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<begin-line class="indent"/>behind your veil.<end-line class="br"/>
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</verse>
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<marker class="begin-verse" mid="v22006008"/>
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<verse num="8">
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<begin-line/>There are <crossref let="d" cid="c22006008.1"/>sixty <crossref let="e" cid="c22006008.2"/>queens and eighty <crossref let="e" cid="c22006008.3"/>concubines,<end-line class="br"/>
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674
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+
<begin-line class="indent"/>and <crossref let="f" cid="c22006008.4"/>virgins without number.<end-line class="br"/>
|
675
|
+
</verse>
|
676
|
+
<marker class="begin-verse" mid="v22006009"/>
|
677
|
+
<verse num="9">
|
678
|
+
<begin-line/>My <crossref let="g" cid="c22006009.1"/>dove, my <crossref let="h" cid="c22006009.2"/>perfect one, is the only one,<end-line class="br"/>
|
679
|
+
<begin-line class="indent"/>the only one of her mother,<end-line class="br"/>
|
680
|
+
<begin-line class="indent"/>pure to <crossref let="i" cid="c22006009.3"/>her who bore her.<end-line class="br"/>
|
681
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+
<begin-line/><crossref let="j" cid="c22006009.4"/>The young women saw her and called her blessed;<end-line class="br"/>
|
682
|
+
<begin-line class="indent"/><crossref let="e" cid="c22006009.5"/>the queens and <crossref let="e" cid="c22006009.6"/>concubines also, and they praised her.<end-line/>
|
683
|
+
</verse>
|
684
|
+
<end-paragraph/>
|
685
|
+
<marker class="begin-verse" mid="v22006010"/>
|
686
|
+
<begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
|
687
|
+
<verse num="10">
|
688
|
+
<begin-line/><crossref let="k" cid="c22006010.1"/><q class="begin-double" qid="22006010.1" from="22006010.1" to="22006010.2"/>Who is this who looks down like the dawn,<end-line class="br"/>
|
689
|
+
<begin-line class="indent"/>beautiful as the moon, bright as the sun,<end-line class="br"/>
|
690
|
+
<begin-line class="indent"/><crossref let="l" cid="c22006010.2"/>awesome as an army with banners?<q class="end-double" qid="22006010.2" from="22006010.1" to="22006010.2"/><end-line/>
|
691
|
+
</verse>
|
692
|
+
<end-paragraph/>
|
693
|
+
<marker class="begin-verse" mid="v22006011"/>
|
694
|
+
<subheading class="speaker">She</subheading>
|
695
|
+
<begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
|
696
|
+
<verse num="11">
|
697
|
+
<begin-line/>I went down to the nut orchard<end-line class="br"/>
|
698
|
+
<begin-line class="indent"/>to look at <crossref let="m" cid="c22006011.1"/>the blossoms of the valley,<end-line class="br"/>
|
699
|
+
<begin-line/><crossref let="n" cid="c22006011.2"/>to see whether the vines had budded,<end-line class="br"/>
|
700
|
+
<begin-line class="indent"/>whether the pomegranates were in bloom.<end-line class="br"/>
|
701
|
+
</verse>
|
702
|
+
<marker class="begin-verse" mid="v22006012"/>
|
703
|
+
<verse num="12">
|
704
|
+
<begin-line/><crossref let="o" cid="c22006012.1"/>Before I was aware, my desire set me<end-line class="br"/>
|
705
|
+
<begin-line class="indent"/>among <crossref let="p" cid="c22006012.2"/>the chariots of my kinsman, a prince.<note nid="n22006012.1"/><end-line/>
|
706
|
+
</verse>
|
707
|
+
<end-paragraph/>
|
708
|
+
<marker class="begin-verse" mid="v22006013"/>
|
709
|
+
<subheading class="speaker">Others</subheading>
|
710
|
+
<begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
|
711
|
+
<verse num="13">
|
712
|
+
<begin-line/><note nid="n22006013.1"/> Return, return, O <crossref let="q" cid="c22006013.1"/>Shulammite,<end-line class="br"/>
|
713
|
+
<begin-line class="indent"/>return, return, that we may look upon you.<end-line/>
|
714
|
+
<end-paragraph/><subheading class="speaker">He</subheading>
|
715
|
+
<begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
|
716
|
+
<begin-line/>Why should you look upon <crossref let="q" cid="c22006013.2"/>the Shulammite,<end-line class="br"/>
|
717
|
+
<begin-line class="indent"/>as upon <crossref let="r" cid="c22006013.3"/>a dance before <crossref let="s" cid="c22006013.4"/>two armies?<note nid="n22006013.2"/><end-line/>
|
718
|
+
</verse>
|
719
|
+
<end-paragraph/>
|
720
|
+
</chapter>
|
721
|
+
<marker class="begin-verse" mid="v22007001"/>
|
722
|
+
<chapter num="7">
|
723
|
+
<begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
|
724
|
+
<verse num="1">
|
725
|
+
<begin-line/>How beautiful are your feet in sandals,<end-line class="br"/>
|
726
|
+
<begin-line class="indent"/>O <crossref let="t" cid="c22007001.1"/>noble daughter!<end-line class="br"/>
|
727
|
+
<begin-line/>Your rounded thighs are like <crossref let="u" cid="c22007001.2"/>jewels,<end-line class="br"/>
|
728
|
+
<begin-line class="indent"/>the work of <crossref let="v" cid="c22007001.3"/>a master hand.<end-line class="br"/>
|
729
|
+
</verse>
|
730
|
+
<marker class="begin-verse" mid="v22007002"/>
|
731
|
+
<verse num="2">
|
732
|
+
<begin-line/>Your navel is a rounded bowl<end-line class="br"/>
|
733
|
+
<begin-line class="indent"/>that never lacks mixed wine.<end-line class="br"/>
|
734
|
+
<begin-line/>Your belly is a heap of wheat,<end-line class="br"/>
|
735
|
+
<begin-line class="indent"/>encircled with <crossref let="w" cid="c22007002.1"/>lilies.<end-line class="br"/>
|
736
|
+
</verse>
|
737
|
+
<marker class="begin-verse" mid="v22007003"/>
|
738
|
+
<verse num="3">
|
739
|
+
<begin-line/><crossref let="x" cid="c22007003.1"/>Your two breasts are like two fawns,<end-line class="br"/>
|
740
|
+
<begin-line class="indent"/>twins of a gazelle.<end-line class="br"/>
|
741
|
+
</verse>
|
742
|
+
<marker class="begin-verse" mid="v22007004"/>
|
743
|
+
<verse num="4">
|
744
|
+
<begin-line/>Your <crossref let="y" cid="c22007004.1"/>neck is like an ivory tower.<end-line class="br"/>
|
745
|
+
<begin-line/>Your <crossref let="z" cid="c22007004.2"/>eyes are pools in <crossref let="a" cid="c22007004.3"/>Heshbon,<end-line class="br"/>
|
746
|
+
<begin-line class="indent"/>by the gate of Bath-rabbim.<end-line class="br"/>
|
747
|
+
<begin-line/>Your nose is like a tower of <crossref let="b" cid="c22007004.4"/>Lebanon,<end-line class="br"/>
|
748
|
+
<begin-line class="indent"/>which looks toward <crossref let="c" cid="c22007004.5"/>Damascus.<end-line class="br"/>
|
749
|
+
</verse>
|
750
|
+
<marker class="begin-verse" mid="v22007005"/>
|
751
|
+
<verse num="5">
|
752
|
+
<begin-line/>Your head crowns you like <crossref let="e" cid="c22007005.1"/>Carmel,<end-line class="br"/>
|
753
|
+
<begin-line class="indent"/>and your <crossref let="f" cid="c22007005.2"/>flowing locks are like purple;<end-line class="br"/>
|
754
|
+
<begin-line class="indent"/>a king is held captive in the tresses.<end-line/>
|
755
|
+
</verse>
|
756
|
+
<end-paragraph/>
|
757
|
+
<marker class="begin-verse" mid="v22007006"/>
|
758
|
+
<begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
|
759
|
+
<verse num="6">
|
760
|
+
<begin-line/><crossref let="g" cid="c22007006.1"/>How beautiful and <crossref let="h" cid="c22007006.2"/>pleasant you are,<end-line class="br"/>
|
761
|
+
<begin-line class="indent"/>O loved one, with all your delights!<note nid="n22007006.1"/><end-line class="br"/>
|
762
|
+
</verse>
|
763
|
+
<marker class="begin-verse" mid="v22007007"/>
|
764
|
+
<verse num="7">
|
765
|
+
<begin-line/>Your stature is like a palm tree,<end-line class="br"/>
|
766
|
+
<begin-line class="indent"/>and your breasts are like its clusters.<end-line class="br"/>
|
767
|
+
</verse>
|
768
|
+
<marker class="begin-verse" mid="v22007008"/>
|
769
|
+
<verse num="8">
|
770
|
+
<begin-line/>I say I will climb the palm tree<end-line class="br"/>
|
771
|
+
<begin-line class="indent"/>and lay hold of its fruit.<end-line class="br"/>
|
772
|
+
<begin-line/>Oh may your breasts be like <crossref let="i" cid="c22007008.1"/>clusters of the vine,<end-line class="br"/>
|
773
|
+
<begin-line class="indent"/>and the scent of your breath like apples,<end-line class="br"/>
|
774
|
+
</verse>
|
775
|
+
<marker class="begin-verse" mid="v22007009"/>
|
776
|
+
<verse num="9">
|
777
|
+
<begin-line/>and your <crossref let="j" cid="c22007009.1"/>mouth<note nid="n22007009.1"/> like the best wine.<end-line/>
|
778
|
+
<end-paragraph/>
|
779
|
+
<subheading class="speaker">She</subheading>
|
780
|
+
<begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
|
781
|
+
<begin-line/>It goes down smoothly for my beloved,<end-line class="br"/>
|
782
|
+
<begin-line class="indent"/>gliding over lips and teeth.<note nid="n22007009.2"/><end-line/>
|
783
|
+
</verse>
|
784
|
+
<end-paragraph/>
|
785
|
+
<marker class="begin-verse" mid="v22007010"/>
|
786
|
+
<begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
|
787
|
+
<verse num="10">
|
788
|
+
<begin-line/><crossref let="k" cid="c22007010.1"/>I am my beloved's,<end-line class="br"/>
|
789
|
+
<begin-line class="indent"/><crossref let="l" cid="c22007010.2"/>and his desire is for me.<end-line/>
|
790
|
+
</verse>
|
791
|
+
<end-paragraph/>
|
792
|
+
<end-block-indent/>
|
793
|
+
<marker class="begin-verse" mid="v22007011"/>
|
794
|
+
<heading>The Bride Gives Her Love</heading>
|
795
|
+
<begin-block-indent/>
|
796
|
+
<begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
|
797
|
+
<verse num="11">
|
798
|
+
<begin-line/><crossref let="m" cid="c22007011.1"/>Come, my beloved,<end-line class="br"/>
|
799
|
+
<begin-line class="indent"/>let us go out into the fields<end-line class="br"/>
|
800
|
+
<begin-line class="indent"/>and lodge in the villages;<note nid="n22007011.1"/><end-line class="br"/>
|
801
|
+
</verse>
|
802
|
+
<marker class="begin-verse" mid="v22007012"/>
|
803
|
+
<verse num="12">
|
804
|
+
<begin-line/>let us go out early to the vineyards<end-line class="br"/>
|
805
|
+
<begin-line class="indent"/><crossref let="n" cid="c22007012.1"/>and see whether the vines have budded,<end-line class="br"/>
|
806
|
+
<begin-line/>whether <crossref let="o" cid="c22007012.2"/>the grape blossoms have opened<end-line class="br"/>
|
807
|
+
<begin-line class="indent"/>and the pomegranates are in bloom.<end-line class="br"/>
|
808
|
+
<begin-line/>There I will give you my love.<end-line class="br"/>
|
809
|
+
</verse>
|
810
|
+
<marker class="begin-verse" mid="v22007013"/>
|
811
|
+
<verse num="13">
|
812
|
+
<begin-line/><crossref let="p" cid="c22007013.1"/>The mandrakes give forth fragrance,<end-line class="br"/>
|
813
|
+
<begin-line class="indent"/>and beside our doors are all choice fruits,<end-line class="br"/>
|
814
|
+
<begin-line/><crossref let="q" cid="c22007013.2"/>new as well as old,<end-line class="br"/>
|
815
|
+
<begin-line class="indent"/>which I have laid up for you, O my beloved.<end-line/>
|
816
|
+
</verse>
|
817
|
+
<end-paragraph/>
|
818
|
+
<end-block-indent/>
|
819
|
+
</chapter>
|
820
|
+
<marker class="begin-verse" mid="v22008001"/>
|
821
|
+
<chapter num="8">
|
822
|
+
<heading>Longing for Her Beloved</heading>
|
823
|
+
<begin-block-indent/>
|
824
|
+
<begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
|
825
|
+
<verse num="1">
|
826
|
+
<begin-line/>Oh that you were like a brother to me<end-line class="br"/>
|
827
|
+
<begin-line class="indent"/>who nursed at my mother's breasts!<end-line class="br"/>
|
828
|
+
<begin-line/>If I found you outside, I would kiss you,<end-line class="br"/>
|
829
|
+
<begin-line class="indent"/>and none would despise me.<end-line class="br"/>
|
830
|
+
</verse>
|
831
|
+
<marker class="begin-verse" mid="v22008002"/>
|
832
|
+
<verse num="2">
|
833
|
+
<begin-line/>I would lead you and <crossref let="r" cid="c22008002.1"/>bring you<end-line class="br"/>
|
834
|
+
<begin-line class="indent"/>into the house of my mother&emdash;<end-line class="br"/>
|
835
|
+
<begin-line class="indent"/>she who used to teach me.<end-line class="br"/>
|
836
|
+
<begin-line/>I would give you <crossref let="s" cid="c22008002.2"/>spiced wine to drink,<end-line class="br"/>
|
837
|
+
<begin-line class="indent"/>the juice of my pomegranate.<end-line class="br"/>
|
838
|
+
</verse>
|
839
|
+
<marker class="begin-verse" mid="v22008003"/>
|
840
|
+
<verse num="3">
|
841
|
+
<begin-line/><crossref let="t" cid="c22008003.1"/>His left hand is under my head,<end-line class="br"/>
|
842
|
+
<begin-line class="indent"/>and his right hand embraces me!<end-line class="br"/>
|
843
|
+
</verse>
|
844
|
+
<marker class="begin-verse" mid="v22008004"/>
|
845
|
+
<verse num="4">
|
846
|
+
<begin-line/>I <crossref let="u" cid="c22008004.1"/>adjure you, O <crossref let="v" cid="c22008004.2"/>daughters of Jerusalem,<end-line class="br"/>
|
847
|
+
<begin-line class="indent"/><crossref let="w" cid="c22008004.3"/>that you not stir up or awaken love<end-line class="br"/>
|
848
|
+
<begin-line class="indent"/>until it pleases.<end-line/>
|
849
|
+
</verse>
|
850
|
+
<end-paragraph/>
|
851
|
+
<marker class="begin-verse" mid="v22008005"/>
|
852
|
+
<begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
|
853
|
+
<verse num="5">
|
854
|
+
<begin-line/><crossref let="x" cid="c22008005.1"/>Who is that coming up from the wilderness,<end-line class="br"/>
|
855
|
+
<begin-line class="indent"/>leaning on her beloved?<end-line/>
|
856
|
+
<end-paragraph/>
|
857
|
+
<begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
|
858
|
+
<begin-line/>Under the apple tree I awakened you.<end-line class="br"/>
|
859
|
+
<begin-line/>There your mother was in labor with you;<end-line class="br"/>
|
860
|
+
<begin-line class="indent"/>there she who bore you was in labor.<end-line/>
|
861
|
+
</verse>
|
862
|
+
<end-paragraph/>
|
863
|
+
<marker class="begin-verse" mid="v22008006"/>
|
864
|
+
<begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
|
865
|
+
<verse num="6">
|
866
|
+
<begin-line/>Set me as a seal upon your heart,<end-line class="br"/>
|
867
|
+
<begin-line class="indent"/>as <crossref let="y" cid="c22008006.1"/>a seal upon your arm,<end-line class="br"/>
|
868
|
+
<begin-line/>for <crossref let="z" cid="c22008006.2"/>love is strong as death,<end-line class="br"/>
|
869
|
+
<begin-line class="indent"/><crossref let="a" cid="c22008006.3"/>jealousy<note nid="n22008006.1"/> is fierce as the grave.<note nid="n22008006.2"/><end-line class="br"/>
|
870
|
+
<begin-line/>Its flashes are flashes of fire,<end-line class="br"/>
|
871
|
+
<begin-line class="indent"/>the very <crossref let="b" cid="c22008006.4"/>flame of the <span class="divine-name">Lord</span>.<end-line class="br"/>
|
872
|
+
</verse>
|
873
|
+
<marker class="begin-verse" mid="v22008007"/>
|
874
|
+
<verse num="7">
|
875
|
+
<begin-line/>Many waters cannot quench love,<end-line class="br"/>
|
876
|
+
<begin-line class="indent"/>neither can floods drown it.<end-line class="br"/>
|
877
|
+
<begin-line/>If a man offered for love<end-line class="br"/>
|
878
|
+
<begin-line class="indent"/>all the wealth of his <crossref let="c" cid="c22008007.1"/>house,<end-line class="br"/>
|
879
|
+
<begin-line class="indent"/>he<note nid="n22008007.1"/> would be utterly despised.<end-line/>
|
880
|
+
</verse>
|
881
|
+
<end-paragraph/>
|
882
|
+
<end-block-indent/>
|
883
|
+
<marker class="begin-verse" mid="v22008008"/>
|
884
|
+
<heading>Final Advice</heading>
|
885
|
+
<begin-block-indent/>
|
886
|
+
<subheading class="speaker">Others</subheading>
|
887
|
+
<begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
|
888
|
+
<verse num="8">
|
889
|
+
<begin-line/>We have a little sister,<end-line class="br"/>
|
890
|
+
<begin-line class="indent"/>and she <crossref let="d" cid="c22008008.1"/>has no breasts.<end-line class="br"/>
|
891
|
+
<begin-line/>What shall we do for our sister<end-line class="br"/>
|
892
|
+
<begin-line class="indent"/>on the day when she is spoken for?<end-line class="br"/>
|
893
|
+
</verse>
|
894
|
+
<marker class="begin-verse" mid="v22008009"/>
|
895
|
+
<verse num="9">
|
896
|
+
<begin-line/>If she is a wall,<end-line class="br"/>
|
897
|
+
<begin-line class="indent"/>we will build on her a battlement of silver,<end-line class="br"/>
|
898
|
+
<begin-line/>but if she is a door,<end-line class="br"/>
|
899
|
+
<begin-line class="indent"/>we will enclose her with <crossref let="e" cid="c22008009.1"/>boards of cedar.<end-line/>
|
900
|
+
</verse>
|
901
|
+
<end-paragraph/>
|
902
|
+
<marker class="begin-verse" mid="v22008010"/>
|
903
|
+
<subheading class="speaker">She</subheading>
|
904
|
+
<begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
|
905
|
+
<verse num="10">
|
906
|
+
<begin-line/><crossref let="f" cid="c22008010.1"/>I was a wall,<end-line class="br"/>
|
907
|
+
<begin-line class="indent"/>and my <crossref let="g" cid="c22008010.2"/>breasts were like towers;<end-line class="br"/>
|
908
|
+
<begin-line/>then I was in his eyes<end-line class="br"/>
|
909
|
+
<begin-line class="indent"/>as one who finds<note nid="n22008010.1"/> peace.<end-line/>
|
910
|
+
</verse>
|
911
|
+
<end-paragraph/>
|
912
|
+
<marker class="begin-verse" mid="v22008011"/>
|
913
|
+
<begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
|
914
|
+
<verse num="11">
|
915
|
+
<begin-line/>Solomon had <crossref let="h" cid="c22008011.1"/>a vineyard at Baal-hamon;<end-line class="br"/>
|
916
|
+
<begin-line class="indent"/>he <crossref let="i" cid="c22008011.2"/>let out the vineyard to <crossref let="j" cid="c22008011.3"/>keepers;<end-line class="br"/>
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917
|
+
<begin-line class="indent"/>each one was to bring for its fruit <crossref let="k" cid="c22008011.4"/>a thousand pieces of silver.<end-line class="br"/>
|
918
|
+
</verse>
|
919
|
+
<marker class="begin-verse" mid="v22008012"/>
|
920
|
+
<verse num="12">
|
921
|
+
<begin-line/>My vineyard, my very own, is before me;<end-line class="br"/>
|
922
|
+
<begin-line class="indent"/>you, O Solomon, may have the thousand,<end-line class="br"/>
|
923
|
+
<begin-line class="indent"/>and <crossref let="l" cid="c22008012.1"/>the keepers of the fruit two hundred.<end-line/>
|
924
|
+
</verse>
|
925
|
+
<end-paragraph/>
|
926
|
+
<marker class="begin-verse" mid="v22008013"/>
|
927
|
+
<subheading class="speaker">He</subheading>
|
928
|
+
<begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
|
929
|
+
<verse num="13">
|
930
|
+
<begin-line/><crossref let="m" cid="c22008013.1"/>O you who dwell in the gardens,<end-line class="br"/>
|
931
|
+
<begin-line class="indent"/>with <crossref let="n" cid="c22008013.2"/>companions listening for your voice;<end-line class="br"/>
|
932
|
+
<begin-line class="indent"/><crossref let="o" cid="c22008013.3"/>let me hear it.<end-line/>
|
933
|
+
</verse>
|
934
|
+
<end-paragraph/>
|
935
|
+
<marker class="begin-verse" mid="v22008014"/>
|
936
|
+
<subheading class="speaker">She</subheading>
|
937
|
+
<begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
|
938
|
+
<verse num="14">
|
939
|
+
<begin-line/><crossref let="p" cid="c22008014.1"/>Make haste, my beloved,<end-line class="br"/>
|
940
|
+
<begin-line class="indent"/>and be <crossref let="q" cid="c22008014.2"/>like a gazelle<end-line class="br"/>
|
941
|
+
<begin-line/>or a young stag<end-line class="br"/>
|
942
|
+
<begin-line class="indent"/>on <crossref let="r" cid="c22008014.3"/>the mountains of spices.<end-line/>
|
943
|
+
</verse>
|
944
|
+
<end-paragraph/>
|
945
|
+
<end-block-indent/>
|
946
|
+
</chapter>
|
947
|
+
</book>
|
948
|
+
</crossway-bible>
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