Song of Solomon 1

English Standard Version

1 The Song of ^(A)Songs, which is Solomon's.

The Bride Confesses Her Love

She^[a]

²Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth!
For your ^(B)love is better than wine;
³    your ^(C)anointing oils are fragrant;
your ^(D)name is oil poured out;
    therefore virgins love you.
⁴^(E)Draw me after you; ^(F)let us run.
    ^(G)The king has brought me into his chambers.

Others

We will ^(H)exult and rejoice in you;
we will extol ^(I)your love more than wine;
rightly do they love you.

She

⁵I am very dark, but ^(J)lovely,
    O ^(K)daughters of Jerusalem,
like ^(L)the tents of ^(M)Kedar,
    like the curtains of Solomon.
⁶Do not gaze at me because I am dark,
    because the sun has looked upon me.
My ^(N)mother's sons were angry with me;
    they made me ^(O)keeper of ^(P)the vineyards,
    but ^(Q)my own vineyard I have not kept!
⁷Tell me, you ^(R)whom my soul loves,
    where you ^(S)pasture your flock,
    where you make it ^(T)lie down at noon;
for why should I be like one who veils herself
    beside the flocks of your ^(U)companions?

Solomon and His Bride Delight in Each Other

He

⁸If you do not know,
    O ^(V)most beautiful among women,
follow in the tracks of the flock,
    and pasture your young goats
    beside the shepherds' tents.

⁹I compare you, ^(W)my love,
to ^(X)a mare among Pharaoh's chariots.
¹⁰^(Y)Your cheeks are lovely with ornaments,
your neck with strings of jewels.

Others

¹¹We will make for you^[b] ornaments of gold,
studded with silver.

She

¹²While ^(Z)the king was on his couch,
    my ^(AA)nard gave forth its fragrance.
¹³My beloved is to me a sachet of ^(AB)myrrh
    that lies between my breasts.
¹⁴My beloved is to me a cluster of ^(AC)henna blossoms
    in the vineyards of ^(AD)Engedi.

He

¹⁵^(AE)Behold, ^(AF)you are beautiful, ^(AG)my love;
behold, you are beautiful;
your ^(AH)eyes are doves.

She

¹⁶Behold, you are beautiful, ^(AI)my beloved, truly ^(AJ)delightful.
Our couch is green;
¹⁷ the beams of our house are ^(AK)cedar;
our rafters are ^(AL)pine.

Footnotes

Song of Solomon 1:2 The translators have added speaker identifications based on the gender and number of the Hebrew words
Song of Solomon 1:11 The Hebrew for you is feminine singular

Hebrews 1

English Standard Version

The Supremacy of God's Son

1 Long ago, at many times and ^(A)in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, ²but ^(B)in these last days ^(C)he has spoken to us by ^(D)his Son, whom he appointed ^(E)the heir of all things, ^(F)through whom also he created ^(G)the world. ³He is the radiance of the glory of God and ^(H)the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power. ^(I)After making purification for sins, ^(J)he sat down ^(K)at the right hand of the Majesty on high, ⁴having become as much superior to angels as the name ^(L)he has inherited is more excellent than theirs.

⁵For to which of the angels did God ever say,

^(M)“You are my Son,
today I have begotten you”?

Or again,

^(N)“I will be to him a father,
and he shall be to me a son”?

⁶And again, when he brings ^(O)the firstborn into the world, he says,

^(P)“Let all God's angels worship him.”

⁷Of the angels he says,

^(Q)“He makes his angels winds,
and his ministers a flame of fire.”

⁸But of the Son he says,

^(R)“Your throne, O God, is forever and ever,
the scepter of uprightness is the scepter of your kingdom.
⁹You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness;
therefore God, your God, ^(S)has anointed you
with ^(T)the oil of gladness beyond your companions.”

¹⁰And,

^(U)“You, Lord, laid the foundation of the earth in the beginning,
    and the heavens are the work of your hands;
¹¹they will perish, but you remain;
    they will all wear out like a garment,
¹²like a robe you will roll them up,
    like a garment they will be changed.^[a]
But you are ^(V)the same,
    and your years will have no end.”