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Song of Solomon 3:4-6
International Standard Version
Song of Solomon 3:4-6
International Standard Version
4 I had just passed them
when I found the one I love.
I held him and wouldn’t let him go
until I brought him to my mother’s house,
to the room of the one who conceived me.
5 Swear to me, young women of Jerusalem,
by the gazelles or by the does of the field,
that you won’t awaken or arouse love
before its proper time![a]
The Lover Arrives
6 What[b] is this coming up from the desert
like columns of smoke,
perfumed with myrrh[c] and incense[d]
from all the fragrant powders of the merchant?
Footnotes
- Song of Solomon 3:5 Lit. until it pleases
- Song of Solomon 3:6 Or Who
- Song of Solomon 3:6 Myrrh was a fragrant spice used as a perfume.
- Song of Solomon 3:6 Or frankincense
International Standard Version (ISV) 
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