My well-beloved put in his hand by the hole of the door, and [a]mine heart was affectioned toward him.

I rose up to open to my well-beloved, and mine hands did drop down myrrh, and my [b]fingers pure myrrh upon the handles of the bar.

I opened to my well-beloved: but my well-beloved was gone and past: mine heart was gone when he did speak: I sought him, but I could not find him: I called him, but he answered me not.

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Footnotes

  1. Song of Solomon 5:4 Hebrew, my bowels were moved towards him.
  2. Song of Solomon 5:5 The spouse which should be anointed of Christ, shall not find him if she think to anoint him with her good works.

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