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Song of Songs 2:2-4
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The king says

2 “My love, among the young women
    you are like a lily among thorns.”

The woman says

3 “My love, among the young men
    you are like an apple tree among the trees of the forest.
I’m happy to sit in your shade.
    Your fruit tastes so sweet to me.
4 Lead me to the dinner hall.
    Let your banner of love be lifted high above me.

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Song of Songs 2:2-4
New International Version

He

2 Like a lily among thorns
    is my darling among the young women.

She

3 Like an apple[a] tree among the trees of the forest
    is my beloved(A) among the young men.
I delight(B) to sit in his shade,
    and his fruit is sweet to my taste.(C)
4 Let him lead me to the banquet hall,(D)
    and let his banner(E) over me be love.

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Footnotes

  1. Song of Songs 2:3 Or possibly apricot; here and elsewhere in Song of Songs
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