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Song Of Songs 3:4-10 Contemporary English Version Anglicised (CEVUK00)

4. Straight after that, I found him.I held him and would not let gountil I had taken himto the home of my mother.

5. Young women of Jerusalem,promise me by the powerof deer and gazelles,never to awaken lovebefore it is ready.

6. What do we see approachingfrom the desertlike a cloud of smoke?With it comes the sweet smellof spices, including myrrhand frankincense.

7. It is King Solomoncarried on a throne,surrounded by sixtyof Israel's best soldiers.

8. Each of them wears a sword.They are experts at fighting,even in the dark.

9. The throne is made of treesfrom Lebanon.

10. Its posts are silver,the back is gold,and the seat is coveredwith purple cloth.You women of Jerusalemhave taken great careto furnish the inside.

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