New International Reader's Version

Song Of Solomon 1:9-16 New International Reader's Version (NIRV)

9. "You are my love. You are like a mare that pulls one of Pharaoh's chariots.

10. Your earrings make your cheeks even more beautiful. Your strings of jewels make your neck even more lovely." The other women say to her,

11. "We will make gold earrings for you. We'll decorate them with silver." The woman says,

12. "The king was at his table. My perfume gave off a sweet smell.

13. The one who loves me is like a small bag of myrrh resting between my breasts.

14. He is like henna flowers from the vineyards of En Gedi." The king says,

15. "You are so beautiful, my love! So beautiful! Your eyes are like doves." The woman says,

16. "You are so handsome, my love! So charming! The green field is our bed.