I have come into my garden, my sister, my bride.
I have gathered my myrrh with my spice;
I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey;
I have drunk my wine with my milk.
Eat, friends!
Drink, yes, drink abundantly, beloved.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Song of Solomon 5:1 in context
Song of Solomon 5:1–4
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I have come into my garden, my sister, my bride.
I have gathered my myrrh with my spice;
I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey;
I have drunk my wine with my milk.
Eat, friends!
Drink, yes, drink abundantly, beloved.
2
I was asleep, but my heart was awake.
It is the voice of my beloved who knocks:
“Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my undefiled;
for my head is filled with dew,
and my hair with the dampness of the night.”
3
I have taken off my robe. Indeed, must I put it on?
I have washed my feet. Indeed, must I soil them?
4
My beloved thrust his hand in through the latch opening.
My heart pounded for him.
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