The Beloved to the Maidens:I admonish you, O maidens of Jerusalem, by the gazelles and by the young does of the open fields: “Do not awake or arouse love until it pleases!”

The Beloved to the Maidens: O maidens of Jerusalem, I command you – If you find my beloved, what will you tell him? Tell him that I am lovesick!

His mouth is very sweet; he is totally desirable. This is my beloved! This is my companion, O maidens of Jerusalem!

For I, the Lord, tell you what will happen to the children who are born here in this land and to the men and women who are their mothers and fathers.

“Tell the people of Zion, ‘Look, your king is coming to you, unassuming and seated on a donkey, and on a colt, the foal of a donkey.’”

Samson went down to Timnah, where a Philistine girl caught his eye.

Rich people from Tyre will seek your favor by bringing a gift.

Mount Zion rejoices; the towns of Judah are happy, because of your acts of judgment.

Zion hears and rejoices, the towns of Judah are happy, because of your judgments, O Lord.

My heart is crushed because my dear people are being crushed. I go about crying and grieving. I am overwhelmed with dismay.

י (Yod) The hands of tenderhearted women cooked their own children, who became their food, when my people were destroyed.

Its posts were made of silver; its back was made of gold. Its seat was upholstered with purple wool; its interior was inlaid with leather by the maidens of Jerusalem.

So the sovereign master will afflict the foreheads of Zion’s women with skin diseases, the Lord will make the front of their heads bald.”

like Sarah who obeyed Abraham, calling him lord. You become her children when you do what is good and have no fear in doing so.

He said, “May you be rewarded by the Lord, my dear! This act of devotion is greater than what you did before. For you have not sought to marry one of the young men, whether rich or poor.

A man from the household of Levi married a woman who was a descendant of Levi.

The princess looks absolutely magnificent, decked out in pearls and clothed in a brocade trimmed with gold.

They offer only superficial help for the hurt my dear people have suffered. They say, “Everything will be all right!” But everything is not all right!

When he got home, he told his father and mother, “A Philistine girl in Timnah has caught my eye. Now get her for my wife.”

So I say: “Don’t look at me! I am weeping bitterly. Don’t try to console me concerning the destruction of my defenseless people.”