Song of Solomon 5:1

Love for others Marriage Joy

I have come to 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, O friends, and drink; drink freely, O beloved.

² I sleep, but my heart is awake. A sound! My beloved is knocking: “Open to me, my sister, my darling, my dove, my flawless one. My head is drenched with dew, my hair with the dampness of the night.”

³ I have taken off my robe— must I put it back on? I have washed my feet— must I soil them again?

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: I have come to 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, O friends, and drink; drink freely, O beloved.
KJV: I am come into my garden, my sister, my spouse: 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, O friends; drink, yea, drink abundantly, O beloved.
WEB: 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.
ASV: I am 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, O friends; Drink, yea, drink abundantly, O beloved.
DARBY: I am come into my garden, my sister, [my] spouse; 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, O friends; drink, yea, drink abundantly, beloved ones!
BLB: I have come to my garden, my sister, my bride; I have plucked my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk. Eat, friends, drink, and drink freely, O beloved ones!

ÅB: Jeg er kommet til min have, min søster, min brud! Jeg har plukket min myrra og min balsam, jeg har ett min honningkake og min honning, jeg har drukket min vin og min melk. Et, venner, og drikk! Drikk dere lystige, mine elskede!
OTB: Jeg er kommet til min hage, min søster, min brud; Jeg har samlet min myrra sammen med min balsam. Jeg har spist min honningkake og min honning; Jeg har drukket min vin og min melk. Spis, venner; Drikk og bli beruset av kjærlighet.
B1930: Jeg er kommet til min have, min søster, min brud! Jeg har plukket min myrra og min balsam, jeg har ett min honningkake og min honning, jeg har drukket min vin og min melk. Et, venner, og drikk! Drikk eder lystige, mine elskede!

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Song of Solomon 6:2
My beloved has gone down to his garden, to the beds of spices, to pasture his flock in the gardens and to gather lilies.
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Song of Solomon 4:16
Awake, O north wind, and come, O south wind. Breathe on my garden and spread the fragrance of its spices. Let my beloved come into his garden and taste its choicest fruits.
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Revelation 22:17
The Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” Let the one who hears say, “Come!” And let the one who is thirsty come, and the one who desires the water of life drink freely.
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Song of Solomon 4:9–14
You have captured my heart, my sister, my bride; you have stolen my heart with one glance of your eyes, with one jewel of your neck.
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Isaiah 55:1–2
“Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you without money, come, buy, and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost!
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Song of Solomon 8:13
You who dwell in the gardens, my companions are listening for your voice. Let me hear it!
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Isaiah 58:11
The LORD will always guide you; He will satisfy you in a sun-scorched land and strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail.
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Isaiah 66:14
When you see, you will rejoice, and you will flourish like grass; then the hand of the LORD will be revealed to His servants, but His wrath will be shown to His enemies.
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