Song of Solomon 7:9

Admiration by the Bridegroom · Song of Solomon 7:1–13
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Translations

Modern
…and your mouth like the finest wine. May it flow smoothly to my beloved, gliding gently over lips and teeth.
Traditional
And the roof of thy mouth like the best wine for my beloved, that goeth down sweetly, causing the lips of those that are asleep to speak.
Literal
…and your mouth like wine of the best. It is flowing to my beloved smoothly, gliding over lips and teeth.
Latin
Guttur tuum sicut vinum optimum, dignum dilecto meo ad potandum, labiisque et dentibus illius ad ruminandum.

Original

Hebrew
English
…and your mouth like the finest wine. May it flow smoothly to my beloved, gliding gently over lips and teeth.

Notes

The man compares the woman's love and kisses to wine because they are delightful and make one feel dizzy (see Song of Solomon 1:2).

The young women of Jerusalem talk with the man, leading him to describe the woman's beauty and express his wish to hold her (see study note on Song of Solomon 4:1–5:1).

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