Song of Songs 5:3
The Beloved to Her Lover:“I have already taken off my robe– must I put it on again? I have already washed my feet– must I soil them again?”
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Referenced Verses
- Luke 11:7 : 7 Then he will reply from inside,‘Do not bother me. The door is already shut, and my children and I are in bed. I cannot get up and give you anything.’
- Rom 7:22-23 : 22 For I delight in the law of God in my inner being. 23 But I see a different law in my members waging war against the law of my mind and making me captive to the law of sin that is in my members.
- Prov 3:28 : 28 Do not say to your neighbor,“Go! Return tomorrow and I will give it,” when you have it with you at the time.
- Prov 13:4 : 4 The appetite of the sluggard craves but gets nothing, but the desire of the diligent will be abundantly satisfied.
- Prov 22:13 : 13 The sluggard has said,“There is a lion outside! I will be killed in the middle of the streets!”
- Matt 25:5 : 5 When the bridegroom was delayed a long time, they all became drowsy and fell asleep.
- Matt 26:38-43 : 38 Then he said to them,“My soul is deeply grieved, even to the point of death. Remain here and stay awake with me.” 39 Going a little farther, he threw himself down with his face to the ground and prayed,“My Father, if possible, let this cup pass from me! Yet not what I will, but what you will.” 40 Then he came to the disciples and found them sleeping. He said to Peter,“So, couldn’t you stay awake with me for one hour? 41 Stay awake and pray that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.” 42 He went away a second time and prayed,“My Father, if this cup cannot be taken away unless I drink it, your will must be done.” 43 He came again and found them sleeping; they could not keep their eyes open.
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5I arose to open for my beloved; my hands dripped with myrrh– my fingers flowed with myrrh on the handles of the lock.
6I opened for my beloved, but my lover had already turned and gone away. I fell into despair when he departed. I looked for him but did not find him; I called him but he did not answer me.
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4Scarcely had I passed them by when I found my beloved! I held onto him tightly and would not let him go until I brought him to my mother’s house, to the bedroom chamber of the one who conceived me.
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9You have stolen my heart, my sister, my bride! You have stolen my heart with one glance of your eyes, with one jewel of your necklace.
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