Quotes about Desire
I opened for my beloved, but he had turned and gone. My heart sank at his departure. I sought him, but did not find him. I called, but he did not answer.
— Song of Solomon 5:6
O daughters of Jerusalem, I adjure you, if you find my beloved, tell him I am sick with love.
— Song of Solomon 5:8
His cheeks are like beds of spice, towers of perfume. His lips are like lilies, dripping with flowing myrrh.
— Song of Solomon 5:13
Where has your beloved gone, O most beautiful among women? Which way has he turned? We will seek him with you.
— Song of Solomon 6:1
Turn your eyes away from me, for they have overcome me. Your hair is like a flock of goats streaming down from Gilead.
— Song of Solomon 6:5
Your brow behind your veil is like a slice of pomegranate.
— Song of Solomon 6:7
Before I realized it, my desire had set me among the royal chariots of my people.
— Song of Solomon 6:12
Come back, come back, O Shulammite! Come back, come back, that we may gaze upon you. Why do you look at the Shulammite, as on the dance of Mahanaim?
— Song of Solomon 6:13
Your navel is a rounded goblet; it never lacks blended wine. Your waist is a mound of wheat encircled by the lilies.
— Song of Solomon 7:2
Your breasts are like two fawns, twins of a gazelle.
— Song of Solomon 7:3
I said, “I will climb the palm tree; I will take hold of its fruit.” May your breasts be like clusters of the vine, the fragrance of your breath like apples,
— Song of Solomon 7:8
and your mouth like the finest wine. May it flow smoothly to my beloved, gliding gently over lips and teeth.
— Song of Solomon 7:9