Song of Songs 1:2-4·~1 min

The Bride

The bride longs for the bridegroom's kisses, declaring his love better than wine and his fragrance rich with delight. She asks to be drawn away with him, and the scene widens as the daughters of Jerusalem affirm the rightness of admiring and rejoicing in his love.

L²et him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth! ³The fragrance of your perfume is pleasing; ⁴Take me away with you— let us hurry!

Verse 2The bride desires the kisses of the bridegroom because his love is better than wine.

This verse opens the dialogue with longing and delight.

Verse 3She praises the pleasing fragrance of his perfume and the attractiveness of his name.

This verse deepens the beloved's allure through sensory imagery.

Verse 4She asks to be taken away with him, and the chorus joins in rejoicing over his love.

This verse expands personal desire into shared celebration.

Passage shape

A quiet block diagram: each row is one authored paragraph movement, with verse numbers kept visible for scanning and deeper work.

vv. 2-4
The bride longs for the bridegroom's kisses, declaring his love better than wine and his fragrance rich with delight. She asks to be drawn away with him, and the scene widens as the daughters of Jerusalem affirm the rightness of admiring and rejoicing in his love.
This paragraph establishes the chapter's opening mood of desire and praise.
2 3 4

Section summaryThe bride voices her desire for the bridegroom's kisses and praises the sweetness of his love, fragrance, and name, drawing the daughters of Jerusalem into her joy. Her words portray love as attractive, honorable, and intoxicating, setting desire in a communal context of admiration rather than shame.

Role in the chapterThis section opens the lovers' dialogue with the bride's longing and delight in the beloved.