1. Song of Solomon 5:2–6:3 (ESV)
  2. Structure and outline

The basic outline of Song of Solomon 5:2—6:3

Song of Solomon 5:2–6:3 (ESV)

2 I slept, but my heart was awake. A sound! My beloved is knocking. “Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my perfect one, for my head is wet with dew, my locks with the drops of the night.”

This is a basic outline of Song of Solomon 5:2–6:3:

  1. The young woman anxiously searches for her beloved again (Song of Solomon 5:2–8).

  2. The young women of Jerusalem assist the young woman in her search (Song of Solomon 5:9).

  3. The young woman rejoices again in her husband (Song of Solomon 5:10–16).

  4. The young couple is reconciled (Song of Solomon 6:1–3).