Song of Solomon 6
1599 Geneva Bible
6 1 The Church assureth herself of the love of Christ. 3 The praises of the Church. 8 She is but one and undefiled.
1 My well-beloved is gone down into his [a]garden to the beds of spices, to feed in the gardens, and to gather lilies.
2 I am my well-beloved’s, and my well-beloved is mine, who feedeth among the lilies.
3 Thou art beautiful, my love, as [b]Tirzah, comely as Jerusalem, terrible as an army with banners.
4 [c]Turn away thine eyes from me: for they overcome me: (A)thine hair is like a flock of goats, which look down from Gilead.
5 Thy teeth are like a flock of sheep, which go up from the washing, which every one bring out twins, and none is barren among them.
6 Thy temples are within thy locks as a piece of a pomegranate.
7 There are [d]threescore Queens, and fourscore concubines, and of the damsels without number.
8 But my dove is alone, and my undefiled, she is the only daughter of her mother, and she is dear to her that bare her: the daughters have seen her, and counted her blessed: even the Queens and the concubines, and they have praised her.
9 [e]Who is she that looketh forth as the morning, fair as the moon, pure as the sun, terrible as an army with banners!
10 I went down to the [f]garden of nuts, to see the fruits of the valley, to see if the vine budded, and if the pomegranates flourished.
11 [g]I knew nothing, my soul set me [h]as the chariots of my noble people.
12 Return, return, O [i]Shulamite, return: return that we may behold thee. What shall you see in the Shulamite, but as the company of an army?
Footnotes
- Song of Solomon 6:1 That is, is conversant here in earth among men.
- Song of Solomon 6:3 Which was a fair and strong city, 1 Kings 14:17.
- Song of Solomon 6:4 This declareth the exceeding love of Christ toward his Church.
- Song of Solomon 6:7 Meaning, that the gifts are infinite which Christ giveth to his Church: or that his faithful are many in number
- Song of Solomon 6:9 He showeth that the beginning of the Church was small, but that it grew up to a great multitude.
- Song of Solomon 6:10 He went down into the Synagogue to see what fruits came of the Law, and the Prophets.
- Song of Solomon 6:11 I found nothing but rebellion.
- Song of Solomon 6:11 Or, set me on the chariots of my willing people.
- Song of Solomon 6:12 O ye people of Jerusalem: for Jerusalem was called Salem which signifieth peace.
Song of Solomon 6
King James Version
6 Whither is thy beloved gone, O thou fairest among women? whither is thy beloved turned aside? that we may seek him with thee.
2 My beloved is gone down into his garden, to the beds of spices, to feed in the gardens, and to gather lilies.
3 I am my beloved's, and my beloved is mine: he feedeth among the lilies.
4 Thou art beautiful, O my love, as Tirzah, comely as Jerusalem, terrible as an army with banners.
5 Turn away thine eyes from me, for they have overcome me: thy hair is as a flock of goats that appear from Gilead.
6 Thy teeth are as a flock of sheep which go up from the washing, whereof every one beareth twins, and there is not one barren among them.
7 As a piece of a pomegranate are thy temples within thy locks.
8 There are threescore queens, and fourscore concubines, and virgins without number.
9 My dove, my undefiled is but one; she is the only one of her mother, she is the choice one of her that bare her. The daughters saw her, and blessed her; yea, the queens and the concubines, and they praised her.
10 Who is she that looketh forth as the morning, fair as the moon, clear as the sun, and terrible as an army with banners?
11 I went down into the garden of nuts to see the fruits of the valley, and to see whether the vine flourished and the pomegranates budded.
12 Or ever I was aware, my soul made me like the chariots of Amminadib.
13 Return, return, O Shulamite; return, return, that we may look upon thee. What will ye see in the Shulamite? As it were the company of two armies.
Song of Solomon 6
English Standard Version
Others
6 Where has your beloved gone,
O (A)most beautiful among women?
Where has your beloved turned,
that we may seek him with you?
Together in the Garden of Love
She
2 My beloved has gone down to his (B)garden
to (C)the beds of spices,
to (D)graze[a] in the gardens
and to gather (E)lilies.
3 (F)I am my beloved's and my beloved is mine;
he grazes among the lilies.
Solomon and His Bride Delight in Each Other
He
4 You are beautiful as (G)Tirzah, (H)my love,
(I)lovely as (J)Jerusalem,
(K)awesome as an army with banners.
5 Turn away your eyes from me,
for they overwhelm me—
(L)Your hair is like a flock of goats
leaping down the slopes of Gilead.
6 (M)Your teeth are like a flock of ewes
that have come up from the washing;
all of them bear twins;
not one among them has lost its young.
7 (N)Your cheeks are like halves of a pomegranate
behind your veil.
8 There are (O)sixty (P)queens and eighty (Q)concubines,
and (R)virgins without number.
9 My (S)dove, my (T)perfect one, is the only one,
the only one of her mother,
pure to (U)her who bore her.
(V)The young women saw her and called her blessed;
(W)the queens and (X)concubines also, and they praised her.
10 (Y)“Who is this who looks down like the dawn,
beautiful as the moon, bright as the sun,
(Z)awesome as an army with banners?”
She
11 I went down to the nut orchard
to look at (AA)the blossoms of the valley,
(AB)to see whether the vines had budded,
whether the pomegranates were in bloom.
12 (AC)Before I was aware, my desire set me
among (AD)the chariots of my kinsman, a prince.[b]
Others
He
Footnotes
- Song of Solomon 6:2 Or to pasture his flock; also verse 3
- Song of Solomon 6:12 Or chariots of Ammi-Nadib
- Song of Solomon 6:13 Ch 7:1 in Hebrew
- Song of Solomon 6:13 Or dance of Mahanaim
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