Song of Songs 2:16-17
New International Version
Song of Solomon 2:16-17
Common English Bible
16 I belong to my lover and he belongs to me—
the one grazing among the lilies.
17 Before the day breeze blows
and the shadows flee,
turn about, my love; be like a gazelle
or a young stag
upon the jagged mountains.[a]
Footnotes
- Song of Solomon 2:17 Or upon the mountains of Bether; cf 8:14 mountains of spice
Song of Solomon 2:16-17
King James Version
16 My beloved is mine, and I am his: he feedeth among the lilies.
17 Until the day break, and the shadows flee away, turn, my beloved, and be thou like a roe or a young hart upon the mountains of Bether.
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Song of Solomon 2:16-17
New King James Version
The Shulamite
16 (A)My beloved is mine, and I am his.
He feeds his flock among the lilies.
(To Her Beloved)
17 (B)Until the day breaks
And the shadows flee away,
Turn, my beloved,
And be (C)like a gazelle
Or a young stag
Upon the mountains of [a]Bether.
Footnotes
- Song of Solomon 2:17 Lit. Separation
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