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Song of Solomon 2:8-17
English Standard Version
Song of Solomon 2:8-17
English Standard Version
The Bride Adores Her Beloved
8 The voice of my beloved!
Behold, he comes,
leaping (A)over the mountains,
bounding over the hills.
9 My beloved is like (B)a gazelle
or a young stag.
Behold, there he stands
behind our wall,
gazing through the windows,
looking through the lattice.
10 My beloved speaks and says to me:
(C)“Arise, my love, my beautiful one,
and come away,
11 for behold, the winter is past;
(D)the rain is over and gone.
12 (E)The flowers appear on the earth,
the time of singing[a] has come,
and the voice of (F)the turtledove
is heard in our land.
13 (G)The fig tree ripens its figs,
and (H)the vines are in blossom;
they give forth fragrance.
(I)Arise, my love, my beautiful one,
and come away.
14 O my (J)dove, in the (K)clefts of the rock,
in the crannies of the cliff,
let me see your face,
let me (L)hear your voice,
for your voice is sweet,
and your face is (M)lovely.
15 Catch (N)the foxes[b] for us,
the little foxes
that spoil the vineyards,
(O)for our vineyards are in blossom.”
16 (P)My beloved is mine, and I am his;
he (Q)grazes[c] among the lilies.
17 Until (R)the day breathes
and (S)the shadows flee,
turn, my beloved, be like (T)a gazelle
or a young stag on cleft mountains.[d]
Footnotes
- Song of Solomon 2:12 Or pruning
- Song of Solomon 2:15 Or jackals
- Song of Solomon 2:16 Or he pastures his flock
- Song of Solomon 2:17 Or mountains of Bether
Song of Songs 2:8-17
New International Version
Song of Songs 2:8-17
New International Version
8 Listen! My beloved!
Look! Here he comes,
leaping across the mountains,
bounding over the hills.(A)
9 My beloved is like a gazelle(B) or a young stag.(C)
Look! There he stands behind our wall,
gazing through the windows,
peering through the lattice.
10 My beloved spoke and said to me,
“Arise, my darling,
my beautiful one, come with me.
11 See! The winter is past;
the rains are over and gone.
12 Flowers appear on the earth;
the season of singing has come,
the cooing of doves
is heard in our land.
13 The fig tree forms its early fruit;(D)
the blossoming(E) vines spread their fragrance.
Arise, come, my darling;
my beautiful one, come with me.”
He
14 My dove(F) in the clefts of the rock,
in the hiding places on the mountainside,
show me your face,
let me hear your voice;
for your voice is sweet,
and your face is lovely.(G)
15 Catch for us the foxes,(H)
the little foxes
that ruin the vineyards,(I)
our vineyards that are in bloom.(J)
She
Footnotes
- Song of Songs 2:17 Or the hills of Bether
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