Song of Solomon 6:13-7:6
Holman Christian Standard Bible
M Why are you looking at the Shulammite,
as you look at the dance(A) of the two camps?[d](B)
7 How beautiful are your sandaled feet, princess
The curves of your thighs are like jewelry,
the handiwork of a master.
2 Your navel is a rounded bowl;
it never lacks mixed wine.
Your waist[f] is a mound of wheat
surrounded by lilies.
3 Your breasts are like two fawns,
twins of a gazelle.(D)
4 Your neck is like a tower of ivory,(E)
your eyes like pools in Heshbon
by the gate of Bath-rabbim.
Your nose is like the tower of Lebanon
looking toward Damascus.
5 Your head crowns you[g] like Mount Carmel,
the hair of your head like purple cloth—
a king could be held captive(F) in your tresses.
6 How beautiful you are and how pleasant,(G)
my love, with such delights!
Footnotes
- Song of Solomon 6:13 Sg 7:1 in Hb
- Song of Solomon 6:13 Or the peaceable one
- Song of Solomon 6:13 Perhaps an inhabitant of the town of Shunem, or a feminine form of Solomon’s name
- Song of Solomon 6:13 Or dance of Mahanaim
- Song of Solomon 7:1 Lit daughter of a nobleman or prince
- Song of Solomon 7:2 Or belly
- Song of Solomon 7:5 Lit head upon you is
Song of Solomon 6:13-7:6
International Standard Version
The Young Women
13 [a]Return, return, Shulammite,
return, return, so we may look at you!
The Lover
7 [e]How beautiful are your feet in sandals,
noble lady.[f]
The curves of your thighs are like ornaments,
the work of a skilled artist’s hands.
2 Your navel is a rounded goblet
that never lacks mixed wine.
Your abdomen is a bundle of wheat,
enclosed by lilies.
3 Your two breasts are like two fawns,
twins of a gazelle.
4 Your neck is like a tower of ivory.
Your eyes are like the[g] pools in Heshbon,
beside the gate of Beth-rabbim.
Your nose is like the tower of Lebanon,
which faces Damascus.
5 Your head crowns you[h] like Mount Carmel.
Your flowing locks[i] are like purple,
and a king could be captured in the dangling tresses.
6 How beautiful and lovely you are,
you are love with its exquisite delights.[j]
Footnotes
- Song of Solomon 6:13 This v. is 7:1 in MT
- Song of Solomon 6:13 Or look at Shulamit
- Song of Solomon 6:13 The Heb. lacks you watch
- Song of Solomon 6:13 Or the dance of Mahanaim
- Song of Solomon 7:1 This v. is 7:2 in MT
- Song of Solomon 7:1 Or prince’s daughter
- Song of Solomon 7:4 The Heb. lacks like the
- Song of Solomon 7:5 Lit. is on you
- Song of Solomon 7:5 Lit. the hair of your head
- Song of Solomon 7:6 Or my love with exquisite delights; Lit. Love with exquisite delights
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