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Song of Solomon 4:2-4
Common English Bible
Song of Solomon 4:2-4
Common English Bible
2 Your teeth are like newly shorn ewes
as they come up from the washing pool—
all of them perfectly matched,
not one of them lacks its twin.
3 Like a crimson ribbon are your lips;
when you smile, it is lovely.
Like a slice of pomegranate is the curve of your face
behind the veil of your hair.
4 Like David’s tower is your neck,
splendidly built!
A thousand shields are hung upon it—
all the weapons of the warriors.
Song of Songs 4:2-4
New International Version
Song of Songs 4:2-4
New International Version
2 Your teeth are like a flock of sheep just shorn,
coming up from the washing.
Each has its twin;
not one of them is alone.(A)
3 Your lips are like a scarlet ribbon;
your mouth(B) is lovely.(C)
Your temples behind your veil
are like the halves of a pomegranate.(D)
4 Your neck is like the tower(E) of David,
built with courses of stone[a];
on it hang a thousand shields,(F)
all of them shields of warriors.
Footnotes
- Song of Songs 4:4 The meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain.
Song of Solomon 4:2-4
King James Version
Song of Solomon 4:2-4
King James Version
2 Thy teeth are like a flock of sheep that are even shorn, which came up from the washing; whereof every one bear twins, and none is barren among them.
3 Thy lips are like a thread of scarlet, and thy speech is comely: thy temples are like a piece of a pomegranate within thy locks.
4 Thy neck is like the tower of David builded for an armoury, whereon there hang a thousand bucklers, all shields of mighty men.
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Song of Solomon 4:2-4
English Standard Version
Song of Solomon 4:2-4
English Standard Version
2 Your (A)teeth are like a flock of shorn ewes
that have come up from the washing,
all of which bear twins,
and not one among them has lost its young.
3 Your lips are like (B)a scarlet thread,
and your mouth is (C)lovely.
Your (D)cheeks are like halves of a pomegranate
(E)behind your veil.
4 Your (F)neck is like the tower of David,
built in (G)rows of stone;[a]
on it (H)hang a thousand shields,
all of (I)them shields of warriors.
Footnotes
- Song of Solomon 4:4 The meaning of the Hebrew word is uncertain
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