Song of Solomon 2:1

AMP: “I am the rose [of the plain] of Sharon,The lily of the valleys [that grows in deep places].”

ASV: I am a rose of Sharon, A lily of the valleys.

BSB: I am a rose of Sharon,a lily of the valley.

DARBY: I am a narcissus of Sharon, A lily of the valleys.

DRA: I am the flower of the field, and the lily of the valleys.

KJV: I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys.

Song of Solomon 2:2

AMP: ¶“Like the lily among the thorns,So are you, my darling, among the maidens.”

ASV: As a lily among thorns, So is my love among the daughters.

BSB: Like a lily among the thornsis my darling among the maidens.

DARBY: As the lily among thorns, So is my love among the daughters.

DRA: As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters.

KJV: As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters.

Song of Solomon 2:3

AMP: ¶“Like an apple tree [rare and welcome] among the trees of the forest,So is my beloved among the young men!In his shade I took great delight and sat down,And his fruit was sweet and delicious to my palate.

ASV: As the apple-tree among the trees of the wood, So is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, And his fruit was sweet to my taste.

BSB: Like an apple tree among the trees of the forestis my beloved among the young men.I delight to sit in his shade,and his fruit is sweet to my taste.

DARBY: As the apple-tree among the trees of the wood, So is my beloved among the sons: In his shadow have I rapture and sit down; And his fruit is sweet to my taste.

DRA: As the apple tree among the trees of the woods, so is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow, whom I desired: and his fruit was sweet to my palate.

KJV: As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, and his fruit was sweet to my taste.

Song of Solomon 2:4

AMP: “He has brought me to his banqueting place,And his banner over me is love [waving overhead to protect and comfort me].

ASV: He brought me to the banqueting-house, And his banner over me was love.

BSB: He has brought me to the house of wine,and his banner over me is love.

DARBY: He hath brought me to the house of wine, And his banner over me is love.

DRA: He brought me into the cellar of wine, he set in order charity in me.

KJV: He brought me to the banqueting house, and his banner over me was love.

Song of Solomon 2:5

AMP: “Sustain me with raisin cakes,Refresh me with apples,Because I am sick with love.

ASV: Stay ye me with raisins, refresh me with apples; For I am sick from love.

BSB: Sustain me with raisins;refresh me with apples,for I am faint with love.

DARBY: Sustain ye me with raisin-cakes, Refresh me with apples; For I am sick of love.

DRA: Stay me up with flowers, compass me about with apples: because I languish with love.

KJV: Stay me with flagons, comfort me with apples: for I am sick of love.

Song of Solomon 2:6

AMP: “Let his left hand be under my headAnd his right hand embrace me.” [Deut 33:27; Matt 28:20]

ASV: His left hand [is] under my head, And his right hand doth embrace me.

BSB: His left hand is under my head,and his right arm embraces me.

DARBY: His left hand is under my head, And his right hand doth embrace me.

DRA: His left hand is under my head, and his right hand shall embrace me.

KJV: His left hand is under my head, and his right hand doth embrace me.

Song of Solomon 2:7

AMP: ¶“I command that you take an oath, O daughters of Jerusalem,By the gazelles or by the does of the field [which run free],That you do not rouse nor awaken my loveUntil she pleases.”

ASV: I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, By the roes, or by the hinds of the field, That ye stir not up, nor awake [my] love, Until he please.

BSB: O daughters of Jerusalem, I adjure youby the gazelles and does of the field:Do not arouse or awaken loveuntil the time is right.

DARBY: I charge you, daughters of Jerusalem, By the gazelles, or by the hinds of the field, That ye stir not up, nor awake [my] love, till he please.

DRA: I adjure you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, and the harts of the, fields, that you stir not up, nor make the beloved to awake, till she please.

KJV: I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, and by the hinds of the field, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, till he please.

Song of Solomon 2:8

AMP: ¶“Listen! My beloved!Behold, he comes,Climbing on the mountains,Leaping and running on the hills! [John 10:27]

ASV: The voice of my beloved! behold, he cometh, Leaping upon the mountains, Skipping upon the hills.

BSB: Listen! My beloved approaches.Look! Here he comes,leaping across the mountains,bounding over the hills.

DARBY: The voice of my beloved! Behold, he cometh Leaping upon the mountains, Skipping upon the hills.

DRA: The voice of my beloved, behold he cometh leaping upon the mountains, skipping over the hills.

KJV: The voice of my beloved! behold, he cometh leaping upon the mountains, skipping upon the hills.

Song of Solomon 2:9

AMP: “My beloved is like a gazelle or a young stag.Behold, he is standing behind our wall,He is looking through the windows,He is gazing through the lattice.

ASV: My beloved is like a roe or a young hart: Behold, he standeth behind our wall; He looketh in at the windows; He glanceth through the lattice.

BSB: My beloved is like a gazelle or a young stag.Look, he stands behind our wall,gazing through the windows,peering through the lattice.

DARBY: My beloved is like a gazelle or a young hart. Behold, he standeth behind our wall, He looketh in through the windows, Glancing through the lattice.

DRA: My beloved is like a roe, or a young hart. Behold he standeth behind our wall, looking through the windows, looking through the lattices.

KJV: My beloved is like a roe or a young hart: behold, he standeth behind our wall, he looketh forth at the windows, shewing himself through the lattice.

Song of Solomon 2:10

AMP: ¶“My beloved speaks and says to me,‘Arise, my love, my fair one,And come away.

ASV: My beloved spake, and said unto me, Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away.

BSB: My beloved calls to me,“Arise, my darling.Come away with me, my beautiful one.

DARBY: My beloved spake and said unto me, Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away.

DRA: Behold my beloved speaketh to me: Arise, make haste, my love, my dove, my beautiful one, and come.

KJV: My beloved spake, and said unto me, Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away.

Song of Solomon 2:11

AMP: ‘For behold, the winter is past,The rain is over and gone.

ASV: For, lo, the winter is past; The rain is over and gone;

BSB: For now the winter is past;the rain is over and gone.

DARBY: For behold, the winter is past, The rain is over, it is gone:

DRA: For winter is now past, the rain is over and gone.

KJV: For, lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone;

Song of Solomon 2:12

AMP: ‘The flowers appear on the earth once again;The time for singing has come,And the voice of the turtledove is heard in our land.

ASV: The flowers appear on the earth; The time of the singing [of birds] is come, And the voice of the turtle-dove is heard in our land;

BSB: The flowers have appeared in the countryside;the season of singing has come,and the cooing of turtledovesis heard in our land.

DARBY: The flowers appear on the earth; The time of singing is come, And the voice of the turtle-dove is heard in our land;

DRA: The flowers have appeared in our land, the time of pruning is come: the voice of the turtle is heard in our land:

KJV: The flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing of birds is come, and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land;

Song of Solomon 2:13

AMP: ‘The fig tree has budded and ripens her figs,And the vines are in blossom and give forth their fragrance.Arise, my love, my fair one,And come away [to climb the rocky steps of the hillside].’ ”

ASV: The fig-tree ripeneth her green figs, And the vines are in blossom; They give forth their fragrance. Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away.

BSB: The fig tree ripens its figs;the blossoming vines spread their fragrance.Arise, come away, my darling;come away with me, my beautiful one.”

DARBY: The fig-tree melloweth her winter figs, And the vines in bloom give forth [their] fragrance. Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away!

DRA: The fig tree hath put forth her green figs: the vines in flower yield their sweet smell. Arise, my love, my beautiful one, and come:

KJV: The fig tree putteth forth her green figs, and the vines with the tender grape give a good smell. Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away.

Song of Solomon 2:14

AMP: ¶“O my dove, [here] in the clefts in the rock,In the sheltered and secret place of the steep pathway,Let me see your face,Let me hear your voice;For your voice is sweet,And your face is lovely.”

ASV: O my dove, that art in the clefts of the rock, In the covert of the steep place, Let me see thy countenance, Let me hear thy voice; For sweet is thy voice, and thy countenance is comely.

BSB: O my dove in the clefts of the rock,in the crevices of the cliff,let me see your face,let me hear your voice;for your voice is sweet,and your countenance is lovely.

DARBY: My dove, in the clefts of the rock, In the covert of the precipice, Let me see thy countenance, let me hear thy voice; For sweet is thy voice, and thy countenance is comely.

DRA: My dove in the clefts of the rock, in the hollow places of the wall, shew me thy face, let thy voice sound in my ears: for thy voice is sweet, and thy face comely.

KJV: O my dove, that art in the clefts of the rock, in the secret places of the stairs, let me see thy countenance, let me hear thy voice; for sweet is thy voice, and thy countenance is comely.

Song of Solomon 2:15

AMP: ¶“Catch the foxes for us,The little foxes that spoil and ruin the vineyards [of love],While our vineyards are in blossom.”

ASV: Take us the foxes, the little foxes, That spoil the vineyards; For our vineyards are in blossom.

BSB: Catch for us the foxes—the little foxes that ruin the vineyards—for our vineyards are in bloom.

DARBY: Take us the foxes, The little foxes, that spoil the vineyards; For our vineyards are in bloom.

DRA: Catch us the little foxes that destroy the vines: for our vineyard hath flourished.

KJV: Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines: for our vines have tender grapes.

Song of Solomon 2:16

AMP: ¶“My beloved is mine and I am his;He pastures his flock among the lilies. [Matt 10:32; Acts 4:12]

ASV: My beloved is mine, and I am his: He feedeth [his flock] among the lilies.

BSB: My beloved is mine and I am his;he pastures his flock among the lilies.

DARBY: My beloved is mine, and I am his; He feedeth [his flock] among the lilies,

DRA: My beloved to me, and I to him who feedeth among the lilies,

KJV: My beloved is mine, and I am his: he feedeth among the lilies.

Song of Solomon 2:17

AMP: “Until the cool of the day when the shadows flee away,Return quickly, my beloved, and be like a gazelleOr a young stag on the mountains of Bether [which separate us].”

ASV: Until the day be cool, and the shadows flee away, Turn, my beloved, and be thou like a roe or a young hart Upon the mountains of Bether.

BSB: Before the day breaks and shadows flee,turn, my beloved,and be like a gazelleor a young stag on the mountains of Bether.

DARBY: Until the day dawn, and the shadows flee away. Turn, my beloved: be thou like a gazelle or a young hart, Upon the mountains of Bether.

DRA: Till the day break, and the shadows retire. Return: be like, my beloved, to a roe, or to a young hart upon the mountains of Bether.

KJV: 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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