Song of Solomon 4:1

AMP: “How fair and beautiful you are, my darling,How very beautiful!Your eyes behind your veil are like those of a dove;Your hair is like [the shimmering black fleece of] a flock of [Arabian] goatsThat have descended from Mount Gilead [beyond the Jordan].

ASV: Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; Thine eyes are [as] doves behind thy veil. Thy hair is as a flock of goats, That lie along the side of mount Gilead.

BSB: How beautiful you are, my darling—how very beautiful!Your eyes are like dovesbehind your veil.Your hair is like a flock of goatsstreaming down Mount Gilead.

DARBY: Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; Thine eyes are doves behind thy veil; Thy hair is as a flock of goats, On the slopes of mount Gilead.

DRA: How beautiful art thou, my love, how beautiful art thou! thy eyes are doves' eyes, besides what is hid within. Thy hair is as flocks of goats, which Come up from mount Galaad.

KJV: Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves’ eyes within thy locks: thy hair is as a flock of goats, that appear from mount Gilead.

Song of Solomon 4:2

AMP: “Your teeth are like a flock of newly shorn ewesWhich have come up from washing,All of which bear twins,And not one among them has lost her young.

ASV: Thy teeth are like a flock [of ewes] that are [newly] shorn, Which are come up from the washing, Whereof every one hath twins, And none is bereaved among them.

BSB: Your teeth are like a flock of newly shorn sheepcoming up from the washing;each has its twin,and not one of them is lost.

DARBY: Thy teeth are like a flock of shorn sheep, Which go up from the washing; Which have all borne twins, And none is barren among them.

DRA: Thy teeth as flocks of sheep, that are shorn which come up from the washing, all with twins, and there is none barren among them.

KJV: 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.

Song of Solomon 4:3

AMP: “Your lips are like a ribbon of scarlet,And your mouth is lovely.Your temples are like a slice of the pomegranateBehind your veil.

ASV: Thy lips are like a thread of scarlet, And thy mouth is comely. Thy temples are like a piece of a pomegranate Behind thy veil.

BSB: Your lips are like a scarlet ribbon,and your mouth is lovely.Your brow behind your veilis like a slice of pomegranate.

DARBY: Thy lips are like a thread of scarlet, And thy speech is comely; As a piece of a pomegranate are thy temples Behind thy veil.

DRA: Thy lips are as a scarlet lace: and thy speech sweet. Thy cheeks are as a piece of a pomegranate, besides that which lieth hid within.

KJV: 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.

Song of Solomon 4:4

AMP: “Your neck is like the tower of David,Built with rows of [glistening] stones,Whereon hang a thousand shields,All of them shields of warriors.

ASV: Thy neck is like the tower of David builded for an armory, Whereon there hang a thousand bucklers, All the shields of the mighty men.

BSB: Your neck is like the tower of David,built with rows of stones;on it hang a thousand shields,all of them shields of warriors.

DARBY: Thy neck is like the tower of David, Built for an armoury: A thousand bucklers hang thereon, All shields of mighty men.

DRA: Thy neck, is as the tower of David, which is built with bulwarks: a thousand bucklers hang upon it, all the armour of valiant men.

KJV: Thy neck is like the tower of David builded for an armoury, whereon there hang a thousand bucklers, all shields of mighty men.

Song of Solomon 4:5

AMP: “Your two breasts are like two fawns,Twins of a gazelleWhich feed among the lilies.

ASV: Thy two breasts are like two fawns That are twins of a roe, Which feed among the lilies.

BSB: Your breasts are like two fawns,twins of a gazelle grazing among the lilies.

DARBY: Thy two breasts are like two fawns, twins of a gazelle, Which feed among the lilies.

DRA: Thy two breasts like two young roes that are twins, which feed among the lilies.

KJV: Thy two breasts are like two young roes that are twins, which feed among the lilies.

Song of Solomon 4:6

AMP: “Until the day breaksAnd the shadows flee away,[In my thoughts] I will go my way to the mountain of myrrhAnd to the hill of frankincense.

ASV: Until the day be cool, and the shadows flee away, I will get me to the mountain of myrrh, And to the hill of frankincense.

BSB: Before the day breaks and the shadows flee,I will make my wayto the mountain of myrrhand to the hill of frankincense.

DARBY: Until the day dawn, and the shadows flee away, I will get me to the mountain of myrrh, And to the hill of frankincense.

DRA: Till the day break, and the shadows retire, I will go to the mountain of myrrh, and to the hill of frankincense.

KJV: Until the day break, and the shadows flee away, I will get me to the mountain of myrrh, and to the hill of frankincense.

Song of Solomon 4:7

AMP: ¶“O my love, you are altogether beautiful and fair.There is no flaw nor blemish in you! [John 14:18; Eph 5:27]

ASV: Thou art all fair, my love; And there is no spot in thee.

BSB: You are altogether beautiful, my darling;in you there is no flaw.

DARBY: Thou art all fair, my love; And there is no spot in thee.

DRA: Thou art all fair, O my love, and there is not a spot in thee.

KJV: Thou art all fair, my love; there is no spot in thee.

Song of Solomon 4:8

AMP: “Come away with me from Lebanon, my [promised] bride,May you come with me from Lebanon.Journey down from the top of Amana,From the summit of Senir and Hermon,From the dens of lions,From the mountains of leopards. [2 Cor 11:2, 3]

ASV: Come with me from Lebanon, [my] bride, With me from Lebanon: Look from the top of Amana, From the top of Senir and Hermon, From the lions` dens, From the mountains of the leopards.

BSB: Come with me from Lebanon, my bride,come with me from Lebanon!Descend from the peak of Amana,from the summits of Senir and Hermon,from the dens of the lions,from the mountains of the leopards.

DARBY: [Come] with me, from Lebanon, [my] spouse, With me from Lebanon, Come, look from the top of Amanah, From the top of Senir and Hermon, From the lions' dens, From the mountains of the leopards.

DRA: Come from Libanus, my spouse, come from Libanus, come: thou shalt be crowned from the top of Amana, from the top of Sanir and Hermon, from the dens of the lions, from the mountains of the leopards.

KJV: Come with me from Lebanon, my spouse, with me from Lebanon: look from the top of Amana, from the top of Shenir and Hermon, from the lions’ dens, from the mountains of the leopards.

Song of Solomon 4:9

AMP: “You have ravished my heart and given me courage, my sister, my [promised] bride;You have ravished my heart and given me courage with a single glance of your eyes,With one jewel of your necklace.

ASV: Thou hast ravished my heart, my sister, [my] bride; Thou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes, With one chain of thy neck.

BSB: You have captured my heart,my sister, my bride;you have stolen my heart with one glance of your eyes,with one jewel of your neck.

DARBY: Thou hast ravished my heart, my sister, [my] spouse; Thou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes, With one chain of thy neck.

DRA: Thou hast wounded my heart, my sister, my spouse, thou hast wounded my heart with one of thy eyes, and with one hair of thy neck.

KJV: Thou hast ravished my heart, my sister, my spouse; thou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes, with one chain of thy neck.

Song of Solomon 4:10

AMP: “How beautiful is your love, my sister, my [promised] bride!How much better is your love than wine,And the fragrance of your oilsThan all kinds of balsam and spices. [John 15:9; Rom 8:35]

ASV: How fair is thy love, my sister, [my] bride! How much better is thy love than wine! And the fragrance of thine oils than all manner of spices!

BSB: How delightful is your love,my sister, my bride!Your love is much better than wine,and the fragrance of your perfume than all spices.

DARBY: How fair is thy love, my sister, [my] spouse! How much better is thy love than wine! And the fragrance of thine ointments than all spices!

DRA: How beautiful are thy breasts, my sister, my spouse! thy breasts are more beautiful than wine, and the sweet smell of thy ointments above all aromatical spices.

KJV: How fair is thy love, my sister, my spouse! how much better is thy love than wine! and the smell of thine ointments than all spices!

Song of Solomon 4:11

AMP: “Your lips, my [promised] bride, drip honey [as the honeycomb];Honey and milk are under your tongue,And the fragrance of your garments is like the fragrance of Lebanon.

ASV: Thy lips, O [my] bride, drop [as] the honeycomb: Honey and milk are under thy tongue; And the smell of thy garments is like the smell of Lebanon.

BSB: Your lips, my bride,drip sweetness like the honeycomb;honey and milk are under your tongue,and the fragrance of your garmentsis like the aroma of Lebanon.

DARBY: Thy lips, [my] spouse, drop [as] the honeycomb; Honey and milk are under thy tongue; And the smell of thy garments is like the smell of Lebanon.

DRA: Thy lips, my spouse, are as a dropping honeycomb, honey and milk are under thy tongue; and the smell of thy garments, as the smell of frankincense.

KJV: Thy lips, O my spouse, drop as the honeycomb: honey and milk are under thy tongue; and the smell of thy garments is like the smell of Lebanon.

Song of Solomon 4:12

AMP: “A garden enclosed is my sister, my [promised] bride—A rock garden locked, a spring sealed up.

ASV: A garden shut up is my sister, [my] bride; A spring shut up, a fountain sealed.

BSB: My sister, my bride, you are a garden locked up,a spring enclosed, a fountain sealed.

DARBY: A garden enclosed is my sister, [my] spouse; A spring shut up, a fountain sealed.

DRA: My sister, my spouse, is a garden enclosed, a garden enclosed, a fountain sealed up.

KJV: A garden inclosed is my sister, my spouse; a spring shut up, a fountain sealed.

Song of Solomon 4:13

AMP: “Your shoots are an orchard of pomegranates,[A paradise] with precious fruits, henna with fragrant plants, [John 15:5; Eph 5:9]

ASV: Thy shoots are an orchard of pomegranates, with precious fruits; Henna with spikenard plants,

BSB: Your branches are an orchard of pomegranateswith the choicest of fruits, with henna and nard,

DARBY: Thy shoots are a paradise of pomegranates, with precious fruits; Henna with spikenard plants;

DRA: Thy plants are a paradise of pomegranates with the fruits of the orchard. Cypress with spikenard.

KJV: Thy plants are an orchard of pomegranates, with pleasant fruits; camphire, with spikenard,

Song of Solomon 4:14

AMP: Fragrant plants and saffron, calamus and cinnamon,With all trees of frankincense,Myrrh and aloes, along with all the finest spices.

ASV: Spikenard and saffron, Calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense; Myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices.

BSB: with nard and saffron, with calamus and cinnamon,with every kind of frankincense tree,with myrrh and aloes,with all the finest spices.

DARBY: Spikenard and saffron; Calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense; Myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices:

DRA: Spikenard and saffron, sweet cane and cinnamon, with all the trees of Libanus, myrrh and aloes with all the chief perfumes.

KJV: Spikenard and saffron; calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense; myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices:

Song of Solomon 4:15

AMP: “You are a fountain in a garden,A well of fresh and living water,And streams flowing from Lebanon.” [John 4:10; 7:37, 38]

ASV: [Thou art] a fountain of gardens, A well of living waters, And flowing streams from Lebanon.

BSB: You are a garden spring,a well of fresh waterflowing down from Lebanon.

DARBY: A fountain in the gardens, A well of living waters, Which stream from Lebanon.

DRA: The fountain of gardens: the well of living waters, which run with a strong stream from Libanus.

KJV: A fountain of gardens, a well of living waters, and streams from Lebanon.

Song of Solomon 4:16

AMP: ¶“Awake, O north wind,And come, south wind [blow softly upon my garden];Make my garden breathe out fragrance, [for the one in whom my soul delights],Let its spices flow forth.Let my beloved come into his gardenAnd eat its choicest fruits.”

ASV: Awake, O north wind; and come, thou south; Blow upon my garden, that the spices thereof may flow out. Let my beloved come into his garden, And eat his precious fruits.

BSB: Awake, O north wind,and come, O south wind.Breathe on my gardenand spread the fragrance of its spices.Let my beloved come into his gardenand taste its choicest fruits.

DARBY: Awake, north wind, and come, [thou] south; Blow upon my garden, [that] the spices thereof may flow forth. Let my beloved come into his garden, And eat its precious fruits.

DRA: Arise, O north wind, and come, O south wind, blow through my garden, and let the aromatical spices thereof flow.

KJV: Awake, O north wind; and come, thou south; blow upon my garden, that the spices thereof may flow out. Let my beloved come into his garden, and eat his pleasant fruits.

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