Parallel Verses
Modern King James verseion
O My dove, in the clefts of the rock, in the secret places of the stairs, let Me see your face, let Me hear your voice; for your voice is sweet, and your face is beautiful.
New American Standard Bible
In the secret place of the steep
Let me see your
For your voice is sweet,
And your
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
in the crevices of the cliff,
let me see your face,
let me hear your voice;
for your voice is sweet,
and your face is lovely.
International Standard Version
My dove, in the hidden places of the rocks, in the secret places of the cliffs, show me your form, and let me hear your voice. For your voice is pleasant, and your shape is lovely.
A Conservative Version
O my dove, who are 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.
American Standard Version
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.
Amplified
(The Bridegroom)
“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.”
Bible in Basic English
O my dove, you are in the holes of the mountain sides, in the cracks of the high hills; let me see your face, let your voice come to my ears; for sweet is your voice, and your face is fair.
Darby Translation
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.
Julia Smith Translation
My dove in the refuges of the rock, in the biding of the steep mountain: cause me to see thy form, cause me to hear thy voice; for thy voice is sweet and thy form becoming.
King James 2000
O my dove, in the clefts of the rock, in the secret places of the cliff, let me see your face, let me hear your voice; for sweet is your voice, and your countenance is lovely.
Lexham Expanded Bible
My dove, in the clefts of the rock, {in the secluded place} {in the mountain}, Let me see your face, let me hear your voice; for your voice [is] sweet and your face [is] lovely.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Up, haste my love, my dove, in the holes of the rock and secret places of the walls. Show me thy face and let me hear thy voice: for thy voice is sweet and thy fashion beautiful.
NET Bible
The Lover to His Beloved: O my dove, in the clefts of the rock, in the hiding places of the mountain crags, let me see your face, let me hear your voice; for your voice is sweet, and your face is lovely.
New Heart English Bible
My dove in the clefts of the rock, In the hiding places of the mountainside, Let me see your face. Let me hear your voice; for your voice is sweet, and your face is lovely.
The Emphasized Bible
HEO my dove! In the retreats of the crag, in the hiding-place of the terrace, Let me see thy form, Let me hear thy voice, - For, thy voice, is sweet, and, thy form, comely.
Webster
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.
World English Bible
My dove in the clefts of the rock, In the hiding places of the mountainside, Let me see your face. Let me hear your voice; for your voice is sweet, and your face is lovely.
Youngs Literal Translation
My dove, in clefts of the rock, In a secret place of the ascent, Cause me to see thine appearance, Cause me to hear thy voice, For thy voice is sweet, and thy appearance comely.
Themes
Doves » Illustrative » Of the church
Doves » Characterized by » Comeliness of countenance
Doves » Characterized by » Sweetness of voice
Glory of the The church » Consist in its » Graces of character
Interlinear
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Song of Solomon 2:14
Verse Info
Context Readings
Rendezvous In The Countryside
13 the fig tree puts forth her green figs, and the vines with the tender grape give a good smell. Arise, My love, My beautiful one, and come away. 14 O My dove, in the clefts of the rock, in the secret places of the stairs, let Me see your face, let Me hear your voice; for your voice is sweet, and your face is beautiful. 15 Take us the foxes, the little foxes that spoil the vines; for our vines have tender grapes.
Phrases
Cross References
Song of Songs 1:5
I am black, but comely, O daughters of Jerusalem, like the tents of Kedar, like the curtains of Solomon.
Song of Songs 8:13
You who dwell in the gardens, the companions listen to your voice; cause me to hear.
Exodus 3:6
And He said, I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look upon God.
Exodus 33:22-23
And it will be, while My glory passes by, I will put you in a cleft of the rock, and will cover you with My hand while I pass by.
Ezra 9:5-6
And at the evening sacrifice I rose up from my affliction. And tearing my garment and my mantle, I fell on my knees and spread out my hands to Jehovah my God.
Song of Songs 5:2
I sleep, but my heart is awake. It is the sound of my Beloved that knocks, saying, Open to Me, My sister, My love, My dove, My undefiled; for My head is filled with dew, My locks with the drops of the night.
Jeremiah 49:16
Your dreadfulness has deceived you, and the pride of your heart, O you who dwell in the clefts of the rock, who hold the height of the hill. Though you should make your nest as high as the eagle, I will bring you down from there, says Jehovah.
Obadiah 1:3
The pride of your heart has deceived you, dwelling in the clefts of the rock, his dwelling is lofty; saying in his heart, Who shall bring me down to the ground?
Exodus 4:11-13
And Jehovah said to him, Who has made man's mouth? Or who makes the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind? Have not I, Jehovah?
Job 9:16
If I had called and He had answered me, yet would I not believe that He had listened to my voice;
Psalm 22:3
But You are holy, enthroned on the praises of Israel.
Psalm 45:11
And cause the King greatly to desire your beauty, for He is your Lord, and you shall worship Him.
Psalm 50:14-15
Offer to God thanksgiving; and pay your vows to the Most High;
Psalm 50:23
Whoever offers praise glorifies Me; and he who sets a way, I will show him the salvation of God.
Psalm 68:13
When you lie among the sheepfolds, the wings of a dove are covered with silver, and its pinions with the shimmer of gold.
Psalm 74:19
Do not deliver the soul of Your turtle dove to the multitude; forget not the congregation of Your poor forever.
Psalm 110:3
Your people shall be willing in the day of Your power, in holy adornment from the womb of the morning: You have the dew of Your youth.
Proverbs 15:8
The sacrifice of the wicked is a hateful thing to Jehovah, but the prayer of the upright is His delight.
Song of Songs 1:8
If you know not, most beautiful among women, go in the footsteps of the flock; and feed your kids beside the shepherds' tents.
Song of Songs 1:15
Behold, you are beautiful, my love; behold, you are beautiful; you have doves' eyes.
Song of Songs 6:9-10
But My dove, My undefiled is one alone. She is the only one of her mother. She is the choice of her who bore her. The daughters saw her and blessed her; the queens and the concubines saw her, and they praised her.
Isaiah 2:21
to go into the clefts of the rocks, and into the tops of the ragged rocks, for fear of Jehovah and for the glory of His majesty, when He arises to shake the earth terribly.
Isaiah 6:5
Then I said, Woe is me! For I am undone; for I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, Jehovah of Hosts.
Isaiah 51:3
For Jehovah shall comfort Zion; He will comfort all her waste places; and He will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of Jehovah. Joy and gladness shall be found in it, thanksgiving and the voice of melody.
Isaiah 60:8
Who are these who fly like a cloud, and as the doves to their windows?
Jeremiah 48:28
O you who dwell in Moab, leave the cities and live in the rock, and be like the dove making her nest in the sides of the mouth of the pit.
Ezekiel 7:16
But if their fugitives shall escape, then they shall be like doves of the valleys on the mountains, all of them mourning, each one for his iniquity.
Daniel 9:7
O Lord, righteousness belongs to You, but to us the shame of our faces, as it is today to the men of Judah and to the people of Jerusalem, and to all Israel who are near and who are afar off, through all the countries where You have driven them because of their sin which they have sinned against You.
Matthew 3:16
And Jesus, when He had been baptized, went up immediately out of the water. And lo, the heavens were opened to Him, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and lighting upon Him.
Matthew 10:16
Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be as wise as serpents and as harmless as doves.
Luke 8:47-48
And seeing that she was not hidden, the woman came trembling. And falling down before Him, she declared to Him before all the people why she had touched Him, and how she was instantly healed.
Ephesians 5:27
that He might present it to Himself as the glorious church, without spot or wrinkle or any such things, but that it should be holy and without blemish.
Colossians 1:22
in the body of His flesh through death, to present you holy and without blemish, and without charge in His sight,
Hebrews 4:16
Therefore let us come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
Hebrews 10:22
let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience and our bodies having been washed with pure water.
1 Peter 3:4
but let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, the meek and quiet spirit, which is of great price in the sight of God.
Jude 1:24
Now to Him being able to keep you without stumbling, and to set you before His glory without blemish, with unspeakable joy;
Revelation 4:8-10
And each one of the four living creatures had six wings about him, and within being full of eyes. And they had no rest day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God, the Almighty, who was and is and is to come.
Revelation 5:8
And when He had taken the book, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each one having harps and golden vials full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.
Revelation 7:9-10
After these things I looked, and lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, out of all nations and kindreds and people and tongues, stood before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, with palms in their hands.