Parallel Verses

New Heart English Bible

Catch for us the foxes, the little foxes that spoil the vineyards; for our vineyards are in blossom.

New American Standard Bible

Catch the foxes for us,
The little foxes that are ruining the vineyards,
While our vineyards are in blossom.”

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

(W) Catch the foxes for us
the little foxes that ruin the vineyards—
for our vineyards are in bloom.

International Standard Version

Catch the foxes for us, the little foxes that destroy the vineyards, our vineyards that are in bloom."

A Conservative Version

Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vineyards. For our vineyards are in blossom.

American Standard Version

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

Amplified

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

Bible in Basic English

Take for us the foxes, the little foxes, which do damage to the vines; our vines have young grapes.

Darby Translation

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

Julia Smith Translation

Seize for us the foxes, the little foxes destroying the vineyards: and our vineyards are in blossom.

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

Catch for us the foxes, the little foxes destroying vineyards, for our vineyards [are in] blossom!

Modern King James verseion

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

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Get us the foxes, yea the little foxes that hurt the vines, for our vines bear blossoms.

NET Bible

The Beloved to Her Lover: Catch the foxes for us, the little foxes, that ruin the vineyards -- for our vineyard is in bloom.

The Emphasized Bible

BOTHTake ye for us, the foxes, the little foxes that are spoiling the vines, - and, our vines, are all blossom!

Webster

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

World English Bible

Catch for us the foxes, the little foxes that spoil the vineyards; for our vineyards are in blossom. Beloved

Youngs Literal Translation

Seize ye for us foxes, Little foxes -- destroyers of vineyards, Even our sweet-smelling vineyards.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
אחז 
'achaz 
Usage: 66

us the foxes
שׁעל שׁוּעל 
Shuw`al 
fox
Usage: 7

the little
קטן קטן 
Qatan 
Usage: 101

שׁעל שׁוּעל 
Shuw`al 
fox
Usage: 7

the vines
כּרם 
Kerem 
Usage: 93

כּרם 
Kerem 
Usage: 93

References

American

Easton

Fausets

Hastings

Smith

Watsons

Fox

Verse Info

Context Readings

Rendezvous In The Countryside

14 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. 15 Catch for us the foxes, the little foxes that spoil the vineyards; for our vineyards are in blossom. 16 My beloved is mine, and I am his. He browses among the lilies.


Cross References

Song of Songs 2:13

The fig tree ripens her green figs. The vines are in blossom. They give forth their fragrance. Arise, my love, my beautiful one, and come away."

Song of Songs 7:12

Let's go early up to the vineyards. Let's see whether the vine has budded, its blossom is open, and the pomegranates are in flower. There I will give you my love.

Luke 13:32

And he said to them, "Go and tell that fox, 'Look, I cast out demons and perform cures today and tomorrow, and the third day I complete my mission.

Psalm 80:13

The boar out of the wood ravages it. The wild animals of the field feed on it.

Ezekiel 13:4-16

Israel, your prophets have been like foxes in the waste places.

2 Peter 2:1-3

But false prophets also arose among the people, as false teachers will also be among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, denying even the Master who bought them, bringing on themselves swift destruction.

Revelation 2:2

"I know your works, and your toil and perseverance, and that you cannot tolerate evil men, and have tested those who call themselves apostles, and they are not, and found them false.

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