Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
Like a lily among the thorns, so [is] my love among the maidens.
New American Standard Bible
So is
King James Version
As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters.
Holman Bible
so is my darling among the young women.
International Standard Version
Like a lily among thorns, so is my darling among the young women.
A Conservative Version
As a lily among thorns, So is my love among the daughters.
American Standard Version
As a lily among thorns, So is my love among the daughters.
Amplified
(The Bridegroom)
“Like the lily among the thorns,
So are you, my darling, among the maidens.”
Bible in Basic English
As the lily-flower among the thorns of the waste, so is my love among the daughters.
Darby Translation
As the lily among thorns, So is my love among the daughters.
Julia Smith Translation
As the lily between thorns, so is my friend between the daughters.
King James 2000
As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters.
Modern King James verseion
As the lily among thorns, so is My love among the daughters.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
As the lily among the thorns, so is my love among the daughters.
NET Bible
The Lover to His Beloved: Like a lily among the thorns, so is my darling among the maidens.
New Heart English Bible
As a lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters.
The Emphasized Bible
HEAs a lily among thorns, So, is my fair one, among the daughters!
Webster
As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters.
World English Bible
As a lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters. Beloved
Youngs Literal Translation
So is my friend among the daughters!
Interlinear
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Song of Solomon 2:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
Dialogue Between Maiden And Her Beloved
1 I [am] a rose of Sharon, a lily of the valleys. 2 Like a lily among the thorns, so [is] my love among the maidens. 3 As an apple tree among the trees of the forest, so [is] my beloved among the young men. In his shade {I sat down with delight}, and his fruit [was] sweet to my palate.
Phrases
Cross References
Isaiah 55:13
Instead of the thorn bush, [the] juniper shall go up; instead of the brier, [the] myrtle shall go up, and it shall serve as a memorial to Yahweh, for an everlasting sign [that] shall not be cut off."
Matthew 6:28-29
And why are you anxious about clothing? Observe the lilies of the field, how they grow: they do not toil or spin,
Matthew 10:16
"Behold, I am sending you out like sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.
Philippians 2:15-16
in order that you may become blameless and innocent, children of God without fault in the midst of a crooked and perverted generation, among whom you shine as stars in the world,
1 Peter 2:12
maintaining your good conduct among the Gentiles, so that in [the things] in which they slander you as evildoers, by seeing your good deeds they may glorify God on the day of visitation.