Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
Like an apple tree among the trees of the forest, so is my beloved among the young men. In his shade I take delight and sit down, and his fruit is sweet to my taste.
New American Standard Bible
So is my beloved among the
In his shade I took great delight and sat down,
And his
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
so is my love among the young men.
I delight to sit in his shade,
and his fruit is sweet to my taste.
A Conservative Version
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.
American Standard Version
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.
Amplified
(The Shulammite Bride)
“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.
Bible in Basic English
As the apple-tree among the trees of the wood, so is my loved one among the sons. I took my rest under his shade with great delight, and his fruit was sweet to my taste.
Darby Translation
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.
Julia Smith Translation
As the apple among the trees of the forest, so my beloved between the sons. In his shadow I delighted, and I sat down, and his fruit was sweet to my palate.
King James 2000
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.
Lexham Expanded Bible
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.
Modern King James verseion
As the apple 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.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons. In his shadow was my desire to sit, for his fruit was sweet to my mouth.
NET Bible
The Beloved about Her Lover: Like an apple tree among the trees of the forest, so is my beloved among the young men. I delight to sit in his shade, and his fruit is sweet to my taste.
New Heart English Bible
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, his fruit was sweet to my taste.
The Emphasized Bible
SHEAs an apple-tree among the trees of the forest, So, is my beloved, among the sons: In his shade, I greatly delighted and sat down, And, his fruit, was sweet to my taste.
Webster
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.
World English Bible
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, his fruit was sweet to my taste.
Youngs Literal Translation
As a citron among trees of the forest, So is my beloved among the sons, In his shade I delighted, and sat down, And his fruit is sweet to my palate.
Themes
Delighting in God » Saints' experience, in » Communion with God
Fruits » Illustrative » Of doctrines of Christ
God » Overshadowing providence shelters God's people » In time of trouble
God » Overshadowing of » In time of trouble
Overshadowing providence » Shelters God's people » In time of trouble
divine Overshadowing » Shelters God's people » In time of trouble
Preciousness of Christ » Illustrated
divine Providence » Overshadowing shelters God's people » In time of trouble
The Lord as a Shadow » Shelters God's people » In time of trouble
Interlinear
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Song of Solomon 2:3
Verse Info
Context Readings
Dialogue Between Maiden And Her Beloved
2 Like a lily among thorns, so is my darling among the young women. 3 Like an apple tree among the trees of the forest, so is my beloved among the young men. In his shade I take delight and sit down, and his fruit is sweet to my taste. 4 He has brought me to the banquet hall, and his banner over me is love.
Cross References
Song of Songs 8:5
Who is this coming up from the desert, leaning on her beloved? Under theapple tree I awakened you. There your mother had gone into labor with you; there she went into labor and gave birth to you.
Isaiah 25:4
For you have been a stronghold for the poor, a stronghold for the needy in distress, a shelter from the storm and a shade from the heat for the blistering attack from the ruthless is like a rainstorm beating against a wall,
Isaiah 32:2
Each one will be like a shelter from the wind and a hiding place from storms, like streams of water in the desert, in the shadow of a great rock in an exhausted land.
Genesis 3:22-24
Later, the LORD God said, "Look! The man has become like one of us in knowing good and evil. Now, so he won't reach out, also take from the tree of life, eat, and then live forever "
Judges 9:15
Then the bramble bush replied to the trees, "If you really are consecrating me to rule you, come and put your confidence in my shade; but if not, may fire spring out from the bramble bush and burn up the cedars of Lebanon"'
Judges 9:19-20
So if you've acted in good faith and integrity toward Jerubbaal and his household today, then you're welcome to Abimelech, and he's welcome to you"
Psalm 45:2
You are the most handsome of Adam's descendants; grace has anointed your lips; therefore God has blessed you forever.
Psalm 57:1
Have mercy on me, God, have mercy, for in you I have placed my trust. Even in the shadow of your wings will I find my refuge until this calamity passes.
Psalm 89:6
For who in the skies compares to the LORD? Who is like the LORD among the divine beings?
Psalm 91:1
The one who lives in the shelter of the Most High, who rests in the shadow of the Almighty,
Song of Songs 2:5
Sustain me with raisin cakes, refresh me with apples, for I'm weak with love.
Song of Songs 4:16
Awake, north wind, and come, south wind. Make my garden breathe out, let its fragrance flow. Let my beloved come into his garden, and let him eat its choicest fruits.
Song of Songs 5:9-10
What is so special about your beloved, most beautiful of women? What is so special about your beloved, that you charge us like this?
Song of Songs 5:16
His mouth is sweetness, and all of him is desirable. This is my beloved, this is my friend, young women of Jerusalem!
Isaiah 4:2
"At that time, the LORD's branch will be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the land will be the pride and glory of the survivors of Israel and Judah.
Isaiah 4:6
and also to serve as a refuge and shelter from storms and rain."
Ezekiel 17:23-24
I'll transplant it on Israel's land, and it will grow branches, bear fruit, and become a majestic cedar. All sorts of birds will rest under it, and they'll settle down in the shade of its branches.
Ezekiel 47:12
Lining each side of the river banks, all sorts of species of fruit trees will be growing. Their leaves will never wither and their fruit will never fail. They will bear fruit every month, because the water that nourishes them will be flowing from the sanctuary. Their fruit will be for food and their leaves will contain substances that promote healing."
John 1:14-18
The Word became flesh and lived among us. We gazed on his glory, the kind of glory that belongs to the Father's unique Son, who is full of grace and truth.
John 3:29-31
It is the bridegroom who gets the bride, yet the bridegroom's friend, who merely stands by and listens for him, is overjoyed to hear the bridegroom's voice. That's why this joy of mine is now complete.
John 15:1-8
"I am the true vine, and my Father is the vintner.
Hebrews 1:1-6
God, having spoken in former times in fragmentary and varied fashion to our forefathers by the prophets,
Hebrews 3:1-6
Therefore, holy brothers, partners in a heavenly calling, keep your focus on Jesus, the apostle and high priest of our confession.
Hebrews 7:23-26
There have been many priests, since each one of them had to stop serving in office when he died.
Hebrews 12:2
fixing our attention on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of the faith, who, in view of the joy set before him, endured the cross, disregarding its shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
1 John 1:3-4
What we have seen and heard we declare to you so that you, too, can have fellowship with us. Now this fellowship of ours is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus, the Messiah.
Revelation 22:1-2
Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, as clear as crystal. It was flowing from the throne of God and the lamb.