Song of Solomon 2

¹ I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys.

¹ “^(a)I am the ^(b)(A)rose of ^(B)Sharon,The ^(C)lily of the valleys.”

¹ I am a rose^(a)(b) of Sharon,a lily^(c) of the valleys.^(A)

¹ I'm a flower from Sharon, a lily of the valleys.

¹ “I am the rose [of the plain] of Sharon,The lily of the valleys [that grows in deep places].”

³ 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.

³ “^(e)Like an ^(f)(E)apple tree among the trees of the forest,So is my beloved among the ^(g)young men.In his shade I took great delight and sat down,And his ^(F)fruit was sweet to my ^(h)taste.

³ W Like an apricot^(d) tree among the trees of the forest,so is my love among the young men.I delight to sit in his shade,and his fruit is sweet to my taste.

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.

³ (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.

⁵ Stay me with flagons, comfort me with apples: for I am sick of love.

⁵ “Sustain me with ^(I)raisin cakes,Refresh me with ^(j)(J)apples,Because ^(K)I am lovesick.

⁵ Sustain me with raisins;refresh me with apricots,^(g)for I am lovesick.^(D)

⁵ Sustain me with raisin cakes, refresh me with apples, for I'm weak with love.

⁵ “Sustain me with raisin cakes,Refresh me with apples,Because I am sick with love.

⁷ I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, and by the hinds of the field, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, till he please.

⁷ “^(k)I ^(O)adjure you, O ^(P)daughters of Jerusalem,By the ^(Q)gazelles or by the ^(R)hinds of the field,^(S)That you do not arouse or awaken my loveUntil ^(l)she pleases.”

⁷ Young women of Jerusalem, I charge youby the gazelles and the wild does of the field:do not stir up or awaken loveuntil the appropriate time.^(i)(F)

⁷ Swear to me, young women of Jerusalem, by the gazelles or by the does of the field, that you won't awaken or arouse love before its proper time!

⁷ (The Bridegroom)“I command that you take an oath, O daughters of Jerusalem,By the gazelles or by the does of the field [which run free],That you do not rouse nor awaken my loveUntil she pleases.”

⁹ My beloved is like a roe or a young hart: behold, he standeth behind our wall, he looketh forth at the windows, shewing himself through the lattice.

⁹ “My beloved is like a ^(U)gazelle or a ^(V)young ⁽ⁿ⁾stag.Behold, he is standing behind our wall,He is looking through the windows,He is peering ^(W)through the lattice.

⁹ My love is like a gazelleor a young stag.^(H)Look, he is standing behind our wall,gazing through the windows,peering through the lattice.

⁹ My beloved is like a gazelle or a young stag. Look, there he stands behind our wall, looking through the windows, gazing through the lattice.

⁹ “My beloved is like a gazelle or a young stag.Behold, he is standing behind our wall,He is looking through the windows,He is gazing through the lattice.

¹¹ For, lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone;

¹¹ ‘For behold, the winter is past,The rain is over and gone.

¹¹ For now the winter is past;the rain has ended and gone away.

¹¹ Look! Winter is past. The rain is over and gone.

¹¹ ‘For behold, the winter is past,The rain is over and gone.

¹³ The fig tree putteth forth her green figs, and the vines with the tender grape give a good smell. Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away.

¹³ ‘The ^(Z)fig tree has ripened its figs,And the ^(AA)vines in blossom have given forth their fragrance.Arise, my darling, my beautiful one,And come along!’”

¹³ The fig tree ripens its figs;^(K)the blossoming vines give off their fragrance.^(L)Arise, my darling.Come away, my beautiful one.

¹³ The fig tree has produced its fruit, the grapevines have blossomed and exude their fragrance. "Get up, my darling, my beautiful one, and come on.

¹³ ‘The fig tree has budded and ripens her figs,And the vines are in blossom and give forth their fragrance.Arise, my love, my fair one,And come away [to climb the rocky steps of the hillside].’”

¹⁵ Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines: for our vines have tender grapes.

¹⁵ “^(u)(AF)Catch the foxes for us,The ^(v)little foxes that are ruining the vineyards,While our ^(AG)vineyards are in blossom.”

¹⁵ (W) Catch the foxes for us^(Q)—the little foxes that ruin the vineyards—for our vineyards are in bloom.^(R)

¹⁵ Catch the foxes for us, the little foxes that destroy the vineyards, our vineyards that are in bloom."

¹⁵ (The Chorus)“Catch the foxes for us,The little foxes that spoil and ruin the vineyards [of love],While our vineyards are in blossom.”

¹⁷ Until the day break, and the shadows flee away, turn, my beloved, and be thou like a roe or a young hart upon the mountains of Bether.

¹⁷ “^(AJ)Until ^(x)the cool of the day when the shadows flee away,Turn, my beloved, and be like a ^(AK)gazelleOr a young stag ^(AL)on the mountains of ^(y)Bether.”

¹⁷ Before the day breaks^(l)and the shadows flee,turn to me, my love, and be like a gazelleor a young stag^(T) on the divided mountains.^(m)(U) >

¹⁷ Until the day breaks and the shadows flee, turn around, my beloved, and be like a gazelle or a young stag on the rugged mountains.

¹⁷ “Until the cool of the day when the shadows flee away,Return quickly, my beloved, and be like a gazelleOr a young stag on the mountains of Bether [which separate us].” Cross references: Song of Solomon 2:6 : Deut 33:27; Matt 28:20 Song of Solomon 2:8 : John 10:27 Song of Solomon 2:16 : Matt 10:32; Acts 4:12 end of crossrefs