Parallel Verses

Julia Smith Translation

Thy neck as a tower of ivory; thine eyes pools in Heshbon, by the gate of the daughter of many: thy nose as the tower of Lebanon viewing the face of Damascus.

New American Standard Bible

“Your neck is like a tower of ivory,
Your eyes like the pools in Heshbon
By the gate of Bath-rabbim;
Your nose is like the tower of Lebanon,
Which faces toward Damascus.

King James Version

Thy neck is as a tower of ivory; thine eyes like the fishpools in Heshbon, by the gate of Bathrabbim: thy nose is as the tower of Lebanon which looketh toward Damascus.

Holman Bible

Your neck is like a tower of ivory,
your eyes like pools in Heshbon
by the gate of Bath-rabbim.
Your nose is like the tower of Lebanon
looking toward Damascus.

International Standard Version

Your neck is like a tower of ivory. Your eyes are like the pools in Heshbon, beside the gate of Beth-rabbim. Your nose is like the tower of Lebanon, which faces Damascus.

A Conservative Version

Thy neck is like the tower of ivory. Thine eyes, the pools in Heshbon, by the gate of Bath-rabbim. Thy nose is like the tower of Lebanon which looks toward Damascus.

American Standard Version

Thy neck is like the tower of ivory; Thine eyes as the pools in Heshbon, By the gate of Bath-rabbim; Thy nose is like the tower of Lebanon Which looketh toward Damascus.

Amplified


“Your neck is like a tower of ivory,
Your eyes the [sparkling] pools of Heshbon
By the gate of Bath-rabbim.
Your nose is like the tower of Lebanon
Which looks toward Damascus.

Bible in Basic English

Your neck is as a tower of ivory; your eyes like the waters in Heshbon, by the doorway of Bath-rabbim; your nose is as the tower on Lebanon looking over Damascus:

Darby Translation

Thy neck is as a tower of ivory; Thine eyes, like the pools in Heshbon, By the gate of Bath-rabbim; Thy nose like the tower of Lebanon, Which looketh toward Damascus;

King James 2000

Your neck is as a tower of ivory; your eyes like the pools of Heshbon, by the gate of Bathrabbim: your nose is as the tower of Lebanon which looks toward Damascus.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Your neck [is] like a tower of ivory; your eyes [are] pools in Heshbon at the gate of Beth Rabbim. Your nose [is] like the tower of Lebanon {looking out over Damascus}.

Modern King James verseion

Your neck is like a tower of ivory; your eyes like the fish-pools in Heshbon, by the gate of Beth-rabbim; your nose is like the tower of Lebanon which looks toward Damascus.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Thy neck is as it were a tower of ivory; thine eyes are like the water pools in Heshbon, by the port of Bathrabbim. Thy nose is like the tower of Lebanon, which looketh toward Damascus.

NET Bible

Your neck is like a tower made of ivory. Your eyes are the pools in Heshbon by the gate of Bath-Rabbim. Your nose is like the tower of Lebanon overlooking Damascus.

New Heart English Bible

Your neck is like an ivory tower. Your eyes are like the pools in Heshbon by the gate of Bathrabbim. Your nose is like the tower of Lebanon which looks toward Damascus.

The Emphasized Bible

Thy neck, is like a tower of ivory, - Thine eyes, are pools in Heshbon, by the gate of Bath-rabbim, Thy nose, is like the tower of Lebanon, which looketh towards Damascus:

Webster

Thy neck is as a tower of ivory; thy eyes like the fish-pools in Heshbon, by the gate of Bath-rabbim: thy nose is as the tower of Lebanon which looketh towards Damascus.

World English Bible

Your neck is like an ivory tower. Your eyes are like the pools in Heshbon by the gate of Bathrabbim. Your nose is like the tower of Lebanon which looks toward Damascus.

Youngs Literal Translation

Thy neck as a tower of the ivory, Thine eyes pools in Heshbon, near the gate of Bath-Rabbim, Thy face as a tower of Lebanon looking to Damascus,

Topics

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
צוּארה צוּרן צוּר צוּאר 
Tsavva'r 
Usage: 43

is as a tower
מגדּלה מגדּל 
Migdal 
Usage: 50

of ivory
שׁן 
Shen 
Usage: 55

בּרכה 
B@rekah 
Usage: 17

in Heshbon
חשׁבּון 
Cheshbown 
Usage: 38

by the gate
שׁער 
Sha`ar 
Usage: 374

of Bathrabbim
בּת רבּים 
Bath Rabbiym 
Usage: 1

is as the tower
מגדּלה מגדּל 
Migdal 
Usage: 50

of Lebanon
לבנון 
L@banown 
Usage: 71

צפה 
Tsaphah 
Usage: 36

פּנים 
Paniym 
Usage: 2119

Context Readings

Solomon's Praise Of His Dancing Maiden

3 Thy two breasts as two fawns, twins of the roe-deer. 4 Thy neck as a tower of ivory; thine eyes pools in Heshbon, by the gate of the daughter of many: thy nose as the tower of Lebanon viewing the face of Damascus. 5 Thy head upon thee as Carmel, and the locks of thy head as purple; the King being bound in curls.

Cross References

Song of Songs 4:4

As the tower of David thy neck, built for the weapons; a thousand shields hung upon it, all shields of the powerful.

Psalm 144:12

That our sons as plants growing great in their youth, our daughters as corners variegated, the likeness of a temple:

Genesis 15:2

And Abram will say, My Lord Jehovah, what wilt thou give to me, and I going childless, and the son of Masek in my house, he Eliezer of Damascus?

Numbers 21:25-26

And Israel will take all these cities: and Israel will dwell in all the cities of the Amorites, in Heshbon, and in all her daughters.

2 Samuel 8:6

And David will put garrisons in Aram of Damascus: and Aram will be to David for servants, lifting up gifts. And Jehovah saved David in all which he went

1 Kings 7:2

And he will build the house of the forest of Lebanon; a hundred cubits its length, and fifty cubits its breadth, and and thirty cubits its height, upon four rows of pillars of cedars, and cuttings of cedars upon the pillars.

1 Kings 9:19

And all the cities of stores which were to Solomon, and the cities of chariots, and the cities of horsemen, and the pleasure of Solomon which he pleased to build in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon; and in all the land of his ruling.

1 Kings 10:18

And the king will make a great ivory throne, and overlaid it with pure gold.

1 Kings 10:22

for a ship of Tharshish to the king in the sea with the ship of Hiram: one for three years will come, a ship of Tharshish lifting up gold and silver and ivory and apes and peacocks.

1 Kings 22:39

And the rest of the words of Ahab, and all that he did, and the ivory house, which he built, and all the cities which he built, are they not written upon the book of the words of the days to the kings of Israel?

2 Chronicles 8:6

And Baalath and all the cities of the stores which were to Solomon, and all the cities of the chariots, and the cities of the horsemen, and all the desire of Solomon which he delighted to build in Jerusalem and Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion.

Psalm 45:8

Myrrh and aloes, cassia, all thy garments, from the temples of ivory, by which they gladdened thee.

Song of Songs 1:10

Thy cheeks were beautiful with with rows, thy neck with strings of pearls.

Song of Songs 4:1

Behold thee beautiful, my friend, behold thee beautiful; thine eyes doves' from behind to thy veil: thy hair as a herd of goats which lay down from mount Gilead.

Song of Songs 4:8-9

Thou shalt come with me from Lebanon, O bride, with me from Lebanon: thou shalt go round about from the head of faith, from the head of Shenir and Hermon, from the dwellings of lions, from the mountains of panthers.

Song of Songs 5:14-15

His hands rings of gold completed in Tarshish: his bowels wrought ivory covered over with sapphires.

Song of Songs 6:5

Turn away thine eyes from before me; they enlarged me: thy hair as a herd of goats which lay down from Gilead.

Isaiah 54:4

Thou shalt not fear; for thou shalt not be ashamed: and thou shalt not be disgraced, and thou shalt not be put to shame, for thou shalt forget the shame of thy youth, and thou shalt no more remember the reproach of thy widowhood.

Ephesians 1:17-18

That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, might give you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in his knowledge:

Ephesians 3:18-19

That ye might be fully able to comprehend with all the holy what the length, and breadth, and depth, and height;

Philippians 1:9-10

And this I prey, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and all intelligence;

Hebrews 5:14

And firm food is of the perfected, of them by habit having the senses exercised for the separation of good and evil.

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