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Song of Solomon 2:16–17

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16iMy beloved is mine, and I am his:

He kfeedeth among the lilies.

17lUntil the day break, and the shadows flee away,

Turn, my beloved,

And mbe thou like a roe or a young hart

Upon the mountains ||of nBether.

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Song of Solomon 2:16: My beloved is mine, and I am his; he grazes among the lilies.

Footnotes

  1. iSo ch. 6:3. & 7:10.
  2. kch. 4:5. & 6:3. See ver. 1.
  3. lSee ch. 4:6.
  4. mch. 8:14. See ver. 9.
  5. ||Or, of division. Gen. 15:10. Jer. 34:18, 19 in the Heb.

Cross references

  1. n2 Sam. 2:29?

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

My beloved is mine, and I am his;

he grazes among the lilies.

Until the day breathes

and the shadows flee,

turn, my beloved, be like a gazelle

or a young stag on cleft mountains.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

My beloved is mine and I am his;

he browses among the lilies.

Until the day breaks

and the shadows flee,

turn, my beloved,

and be like a gazelle

or like a young stag

on the rugged hills.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

My love is mine and I am his;

he feeds among the lilies.

Until the day breaks

and the shadows flee,

turn around, my love, and be like a gazelle

or a young stag on the divided mountains.

NLTNew Living Translation

My lover is mine, and I am his.

He browses among the lilies.

Before the dawn breezes blow

and the night shadows flee,

return to me, my love, like a gazelle

or a young stag on the rugged mountains.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

My beloved belongs to me and I belong to him;

he pastures his flock among the lilies.

Until the day breathes and the shadows flee,

turn, my beloved!

Be like a gazelle or young stag on the cleft mountains.