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Song of Solomon 2:16–17

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Poetic Refrain

16My beloved belongs to me and I belong to him;b

he pastures his flock among the lilies.

17Until the day breathes and the shadows flee,

turn, my beloved!

Be likec a gazelled or young stage on the cleft mountains.f

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

Footnotes

  1. bLiterally “My beloved for me and I for him”
  2. cLiterally “Be like for you”
  3. dOr “a buck gazelle”
  4. eLiterally “the fawn of the stag”
  5. fOr “the mountains of Bether”

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.

KJV 1900King James Version

My beloved is mine, and I am his:

He feedeth among the lilies.

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.