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Song of Solomon 2:16–17

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16My beloved is mine and I am his;z

he browses among the lilies.a

17Until the day breaks

and the shadows flee,b

turn, my beloved,c

and be like a gazelle

or like a young stagd

on the rugged hills.de

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

Footnotes

  1. dOr the hills of Bether

Cross references

  1. zSS 7:10
  2. aSS 4:5; 6:3
  3. bSS 4:6
  4. cSee SS 1:14
  5. dSee ver 9
  6. eSee ver 8

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.

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.

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.