Devine Scripture

Song of Solomon 2:16

Song of Solomon chapter 2 · verse 16 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

My beloved is mine, and I am his: He feedeth his flock among the lilies.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

My beloved is mine, and I am his: he feedeth among the lilies.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

My beloved is mine, and I am his: He feedeth his flock among the lilies.

Context

v.15Take us the foxes, the little foxes, That spoil the vineyards; For our vineyards are in blossom.

v.16This passage

v.17Until the day be cool, and the shadows flee away, Turn, my beloved, and be thou like a roe or a young hart Upon the mountains of Bether.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Revelation 21:2

    And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, made ready as a bride adorned for her husband.

  • Song of Solomon 1:7

    Tell me, O thou whom my soul loveth, Where thou feedest thy flock, Where thou makest it to rest at noon: For why should I be as one that is veiled Beside the flocks of thy companions?

  • Song of Solomon 2:1

    I am a rose of Sharon, A lily of the valleys.

  • Song of Solomon 7:10

    I am my beloved’s; And his desire is toward me.

  • Psalms 63:1

    O God, thou art my God; earnestly will I seek thee: My soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee, In a dry and weary land, where no water is.

  • Song of Solomon 7:13

    The mandrakes give forth fragrance; And at our doors are all manner of precious fruits, new and old, Which I have laid up for thee, O my beloved.