Song of Solomon 6:2

Song of Solomon chapter 6 · verse 2 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

My beloved is gone down to his garden, To the beds of spices, To feed in the gardens, and to gather lilies.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

My beloved is gone down into his garden, to the beds of spices, to feed in the gardens, and to gather lilies.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

My beloved is gone down to his garden, To the beds of spices, To feed in the gardens, and to gather lilies.

Context

v.1Whither is thy beloved gone, O thou fairest among women? Whither hath thy beloved turned him, That we may seek him with thee?

v.2This passage

v.3I am my beloved’s, and my beloved is mine: He feedeth his flock among the lilies.

Cross references

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

  • Ezekiel 34:23

    And I will set up one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them, even my servant David; he shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd.

  • Philippians 1:21

    For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.

  • Song of Solomon 5:13

    His cheeks are as a bed of spices, Asbanks of sweet herbs: His lips are as lilies, dropping liquid myrrh.

  • 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 4:12

    A garden shut up is my sister, my bride; A spring shut up, a fountain sealed.

  • Isaiah 40:11

    He will feed his flock like a shepherd, he will gather the lambs in his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and will gently lead those that have their young.