Song of Solomon 7:3
What does Song of Solomon 7:3 mean?
A plain-English look at Song of Solomon 7:3 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
What Song of Solomon 7:3 means
He compares her breasts to twin fawns of a roe—an image of tender beauty, symmetry, and youthful vitality. Fawns evoke gentleness and skittish innocence; the picture suggests that her loveliness is both inviting and to be approached with care and reverence. The twinness speaks of balanced proportion. Within the Song, this image has appeared before, reinforcing the constancy of his affection and his steady admiration. The metaphor preserves modesty even while describing intimacy, teaching that marital desire can be both ardent and respectful, cherishing what is delicate and not taking it for granted.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Thy two breasts are like two fawns That are twins of a roe.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Thy two breasts are like two young roes that are twins.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Thy two breasts are like two fawns That are twins of a roe.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Your two breasts are like two young roes of the same birth.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862Thy two breasts as two young ones, twins of a roe,
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Thy two breasts are like two young roes that are twins.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Thy two breasts are like two fawns, twins of a gazelle;
Context
Still ascending in his description, the beloved returns to familiar imagery from earlier in the Song, creating continuity with previous praise. By reusing emblematic metaphors, the poem underscores steadfast love rather than passing infatuation. The next verses will broaden from individual features to stately grandeur (verse 4) and royal splendor (verse 5), before the man sums up his delight (verse 6) and then shifts toward explicit desire (verses 7–9). This verse, then, marks a gentle midpoint in the movement from detailed praise to sweeping adoration.
v.2Thy body islikea round goblet, Wherein no mingled wine is wanting: Thy waist is like a heap of wheat Set about with lilies.
v.3This passage
v.4Thy neck is like the tower of ivory; Thine eyes as the pools in Heshbon, By the gate of Bath-rabbim; Thy nose is like the tower of Lebanon Which looketh toward Damascus.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Song of Solomon 4:5
Thy two breasts are like two fawns That are twins of a roe, Which feed among the lilies.
- Song of Solomon 6:6
Thy teeth are like a flock of ewes, Which are come up from the washing; Whereof every one hath twins, And none is bereaved among them.
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