| Holman Christian Standard Bible | New International Version |
| 1 I am a rose of Sharon, a lily of the valleys. M | 1I am a rose of Sharon, a lily of the valleys. |
| 2Like a lily among thorns, so is my darling among the young women. W | 2Like a lily among thorns is my darling among the young women. |
| 3Like an apricot tree among the trees of the forest, so is my love among the young men. I delight to sit in his shade, and his fruit is sweet to my taste. | 3Like an apple tree among the trees of the forest is my beloved among the young men. I delight to sit in his shade, and his fruit is sweet to my taste. |
| 4He brought me to the banquet hall, and he looked on me with love. | 4Let him lead me to the banquet hall, and let his banner over me be love. |
| 5Sustain me with raisins; refresh me with apricots, for I am lovesick. | 5Strengthen me with raisins, refresh me with apples, for I am faint with love. |
| 6His left hand is under my head, and his right arm embraces me. | 6His left arm is under my head, and his right arm embraces me. |
| 7Young women of Jerusalem, I charge you by the gazelles and the wild does of the field: do not stir up or awaken love until the appropriate time. | 7Daughters of Jerusalem, I charge you by the gazelles and by the does of the field: Do not arouse or awaken love until it so desires. |
| 8Listen! My love is approaching. Look! Here he comes, leaping over the mountains, bounding over the hills. | 8Listen! My beloved! Look! Here he comes, leaping across the mountains, bounding over the hills. |
| 9My love is like a gazelle or a young stag. Look, he is standing behind our wall, gazing through the windows, peering through the lattice. | 9My beloved is like a gazelle or a young stag. Look! There he stands behind our wall, gazing through the windows, peering through the lattice. |
| 10My love calls to me: M Arise, my darling. Come away, my beautiful one. | 10My beloved spoke and said to me, "Arise, my darling, my beautiful one, come with me. |
| 11For now the winter is past; the rain has ended and gone away. | 11See! The winter is past; the rains are over and gone. |
| 12The blossoms appear in the countryside. The time of singing has come, and the turtledove's cooing is heard in our land. | 12Flowers appear on the earth; the season of singing has come, the cooing of doves is heard in our land. |
| 13The fig tree ripens its figs; the blossoming vines give off their fragrance. Arise, my darling. Come away, my beautiful one. | 13The fig tree forms its early fruit; the blossoming vines spread their fragrance. Arise, come, my darling; my beautiful one, come with me." |
| 14My dove, in the clefts of the rock, in the crevices of the cliff, let me see your face, let me hear your voice; for your voice is sweet, and your face is lovely. (W) | 14My dove in the clefts of the rock, in the hiding places on the mountainside, show me your face, let me hear your voice; for your voice is sweet, and your face is lovely. |
| 15Catch the foxes for us-- the little foxes that ruin the vineyards-- for our vineyards are in bloom. W | 15Catch for us the foxes, the little foxes that ruin the vineyards, our vineyards that are in bloom. |
| 16My love is mine and I am his; he feeds among the lilies. | 16My beloved is mine and I am his; he browses among the lilies. |
| 17Before the day breaks and the shadows flee, turn to me, my love, and be like a gazelle or a young stag on the divided mountains. | 17Until the day breaks and the shadows flee, turn, my beloved, and be like a gazelle or like a young stag on the rugged hills. |
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