Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version My beloved has gone down to his garden, to the beds of spices, to browse in the gardens and to gather lilies. New Living Translation My lover has gone down to his garden, to his spice beds, to browse in the gardens and gather the lilies. English Standard Version My beloved has gone down to his garden to the beds of spices, to graze in the gardens and to gather lilies. Berean Standard Bible My beloved has gone down to his garden, to the beds of spices, to pasture his flock in the gardens and to gather lilies. King James Bible My beloved is gone down into his garden, to the beds of spices, to feed in the gardens, and to gather lilies. New King James Version My beloved has gone to his garden, To the beds of spices, To feed his flock in the gardens, And to gather lilies. New American Standard Bible “My beloved has gone down to his garden, To the beds of balsam, To pasture his flock in the gardens And gather lilies. NASB 1995 “My beloved has gone down to his garden, To the beds of balsam, To pasture his flock in the gardens And gather lilies. NASB 1977 “My beloved has gone down to his garden, To the beds of balsam, To pasture his flock in the gardens And gather lilies. Legacy Standard Bible “My beloved has gone down to his garden, To the beds of spices, To shepherd his flock in the gardens And gather lilies. Amplified Bible “My beloved has gone down to his garden, To the beds of balsam, To feed his flock in the gardens And gather lilies. Christian Standard Bible My love has gone down to his garden, to beds of spice, to feed in the gardens and gather lilies. Holman Christian Standard Bible My love has gone down to his garden, to beds of spice, to feed in the gardens and gather lilies. American Standard Version My beloved is gone down to his garden, To the beds of spices, To feed in the gardens, and to gather lilies. Aramaic Bible in Plain English My beloved went down to his garden and to the garden beds of sweet spices, that he may feed in the gardens and he may gather the lilies Brenton Septuagint Translation My kinsman is gone down to his garden, to the beds of spice, to feed his flock in the gardens, and to gather lilies. Contemporary English Version My darling has gone down to his garden of spices, where he will feed his sheep and gather lilies. Douay-Rheims Bible My beloved is gone down into his garden, to the bed of aromatical spices, to feed in the gardens, and to gather lilies. English Revised Version My beloved is gone down to his garden, to the beds of spices, to feed in the gardens, and to gather lilies. GOD'S WORD® Translation My beloved went to his garden, to the beds of spices, to graze his flock in the gardens and gather lilies. Good News Translation My lover has gone to his garden, where the balsam trees grow. He is feeding his flock in the garden and gathering lilies. International Standard Version My beloved has gone down to his garden, to the beds of spices, to graze his flock in the gardens and gather lilies. JPS Tanakh 1917 My beloved is gone down into his garden, To the beds of spices, To feed in the gardens, And to gather lilies. Literal Standard Version My beloved went down to his garden, | To the beds of the spice, | To delight himself in the gardens, and to gather lilies. Majority Standard Bible My beloved has gone down to his garden, to the beds of spices, to pasture his flock in the gardens and to gather lilies. New American Bible My lover has come down to his garden, to the beds of spices, To feed in the gardens and to gather lilies. NET Bible My beloved has gone down to his garden, to the flowerbeds of balsam spices, to graze in the gardens, and to gather lilies. New Revised Standard Version My beloved has gone down to his garden, to the beds of spices, to pasture his flock in the gardens, and to gather lilies. New Heart English Bible My beloved has gone down to his garden, to the beds of spices, to feed in the gardens, and to gather lilies. Webster's Bible Translation My beloved is gone down into his garden, to the beds of spices, to feed in the gardens, and to gather lilies. World English Bible My beloved has gone down to his garden, to the beds of spices, to pasture his flock in the gardens, and to gather lilies. Young's Literal Translation My beloved went down to his garden, To the beds of the spice, To delight himself in the gardens, and to gather lilies. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Together in the Garden1Where has your beloved gone, O most beautiful among women? Which way has he turned? We will seek him with you. 2My beloved has gone down to his garden, to the beds of spices, to pasture his flock in the gardens and to gather lilies. 3I belong to my beloved and he belongs to me; he pastures his flock among the lilies.… Cross References Song of Solomon 1:7 Tell me, O one I love, where do you pasture your sheep? Where do you rest them at midday? Why should I be like a veiled woman beside the flocks of your companions? Song of Solomon 2:1 I am a rose of Sharon, a lily of the valley. Song of Solomon 2:16 My beloved is mine and I am his; he pastures his flock among the lilies. Song of Solomon 4:5 Your breasts are like two fawns, twins of a gazelle grazing among the lilies. Song of Solomon 4:16 Awake, O north wind, and come, O south wind. Breathe on my garden and spread the fragrance of its spices. Let my beloved come into his garden and taste its choicest fruits. Song of Solomon 5:1 I have come to my garden, my sister, my bride; I have gathered my myrrh with my spice. I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk. Eat, O friends, and drink; drink freely, O beloved. Song of Solomon 5:13 His cheeks are like beds of spice, towers of perfume. His lips are like lilies, dripping with flowing myrrh. Treasury of Scripture My beloved is gone down into his garden, to the beds of spices, to feed in the gardens, and to gather lilies. gone Song of Solomon 6:11 I went down into the garden of nuts to see the fruits of the valley, and to see whether the vine flourished, and the pomegranates budded. Song of Solomon 4:12-16 A garden inclosed is my sister, my spouse; a spring shut up, a fountain sealed… Song of Solomon 5:1 I am come into my garden, my sister, my spouse: I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk: eat, O friends; drink, yea, drink abundantly, O beloved. the beds Song of Solomon 5:13 His cheeks are as a bed of spices, as sweet flowers: his lips like lilies, dropping sweet smelling myrrh. feed Song of Solomon 1:7,8 Tell me, O thou whom my soul loveth, where thou feedest, where thou makest thy flock to rest at noon: for why should I be as one that turneth aside by the flocks of thy companions? … Isaiah 40:11 He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young. 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. and to Song of Solomon 2:2 As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters. Isaiah 57:1 The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart: and merciful men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil to come. John 14:3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also. Jump to Previous Balsam Beds Beloved Browse Delight Feed Flock Food Garden Gardens Gather Lilies Pasture Spice SpicesJump to Next Balsam Beds Beloved Browse Delight Feed Flock Food Garden Gardens Gather Lilies Pasture Spice SpicesSong of Solomon 6 1. the church professes her faith in Christ4. Christ shows the graces of the church 10. and his love toward her Verses 2, 3. - My beloved is gone down to his garden, to the beds of spices, to feed in the gardens, and to gather lilies. I am my beloved's, and my beloved is mine: he feedeth his flock among the lilies. In Ecclesiastes 2:5, 6 Solomon says, "I planted me vineyards; I made me gardens and parks, and I planted trees in them of all kinds of fruit; I made me pools of water, to water therefrom the forest where trees were reared." In Revelation 7:17 it is said, "The Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall be their Shepherd, and shall guide them unto fountains of water of life: and God shall wipe away every tear from their eyes." We can scarcely doubt that the meaning is - The bridegroom is not gone far; he is where he is congenially employed; where his pure and lovely nature finds that which is like itself - beauty and fragrance and innocence. It is his resort, and it corresponds with his perfection. Delitzsch thinks "thoughtfulness and depth of feeling are intended" (cf. Psalm 92:5). "His thoughts are very deep." But it would seem more fitting, in the lips of the bride, that she should dwell on the aspects of her beloved which correspond with her own feelings. She is one of the lilies. The king is coming into his garden, and I am ready to receive him. The shepherd among his flock. They are all like lilies, pure and beautiful. The bride has nothing but chaste thoughts of her husband: because she knows that he is hers, and she is his. Surely such language is not inaptly applied to spiritual uses. Tennyson's lovely poem, 'St. Agnes' Eve,' has caught the spirit of Shulamith. A few of his lines will illustrate this - "The shadows of the convent towers Make thou my spirit pure and clear He lifts me to the golden doors; Hebrew My belovedדּוֹדִי֙ (dō·w·ḏî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 1730: To love, a love-token, lover, friend, an uncle has gone down יָרַ֣ד (yā·raḏ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3381: To come or go down, descend to his garden, לְגַנּ֔וֹ (lə·ḡan·nōw) Preposition-l | Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 1588: An enclosure, garden to the beds לַעֲרוּג֖וֹת (la·‘ă·rū·ḡō·wṯ) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine plural construct Strong's 6170: Something piled up, raised by mental aspiration), a paterre of spices, הַבֹּ֑שֶׂם (hab·bō·śem) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1314: Fragrance, spicery, the balsam plant to pasture [his flock] לִרְעוֹת֙ (lir·‘ō·wṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 7462: To tend a, flock, pasture it, in, to graze, to rule, to associate with in the gardens, בַּגַּנִּ֔ים (bag·gan·nîm) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common plural Strong's 1588: An enclosure, garden and to gather וְלִלְקֹ֖ט (wə·lil·qōṭ) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 3950: To pick up, to gather, to glean lilies. שֽׁוֹשַׁנִּֽים׃ (šō·wō·šan·nîm) Noun - common plural Strong's 7799: A lily, as a, flower of architectural ornament, a, trumpet Links Song of Solomon 6:2 NIVSong of Solomon 6:2 NLT Song of Solomon 6:2 ESV Song of Solomon 6:2 NASB Song of Solomon 6:2 KJV Song of Solomon 6:2 BibleApps.com Song of Solomon 6:2 Biblia Paralela Song of Solomon 6:2 Chinese Bible Song of Solomon 6:2 French Bible Song of Solomon 6:2 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Song of Solomon 6:2 My beloved has gone down to his (Song Songs SS So Can) |
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