Song of Solomon 2:1
I am a rose of Sharon, a lily of the valley.
2 Like a lily among the thorns is my darling among the maidens.
3 Like an apricot 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.
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Compare
- BSB
- I am a rose of Sharon, a lily of the valley.
- KJV
- I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys.
- WEB
- I am a rose of Sharon, a lily of the valleys.
- ASV
- I am a rose of Sharon, A lily of the valleys.
- DARBY
- I am a narcissus of Sharon, A lily of the valleys.
- BLB
- I [am] a rose of Sharon, a lily of the valleys.
- ÅB
- Jeg er Sarons blomst, dalenes lilje.
- OTB
- Jeg er som Sarons rose, Og liljen i dalene.
- B1930
- Jeg er Sarons blomst, dalenes lilje.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Hosea 14:5
I will be like the dew to Israel; he will blossom like the lily and take root like the cedars of Lebanon.
Read in contextIsaiah 57:15
For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in a high and holy place, and with the oppressed and humble in spirit, to restore the spirit of the lowly and revive the heart of the contrite.
Read in contextIsaiah 35:1–2
The wilderness and the land will be glad; the desert will rejoice and blossom like a rose.
Read in contextSong of Solomon 5:13
His cheeks are like beds of spice, towers of perfume. His lips are like lilies, dripping with flowing myrrh.
Read in contextSong of Solomon 6:3
I belong to my beloved and he belongs to me; he pastures his flock among the lilies.
Read in contextSong of Solomon 2:16
My beloved is mine and I am his; he pastures his flock among the lilies.
Read in contextPsalms 85:11
Faithfulness sprouts from the earth, and righteousness looks down from heaven.
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