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The Bride

Song of Songs 2:1

In 11 translations

BSB
I am a rose of Sharon, a lily of the valley.Sharon Plain is a region in the coastal plain of Israel
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.
LSV
As a lily among the thorns,
YLT
As a lily among the thorns,
DBY
I am a narcissus of Sharon, A lily of the valleys.
DRC
I am the flower of the field, and the lily of the valleys.
GNV
I am the rose of the fielde, and the lilie of the valleys.
JPS
I am a rose of Sharon, a lily of the valleys.
LXXE
I am a flower of the plain, a lily of the valleys.

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

WLC
אֲנִי֙ חֲבַצֶּ֣לֶת הַשָּׁר֔וֹן שֽׁוֹשַׁנַּ֖ת הָעֲמָקִֽים׃
LXX-Br
Ἐγὼ ἄνθος τοῦ πεδίου, κρίνον τῶν κοιλάδων.

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Hosea 14:5I will be like the dew to Israel; he will blossom like the lily and take root like the cedars of Lebanon.
  • Isaiah 57:15For 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…
  • Isaiah 35:1–2The wilderness and the land will be glad; the desert will rejoice and blossom like a rose. It will bloom profusely and rejoice with joy and singing. The glory of Lebanon will be given to it, the splendor of Carmel and…
  • Song of Songs 5:13His cheeks are like beds of spice, towers of perfume. His lips are like lilies, dripping with flowing myrrh.
  • Song of Songs 6:3I belong to my beloved and he belongs to me; he pastures his flock among the lilies.
  • Song of Songs 2:16My beloved is mine and I am his; he pastures his flock among the lilies.
  • Psalms 85:11Faithfulness sprouts from the earth, and righteousness looks down from heaven.

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