The Bridegroom
Song of Songs 6:4
In 11 translations
- BSB
- You are as beautiful, my darling, as Tirzah, as lovely as Jerusalem, as majestic as troops with banners.
- KJV
- ¶ Thou art beautiful, O my love, as Tirzah, comely as Jerusalem, terrible as an army with banners.
- WEB
- You are beautiful, my love, as Tirzah, lovely as Jerusalem, awesome as an army with banners.
- ASV
- Thou art fair, O my love, as Tirzah, Comely as Jerusalem, Terrible as an army with banners.
- LSV
- You [are] beautiful, my friend, as Tirzah, lovely as Jerusalem, || Awe-inspiring as bannered hosts.
- YLT
- Fair [art] thou, my friend, as Tirzah, Comely as Jerusalem, Awe-inspiring as bannered hosts.
- DBY
- Thou art fair, my love, as Tirzah, Comely as Jerusalem, Terrible as troops with banners:
- DRC6:3
- Thou art beautiful, O my love, sweet and comely as Jerusalem: terrible as an army set in array.
- GNV6:3
- Thou art beautifull, my loue, as Tirzah, comely as Ierusale, terrible as an army with baners.
- JPS
- Thou art beautiful, O my love, as Tirzah, comely as Jerusalem, terrible as an army with banners.
- LXXE
- Thou art fair, my companion, as Pleasure, beautiful as Jerusalem, terrible as armies set in array.
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Original-language editions
- WLC
- יָפָ֨ה אַ֤תְּ רַעְיָתִי֙ כְּתִרְצָ֔ה נָאוָ֖ה כִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם אֲיֻמָּ֖ה כַּנִּדְגָּלֽוֹת׃
- LXX-Br
- Καλὴ εἶ ἡ πλησίον μου, ὡς εὐδοκία, ὡραῖα ὡς Ἱερουσαλὴμ, θάμβος ὡς τεταγμέναι.
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Cross-references most cited first
- Song of Songs 6:10Who is this who shines like the dawn, as fair as the moon, as bright as the sun, as majestic as the stars in procession?
- Psalms 48:2Beautiful in loftiness, the joy of all the earth, like the peaks of Zaphon is Mount Zion, the city of the great King.
- 1 Kings 14:17Then Jeroboam’s wife got up and departed for Tirzah, and as soon as she stepped over the threshold of the house, the boy died.
- Song of Songs 2:14O my 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 countenance is lovely.
- Song of Songs 4:7You are altogether beautiful, my darling; in you there is no flaw.
- Psalms 50:2From Zion, perfect in beauty, God shines forth.
- Lamentations 2:15All who pass by clap their hands at you in scorn. They hiss and shake their heads at the Daughter of Jerusalem: “Is this the city that was called the perfection of beauty, the joy of all the earth?”
- Revelation 21:2I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
- 2 Corinthians 10:4The weapons of our warfare are not the weapons of the world. Instead, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.
- 1 Kings 15:21When Baasha learned of this, he stopped fortifying Ramah and withdrew to Tirzah.
- Song of Songs 5:2I sleep, but my heart is awake. A sound! My beloved is knocking: “Open to me, my sister, my darling, my dove, my flawless one. My head is drenched with dew, my hair with the dampness of the night.”
- Psalms 144:4–8Man is like a breath; his days are like a passing shadow. Part Your heavens, O LORD, and come down; touch the mountains, that they may smoke. Flash forth Your lightning and scatter them; shoot Your arrows and rout…
- Numbers 24:5–9How lovely are your tents, O Jacob, your dwellings, O Israel! They spread out like palm groves, like gardens beside a stream, like aloes the LORD has planted, like cedars beside the waters. Water will flow from his…
- Ezekiel 16:13–14So you were adorned with gold and silver, and your clothing was made of fine linen, silk, and embroidered cloth. You ate fine flour, honey, and oil. You became very beautiful and rose to be queen. Your fame spread…
- Zechariah 12:3On that day, when all the nations of the earth gather against her, I will make Jerusalem a heavy stone for all the peoples; all who would heave it away will be severely injured.
- Revelation 19:14–16The armies of heaven, dressed in fine linen, white and pure, follow Him on white horses. And from His mouth proceeds a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and He will rule them with an iron scepter. He…
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Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 6:3 in some Bibles
- 6:4 in most Bibles