| New International Version | Berean Study Bible |
| 1I am a rose of Sharon, a lily of the valleys. | 1I am a rose of Sharon, a lily of the valley. |
| 2Like a lily among thorns is my darling among the young women. | 2Like a lily among the thorns is my darling among the maidens. |
| 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. | 3Like 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. |
| 4Let him lead me to the banquet hall, and let his banner over me be love. | 4He has brought me to the house of wine, and his banner over me is love. |
| 5Strengthen me with raisins, refresh me with apples, for I am faint with love. | 5Sustain me with raisins; refresh me with apples, for I am faint with love. |
| 6His left arm is under my head, and his right arm embraces me. | 6His left hand is under my head, and his right arm embraces me. |
| 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. | 7O daughters of Jerusalem, I adjure you by the gazelles and does of the field: Do not arouse or awaken love until the time is right. |
| 8Listen! My beloved! Look! Here he comes, leaping across the mountains, bounding over the hills. | 8Listen! My beloved approaches. Look! Here he comes, leaping across the mountains, bounding over the hills. |
| 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. | 9My beloved is like a gazelle or a young stag. Look, he stands behind our wall, gazing through the windows, peering through the lattice. |
| 10My beloved spoke and said to me, "Arise, my darling, my beautiful one, come with me. | 10My beloved calls to me, “Arise, my darling. Come away with me, my beautiful one. |
| 11See! The winter is past; the rains are over and gone. | 11For now the winter is past; the rain is over and gone. |
| 12Flowers appear on the earth; the season of singing has come, the cooing of doves is heard in our land. | 12The flowers have appeared in the countryside; the season of singing has come, and the cooing of turtledoves is heard in our land. |
| 13The fig tree forms its early fruit; the blossoming vines spread their fragrance. Arise, come, my darling; my beautiful one, come with me." | 13The fig tree ripens its figs; the blossoming vines spread their fragrance. Arise, come away, my darling; come away with me, my beautiful one.” |
| 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. | 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. |
| 15Catch for us the foxes, the little foxes that ruin the vineyards, our vineyards that are in bloom. | 15Catch for us the foxes—the little foxes that ruin the vineyards—for our vineyards are in bloom. |
| 16My beloved is mine and I am his; he browses among the lilies. | 16My beloved is mine and I am his; he pastures his flock among the lilies. |
| 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. | 17Before the day breaks and shadows flee, turn, my beloved, and be like a gazelle or a young stag on the mountains of Bether. |
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