| New King James Version | International Standard Version |
| 1I am the rose of Sharon, And the lily of the valleys. | 1I'm a flower from Sharon, a lily of the valleys. |
| 2Like a lily among thorns, So is my love among the daughters. | 2Like a lily among thorns, so is my darling among the young women. |
| 3Like an apple tree among the trees of the woods, So is my beloved among the sons. I sat down in his shade with great delight, And his fruit was sweet to my taste. | 3Like an apple tree among the trees of the forest, so is my beloved among the young men. In his shade I take delight and sit down, and his fruit is sweet to my taste. |
| 4He brought me to the banqueting house, And his banner over me was love. | 4He has brought me to the banquet hall, and his banner over me is love. |
| 5Sustain me with cakes of raisins, Refresh me with apples, For I am lovesick. | 5Sustain me with raisin cakes, refresh me with apples, for I'm weak with love. |
| 6His left hand is under my head, And his right hand embraces me. | 6I wish that his left hand were under my head, and that his right hand were embracing me! |
| 7I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, By the gazelles or by the does of the field, Do not stir up nor awaken love Until it pleases. | 7Swear to me, young women of Jerusalem, by the gazelles or by the does of the field, that you won't awaken or arouse love before its proper time! |
| 8The voice of my beloved! Behold, he comes Leaping upon the mountains, Skipping upon the hills. | 8The voice of my beloved! Look! He's coming, leaping over the mountains, bounding over the hills. |
| 9My beloved is like a gazelle or a young stag. Behold, he stands behind our wall; He is looking through the windows, Gazing through the lattice. | 9My beloved is like a gazelle or a young stag. Look, there he stands behind our wall, looking through the windows, gazing through the lattice. |
| 10My beloved spoke, and said to me: “Rise up, my love, my fair one, And come away. | 10My beloved spoke to me: "Get up, my darling, my beautiful one, and come on. |
| 11For lo, the winter is past, The rain is over and gone. | 11Look! Winter is past. The rain is over and gone. |
| 12The flowers appear on the earth; The time of singing has come, And the voice of the turtledove Is heard in our land. | 12Blossoms have appeared in the land. The season of songbirds has arrived, and cooing of turtledoves is heard in our land. |
| 13The fig tree puts forth her green figs, And the vines with the tender grapes Give a good smell. Rise up, my love, my fair one, And come away! | 13The fig tree has produced its fruit, the grapevines have blossomed and exude their fragrance. "Get up, my darling, my beautiful one, and come on. |
| 14“O my dove, in the clefts of the rock, In the secret places of the cliff, Let me see your face, Let me hear your voice; For your voice is sweet, And your face is lovely.” | 14My dove, in the hidden places of the rocks, in the secret places of the cliffs, show me your form, and let me hear your voice. For your voice is pleasant, and your shape is lovely. |
| 15Catch us the foxes, The little foxes that spoil the vines, For our vines have tender grapes. | 15Catch the foxes for us, the little foxes that destroy the vineyards, our vineyards that are in bloom." |
| 16My beloved is mine, and I am his. He feeds his flock among the lilies. | 16My beloved belongs to me and I belong to him. He is the one who shepherds his flock among the lilies. |
| 17Until the day breaks And the shadows flee away, Turn, my beloved, And be like a gazelle Or a young stag Upon the mountains of Bether. | 17Until the day breaks and the shadows flee, turn around, my beloved, and be like a gazelle or a young stag on the rugged mountains. |
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