| New King James Version | New International Version |
| 1I am the rose of Sharon, And the lily of the valleys. | 1I am a rose of Sharon, a lily of the valleys. |
| 2Like a lily among thorns, So is my love among the daughters. | 2Like a lily among thorns 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 is my beloved among the young men. I delight to sit in his shade, and his fruit is sweet to my taste. |
| 4He brought me to the banqueting house, And his banner over me was love. | 4Let him lead me to the banquet hall, and let his banner over me be love. |
| 5Sustain me with cakes of raisins, Refresh me with apples, For I am lovesick. | 5Strengthen me with raisins, refresh me with apples, for I am faint with love. |
| 6His left hand is under my head, And his right hand embraces me. | 6His left arm is under my head, and his right arm embraces 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. | 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. |
| 8The voice of my beloved! Behold, he comes Leaping upon the mountains, Skipping upon the hills. | 8Listen! My beloved! Look! Here he comes, leaping across 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, gazing through the windows, peering through the lattice. |
| 10My beloved spoke, and said to me: “Rise up, my love, my fair one, And come away. | 10My beloved spoke and said to me, "Arise, my darling, my beautiful one, come with me. |
| 11For lo, the winter is past, The rain is over and gone. | 11See! The winter is past; the rains are 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. | 12Flowers appear on the earth; the season of singing has come, the cooing of doves 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 forms its early fruit; the blossoming vines spread their fragrance. Arise, come, my darling; my beautiful one, come with me." |
| 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 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. |
| 15Catch us the foxes, The little foxes that spoil the vines, For our vines have tender grapes. | 15Catch for us the foxes, the little foxes that ruin 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 is mine and I am his; he browses 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, my beloved, and be like a gazelle or like a young stag on the rugged hills. |
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