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Song of Solomon

A series of love poems between a bride and groom, celebrating love and marriage.

Chapter 2

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KJV: I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys.

Geneva: I am the rose of the fielde, and the lilie of the valleys.

KJV: As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters.

Geneva: Like a lilie amog the thornes, so is my loue among the daughters.

KJV: As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, and his fruit was sweet to my taste.

Geneva: Like the apple tree among the trees of the forest, so is my welbeloued among the sonnes of men: vnder his shadow had I delite, & sate downe: and his fruite was sweete vnto my mouth.

KJV: He brought me to the banqueting house, and his banner over me was love.

Geneva: Hee brought mee into the wine cellar, and loue was his banner ouer me.

KJV: Stay me with flagons, comfort me with apples: for I am sick of love.

Geneva: Stay me with flagons, and comfort me with apples: for I am sicke of loue.

KJV: His left hand is under my head, and his right hand doth embrace me.

Geneva: His left hande is vnder mine head, and his right hand doeth imbrace me.

KJV: I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, and by the hinds of the field, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, till he please.

Geneva: I charge you, O daughters of Ierusalem, by the roes and by the hindes of the fielde, that ye stirre not vp, nor waken my loue, vntill she please.

KJV: The voice of my beloved! behold, he cometh leaping upon the mountains, skipping upon the hills.

Geneva: It is the voyce of my welbeloued: beholde, hee commeth leaping by the mountaines, and skipping by the hilles.

KJV: My beloved is like a roe or a young hart: behold, he standeth behind our wall, he looketh forth at the windows, shewing himself through the lattice.

Geneva: My welbeloued is like a roe, or a yong hart: loe, he standeth behinde our wall, looking forth of the windowes, shewing him selfe through the grates.

KJV: My beloved spake, and said unto me, Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away.

Geneva: My welbeloued spake and said vnto me, Arise, my loue, my faire one, and come thy way.

KJV: For, lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone;

Geneva: For beholde, winter is past: the raine is changed, and is gone away.

KJV: The flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing of birds is come, and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land;

Geneva: The flowers appeare in the earth: the time of the singing of birdes is come, and the voyce of the turtle is heard in our land.

KJV: The fig tree putteth forth her green figs, and the vines with the tender grape give a good smell. Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away.

Geneva: The figtree hath brought foorth her yong figges: and the vines with their small grapes haue cast a sauour: arise my loue, my faire one, and come away.

KJV: O my dove, that art in the clefts of the rock, in the secret places of the stairs, let me see thy countenance, let me hear thy voice; for sweet is thy voice, and thy countenance is comely.

Geneva: My doue, that art in the holes of ye rocke, in the secret places of the staires, shewe mee thy sight, let mee heare thy voyce: for thy voyce is sweete, and thy sight comely.

KJV: Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines: for our vines have tender grapes.

Geneva: Take vs the foxes, the little foxes, which destroy the vines: for our vines haue small grapes.

KJV: My beloved is mine, and I am his: he feedeth among the lilies.

Geneva: My welbeloued is mine, and I am his: hee feedeth among the lilies,

KJV: Until the day break, and the shadows flee away, turn, my beloved, and be thou like a roe or a young hart upon the mountains of Bether.

Geneva: Vntil the day breake, and the shadowes flee away: returne, my welbeloued, and be like a roe, or a yong hart vpon the mountaines of Bether.

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