Song of Solomon 1:16 “How handsome you are, my beloved! Oh, how delightful! The soft grass i…”

Song of Solomon 1:16

How handsome you are, my beloved! Oh, how delightful! The soft grass is our bed.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Behold, thou art fair, my beloved, yea, pleasant: also our bed is green.

World English Bible

Behold, you are beautiful, my beloved, yes, pleasant; and our couch is verdant.

American Standard Version

Behold, thou art fair, my beloved, yea, pleasant: Also our couch is green.

Geneva Bible 1599

The beames of our house are cedars, our rafters are of firre.

Darby Translation

Behold, thou art fair, my beloved, yea, pleasant; Also our bed is green.

Young's Literal Translation

Lo, thou [art] fair, my love, yea, pleasant, Yea, our couch [is] green,

Bible in Basic English

See, you are fair, my loved one, and a pleasure; our bed is green.

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Cross references

“thou art”

Song of Solomon 2:3 Psalm 45:2 Zechariah 9:17 Song of Solomon 5:10–16 Revelation 5:11–13 Philippians 3:8

Song of Solomon 2:3 · BSB

Like 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.

Psalm 45:2 · BSB

You are the most handsome of men; grace has anointed your lips; therefore God has blessed you forever.

Zechariah 9:17 · BSB

How lovely they will be, and how beautiful! Grain will make the young men flourish, and new wine, the young women.

Song of Solomon 5:10–16 · BSB

My beloved is dazzling and ruddy, outstanding among ten thousand.

Revelation 5:11–13 · BSB

Then I looked, and I heard the voices of many angels encircling the throne, and the living creatures and the elders. And their number was myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands.

Philippians 3:8 · BSB

More than that, I count all things as loss compared to the surpassing excellence of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ

“also”

Song of Solomon 3:7 Psalm 110:3

Song of Solomon 3:7 · BSB

Behold, it is Solomon’s carriage, escorted by sixty of the mightiest men of Israel.

Psalm 110:3 · BSB

Your people shall be willing on Your day of battle. Arrayed in holy splendor, from the womb of the dawn, to You belongs the dew of Your youth.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

15How beautiful you are, my darling! Oh, how very beautiful! Your eyes are like doves.

17The beams of our house are cedars; our rafters are fragrant firs.

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