Song of Solomon 2:14 “O my dove in the clefts of the rock, in the crevices of the cliff, let…”

Song of Solomon 2:14

O 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.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

My dove in the clefts of the rock, in the hiding places of the mountainside, let me see your face. Let me hear your voice; for your voice is sweet and your face is lovely.

American Standard Version

O my dove, that art in the clefts of the rock, In the covert of the steep place, Let me see thy countenance, Let me hear thy voice; For sweet is thy voice, and thy countenance is comely.

Geneva Bible 1599

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.

Darby Translation

My dove, in the clefts of the rock, In the covert of the precipice, Let me see thy countenance, let me hear thy voice; For sweet is thy voice, and thy countenance is comely.

Young's Literal Translation

My dove, in clefts of the rock, In a secret place of the ascent, Cause me to see thine appearance, Cause me to hear thy voice, For thy voice [is] sweet, and thy appearance comely.

Bible in Basic English

O my dove, you are in the holes of the mountain sides, in the cracks of the high hills; let me see your face, let your voice come to my ears; for sweet is your voice, and your face is fair.

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Cross references

“my dove”

Song of Solomon 5:2 Isaiah 60:8 Ezekiel 7:16 Psalm 68:13 Psalm 74:19 Matthew 3:16

Song of Solomon 5:2 · BSB

I sleep, but my heart is awake. A sound! My beloved is knocking: “Open to me, my sister, my darling, my dove, my flawless one. My head is drenched with dew, my hair with the dampness of the night.”

Isaiah 60:8 · BSB

Who are these who fly like clouds, like doves to their shelters?

Ezekiel 7:16 · BSB

The survivors will escape and live in the mountains, moaning like doves of the valley, each for his own iniquity.

Psalm 68:13 · BSB

Though you lie down among the sheepfolds, the wings of the dove are covered with silver, and her feathers with shimmering gold.”

Psalm 74:19 · BSB

Do not deliver the soul of Your dove to beasts; do not forget the lives of Your afflicted forever.

Matthew 3:16 · BSB

As soon as Jesus was baptized, He went up out of the water. Suddenly the heavens were opened, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and resting on Him.

“that art”

Exodus 3:6 Exodus 4:11–13 Job 9:16 Isaiah 6:5 Daniel 9:7 Ezra 9:5

Exodus 3:6 · BSB

Then He said, “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” At this, Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look at God.

Exodus 4:11–13 · BSB

And the LORD said to him, “Who gave man his mouth? Or who makes the mute or the deaf, the sighted or the blind? Is it not I, the LORD?

Job 9:16 · BSB

If I summoned Him and He answered me, I do not believe He would listen to my voice.

Isaiah 6:5 · BSB

Then I said: “Woe is me, for I am ruined, because I am a man of unclean lips dwelling among a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of Hosts.”

Daniel 9:7 · BSB

To You, O Lord, belongs righteousness, but this day we are covered with shame—the men of Judah, the people of Jerusalem, and all Israel near and far, in all the countries to which You have driven us because of our unfait…

Ezra 9:5 · BSB

At the evening offering, I got up from my humiliation with my tunic and cloak torn, and I fell on my knees, spread out my hands to the LORD my God,

“clefts”

Jeremiah 49:16 Obadiah 1:3 Isaiah 2:21 Exodus 33:22 Exodus 33:23

Jeremiah 49:16 · BSB

The terror you cause and the pride of your heart have deceived you, O dwellers in the clefts of the rocks, O occupiers of the mountain summit. Though you elevate your nest like the eagle, even from there I will bring you…

Obadiah 1:3 · BSB

The pride of your heart has deceived you, O dwellers in the clefts of the rocks whose habitation is the heights, who say in your heart, ‘Who can bring me down to the ground?’

Isaiah 2:21 · BSB

They will flee to caverns in the rocks and crevices in the cliffs, away from the terror of the LORD and from the splendor of His majesty, when He rises to shake the earth.

Exodus 33:22 · BSB

and when My glory passes by, I will put you in a cleft of the rock and cover you with My hand until I have passed by.

Exodus 33:23 · BSB

Then I will take My hand away, and you will see My back; but My face must not be seen.”

“let me hear”

Song of Solomon 8:13 Hebrews 4:16 Proverbs 15:8 Hebrews 10:22 Psalm 50:14 Psalm 50:15

Song of Solomon 8:13 · BSB

You who dwell in the gardens, my companions are listening for your voice. Let me hear it!

Hebrews 4:16 · BSB

Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.

Proverbs 15:8 · BSB

The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is His delight.

Hebrews 10:22 · BSB

let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.

Psalm 50:14 · BSB

Sacrifice a thank offering to God, and fulfill your vows to the Most High.

Psalm 50:15 · BSB

Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor Me.”

“for sweet”

Isaiah 51:3 Revelation 5:8 Psalm 22:3 Psalm 50:23 Revelation 4:8–10 Revelation 7:9

Isaiah 51:3 · BSB

For the LORD will comfort Zion and will look with compassion on all her ruins; He will make her wilderness like Eden and her desert like the garden of the LORD. Joy and gladness will be found in her, thanksgiving and mel…

Revelation 5:8 · BSB

When He had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp, and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.

Psalm 22:3 · BSB

Yet You are holy, enthroned on the praises of Israel.

Psalm 50:23 · BSB

He who sacrifices a thank offering honors Me, and to him who rightly orders his way, I will show the salvation of God.”

Revelation 4:8–10 · BSB

And each of the four living creatures had six wings and was covered with eyes all around and within. Day and night they never stop saying: “Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come!”

Revelation 7:9 · BSB

After this I looked and saw a multitude too large to count, from every nation and tribe and people and tongue, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and holding palm branches in th…

“thy countenance”

Song of Solomon 1:5 Song of Solomon 1:8 Psalm 45:11 Psalm 110:3 Ephesians 5:27 Colossians 1:22

Song of Solomon 1:5 · BSB

I am dark, yet lovely, O daughters of Jerusalem, like the tents of Kedar, like the curtains of Solomon.

Song of Solomon 1:8 · BSB

If you do not know, O fairest of women, follow the tracks of the flock, and graze your young goats near the tents of the shepherds.

Psalm 45:11 · BSB

and the king will desire your beauty; bow to him, for he is your lord.

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.

Ephesians 5:27 · BSB

and to present her to Himself as a glorious church, without stain or wrinkle or any such blemish, but holy and blameless.

Colossians 1:22 · BSB

But now He has reconciled you by Christ’s physical body through death to present you holy, unblemished, and blameless in His presence—

Also

Jeremiah 48:28 Song of Solomon 1:15

Jeremiah 48:28 · BSB

Abandon the towns and settle among the rocks, O dwellers of Moab! Be like a dove that nests at the mouth of a cave.

Song of Solomon 1:15 · BSB

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

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

In context

13The fig tree ripens its figs; the blossoming vines spread their fragrance. Arise, come away, my darling; come away with me, my beautiful one.”

15Catch for us the foxes— the little foxes that ruin the vineyards— for our vineyards are in bloom.

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