Song of Solomon 6:4 “You are as beautiful, my darling, as Tirzah, as lovely as Jerusalem, a…”

Song of Solomon 6:4

You are as beautiful, my darling, as Tirzah, as lovely as Jerusalem, as majestic as troops with banners.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Thou art beautiful, O my love, as Tirzah, comely as Jerusalem, terrible as an army with banners.

World English Bible

You are beautiful, my love, as Tirzah, lovely as Jerusalem, awesome as an army with banners.

American Standard Version

Thou art fair, O my love, as Tirzah, Comely as Jerusalem, Terrible as an army with banners.

Geneva Bible 1599

Turne away thine eyes from me: for they ouercome mee: thine heare is like a flocke of goates, which looke downe from Gilead.

Darby Translation

Thou art fair, my love, as Tirzah, Comely as Jerusalem, Terrible as troops with banners:

Young's Literal Translation

Fair [art] thou, my friend, as Tirzah, Comely as Jerusalem, Awe-inspiring as bannered hosts.

Bible in Basic English

You are beautiful, O my love, as Tirzah, as fair as Jerusalem; you are to be feared like an army with flags.

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Cross references

“beautiful”

Song of Solomon 6:10 Song of Solomon 2:14 Song of Solomon 4:7 Song of Solomon 5:2 Ephesians 5:27 Ezekiel 16:13

Song of Solomon 6:10 · BSB

Who is this who shines like the dawn, as fair as the moon, as bright as the sun, as majestic as the stars in procession?

Song of Solomon 2:14 · BSB

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.

Song of Solomon 4:7 · BSB

You are altogether beautiful, my darling; in you there is no flaw.

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.”

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.

Ezekiel 16:13 · BSB

So you were adorned with gold and silver, and your clothing was made of fine linen, silk, and embroidered cloth. You ate fine flour, honey, and oil. You became very beautiful and rose to be queen.

“as Tirzah”

1 Kings 14:17 1 Kings 15:21 1 Kings 15:33

1 Kings 14:17 · BSB

Then Jeroboam’s wife got up and departed for Tirzah, and as soon as she stepped over the threshold of the house, the boy died.

1 Kings 15:21 · BSB

When Baasha learned of this, he stopped fortifying Ramah and withdrew to Tirzah.

1 Kings 15:33 · BSB

In the third year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Baasha son of Ahijah became king of all Israel, and he reigned in Tirzah twenty-four years.

“comely”

Psalm 48:2 Lamentations 2:15 Revelation 21:2

Psalm 48:2 · BSB

Beautiful in loftiness, the joy of all the earth, like the peaks of Zaphon is Mount Zion, the city of the great King.

Lamentations 2:15 · BSB

All who pass by clap their hands at you in scorn. They hiss and shake their heads at the Daughter of Jerusalem: “Is this the city that was called the perfection of beauty, the joy of all the earth?”

Revelation 21:2 · BSB

I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.

“terrible”

Numbers 24:5–9 Psalm 144:4–8 Zechariah 12:3 2 Corinthians 10:4 Revelation 19:14–16

Numbers 24:5–9 · BSB

How lovely are your tents, O Jacob, your dwellings, O Israel!

Psalm 144:4–8 · BSB

Man is like a breath; his days are like a passing shadow.

Zechariah 12:3 · BSB

On that day, when all the nations of the earth gather against her, I will make Jerusalem a heavy stone for all the peoples; all who would heave it away will be severely injured.

2 Corinthians 10:4 · BSB

The weapons of our warfare are not the weapons of the flesh. Instead, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.

Revelation 19:14–16 · BSB

The armies of heaven, dressed in fine linen, white and pure, follow Him on white horses.

Also

Psalm 50:2 Song of Solomon 1:5 Song of Solomon 1:15

Psalm 50:2 · BSB

From Zion, perfect in beauty, God shines forth.

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 1:15 · 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

3I belong to my beloved and he belongs to me; he pastures his flock among the lilies.

5Turn your eyes away from me, for they have overcome me. Your hair is like a flock of goats streaming down from Gilead.

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