Watchtower ONLINE LIBRARY
Watchtower
ONLINE LIBRARY
English
  • BIBLE
  • PUBLICATIONS
  • MEETINGS
  • Song of Solomon 2
  • New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)

No video available for this selection.

Sorry, there was an error loading the video.

Song of Solomon Outline

    • THE SHULAMMITE GIRL IN KING SOLOMON’S CAMP (1:1–3:5)

Song of Solomon 2:1

Footnotes

  • *

    Or “crocus.”

Marginal References

  • +Ca 2:16

Indexes

  • Research Guide

    Insight, Volume 2, p. 911

    The Watchtower,

    1/15/2015, p. 31

    11/15/1987, p. 24

  • Publications Index

    it-2 911; w15 1/15 31; w87 11/15 24;

    w80 4/15 20; ad 1480; g66 9/22 16; w57 728

Song of Solomon 2:2

Indexes

  • Research Guide

    The Watchtower,

    1/15/2015, p. 31

    11/15/1987, p. 24

  • Publications Index

    w15 1/15 31; w87 11/15 24;

    w80 4/15 20; w57 728

Song of Solomon 2:3

Indexes

  • Research Guide

    Insight, Volume 1, p. 132

    The Watchtower,

    11/15/1987, p. 24

  • Publications Index

    it-1 132; w87 11/15 24;

    w80 4/15 20; ad 94; w65 563; w57 728

Song of Solomon 2:4

Footnotes

  • *

    Lit., “the house of wine.”

Indexes

  • Publications Index

    w57 728

Song of Solomon 2:5

Marginal References

  • +1Sa 30:11, 12

Indexes

  • Publications Index

    w57 728

Song of Solomon 2:6

Marginal References

  • +Ca 8:3

Indexes

  • Research Guide

    The Watchtower,

    11/15/2006, p. 18

  • Publications Index

    w06 11/15 18; yp 254;

    w57 728

Song of Solomon 2:7

Marginal References

  • +2Sa 2:18
  • +Ca 3:5; 8:4

Indexes

  • Research Guide

    Insight, Volume 1, p. 902

    The Watchtower,

    1/15/2015, p. 31

    11/15/2006, pp. 18-19

    11/15/1987, pp. 24-25

  • Publications Index

    it-1 902; w15 1/15 31; w06 11/15 18-19; w87 11/15 24-25;

    w80 4/15 19; ad 630; w57 728

Song of Solomon 2:8

Indexes

  • Publications Index

    yp 194;

    w57 725

Song of Solomon 2:9

Marginal References

  • +Ca 2:17; 8:14

Indexes

  • Research Guide

    Insight, Volume 2, p. 955

  • Publications Index

    it-2 955; yp 194;

    w57 725

Song of Solomon 2:10

Indexes

  • Research Guide

    The Watchtower,

    1/15/2015, p. 32

    Awake!,

    3/22/1994, pp. 16-17

  • Publications Index

    w15 1/15 32; g94 3/22 16-17; yp 194;

    w57 725

Song of Solomon 2:11

Footnotes

  • *

    Or “rainy season.”

Indexes

  • Publications Index

    yp 194;

    w57 725

Song of Solomon 2:12

Marginal References

  • +Ca 6:11
  • +Isa 18:5; Joh 15:2
  • +Jer 8:7

Indexes

  • Publications Index

    yp 194;

    w63 314; w57 725

Song of Solomon 2:13

Marginal References

  • +Isa 28:4; Na 3:12

Indexes

  • Research Guide

    Insight, Volume 1, pp. 830-831

  • Publications Index

    it-1 831; yp 194;

    ad 580-581; w57 725

Song of Solomon 2:14

Marginal References

  • +Ca 5:2; Jer 48:28
  • +Ca 8:13
  • +Ca 1:5; 6:10

Indexes

  • Publications Index

    yp 194;

    w62 768; w57 725

Song of Solomon 2:15

Indexes

  • Research Guide

    Insight, Volume 1, p. 869

    Awake!,

    3/22/1994, pp. 16-17

  • Publications Index

    it-1 869; g94 3/22 16-17; yp 194;

    g76 3/22 20; ad 607; g62 9/8 11; w57 725; w49 349; w38 358

Song of Solomon 2:16

Marginal References

  • +Ca 7:10
  • +Ca 1:7
  • +Ca 2:1; 6:3

Indexes

  • Publications Index

    w57 729

Song of Solomon 2:17

Footnotes

  • *

    Lit., “the day breathes.”

  • *

    Or possibly, “the cleft mountains.” Or “the mountains of Bether.”

Marginal References

  • +2Sa 2:18
  • +Ca 2:9; 8:14

Parallel Translations

Click a verse number to display parallel Bible verses.

General

Song of Sol. 2:1Ca 2:16
Song of Sol. 2:51Sa 30:11, 12
Song of Sol. 2:6Ca 8:3
Song of Sol. 2:72Sa 2:18
Song of Sol. 2:7Ca 3:5; 8:4
Song of Sol. 2:9Ca 2:17; 8:14
Song of Sol. 2:12Ca 6:11
Song of Sol. 2:12Isa 18:5; Joh 15:2
Song of Sol. 2:12Jer 8:7
Song of Sol. 2:13Isa 28:4; Na 3:12
Song of Sol. 2:14Ca 5:2; Jer 48:28
Song of Sol. 2:14Ca 8:13
Song of Sol. 2:14Ca 1:5; 6:10
Song of Sol. 2:16Ca 7:10
Song of Sol. 2:16Ca 1:7
Song of Sol. 2:16Ca 2:1; 6:3
Song of Sol. 2:172Sa 2:18
Song of Sol. 2:17Ca 2:9; 8:14
  • New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
  • Read in New World Translation (nwt)
  • Read in Reference Bible (Rbi8)
  • Read in Byington (by)
  • Read in American Standard Version (bi22)
  • Read in Rotherham (rh)
  • Read in King James Version (bi10)
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14
  • 15
  • 16
  • 17
New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
Song of Solomon 2:1-17

The Song of Solomon

2 “I am but a saffron* of the coastal plain,

A lily of the valleys.”+

 2 “Like a lily among thorns

Is my beloved among the daughters.”

 3 “Like an apple tree among the trees of the forest,

So is my dear one among the sons.

I passionately desire to sit in his shade,

And his fruit is sweet to my taste.

 4 He brought me into the banquet house,*

And his banner over me was love.

 5 Refresh me with raisin cakes;+

Sustain me with apples,

For I am lovesick.

 6 His left hand is under my head,

And his right hand embraces me.+

 7 I put you under oath, O daughters of Jerusalem,

By the gazelles+ and the does of the field:

Do not try to awaken or arouse love in me until it feels inclined.+

 8 The sound of my dear one!

Look! Here he comes,

Climbing the mountains, leaping over the hills.

 9 My dear one is like a gazelle, like a young stag.+

There he is, standing behind our wall,

Gazing through the windows,

Looking through the lattices.

10 My dear one speaks, he says to me:

‘Rise up, my beloved,

My beautiful one, come away with me.

11 Look! The winter* has passed.

The rains are over and gone.

12 Blossoms have appeared in the land,+

The time of pruning has arrived,+

And the song of the turtledove is heard in our land.+

13 The fig tree ripens its early figs;+

The vines are in blossom and give off their fragrance.

Rise up, my beloved, and come.

My beautiful one, come away with me.

14 O my dove, in the retreats of the crag,+

In the recesses of the cliff,

Let me see you and hear your voice,+

For your voice is pleasant and your appearance is lovely.’”+

15 “Catch the foxes for us,

The little foxes that ruin the vineyards,

For our vineyards are in bloom.”

16 “My dear one is mine and I am his.+

He is shepherding+ among the lilies.+

17 Until the day grows breezy* and the shadows flee,

Return quickly, O my dear one,

Like the gazelle+ or the young stag+ upon the mountains of separation.*

English Publications (1950-2025)
Log Out
Log In
  • English
  • Share
  • Preferences
  • Copyright © 2025 Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania
  • Terms of Use
  • Privacy Policy
  • Privacy Settings
  • JW.ORG
  • Log In
Share