Song of Solomon 1:7

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“Tell me, O one I love, where do you pasture your sheep? Where do you rest them at midday? Why should I be like a veiled woman beside the flocks of your companions?”

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BSBPD

“Tell me, O one I love, where do you pasture your sheep? Where do you rest them at midday? Why should I be like a veiled woman beside the flocks of your companions?”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Tell me, O thou whom my soul loveth, where thou feedest, where thou makest thy flock to rest at noon: for why should I be as one that turneth aside by the flocks of thy companions?”

King James Version · Public Domain
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“Tell me, O thou whom my soul loveth, Where thou feedest thy flock, Where thou makest it to rest at noon: For why should I be as one that is veiled Beside the flocks of thy companions?”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
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“Declare to me, thou whom my soul hath loved, Where thou delightest, Where thou liest down at noon, For why am I as one veiled, By the ranks of thy companions?”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Song of Solomon 1:7 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 37:16“I am looking for my brothers,” Joseph replied. “Can you please tell me where they are pasturing their flocks?”
  2. Ruth 2:21Then Ruth the Moabitess said, “He also told me, ‘Stay with my young men until they have finished gathering all my harvest.’”
  3. 1 Samuel 12:20“Do not be afraid,” Samuel replied. “Even though you have committed all this evil, do not turn aside from following the LORD, but serve the LORD with all your heart.
  4. Psalms 18:1I love You, O LORD, my strength.
  5. Psalms 23:1The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
  6. Psalms 28:1To You, O LORD, I call; be not deaf to me, O my Rock. For if You remain silent, I will be like those descending to the Pit.
  7. Psalms 80:1Hear us, O Shepherd of Israel, who leads Joseph like a flock; You who sit enthroned between the cherubim, shine forth
  8. Psalms 116:1I love the LORD, for He has heard my voice— my appeal for mercy.
  9. Song of Solomon 2:3Like 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.
  10. Song of Solomon 2:16My beloved is mine and I am his; he pastures his flock among the lilies.
  11. Song of Solomon 3:1On my bed at night I sought the one I love; I sought him, but did not find him.
  12. Song of Solomon 3:2I will arise now and go about the city, through the streets and squares. I will seek the one I love. So I sought him but did not find him.
  13. Song of Solomon 3:3I encountered the watchmen on their rounds of the city: “Have you seen the one I love?”
  14. Song of Solomon 3:4I had just passed them when I found the one I love. I held him and would not let go until I had brought him to my mother’s house, to the chamber of the one who conceived me.
  15. Song of Solomon 5:8O daughters of Jerusalem, I adjure you, if you find my beloved, tell him I am sick with love.
  16. Song of Solomon 5:10My beloved is dazzling and ruddy, outstanding among ten thousand.
  17. Song of Solomon 5:16His mouth is most sweet; he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.
  18. Song of Solomon 6:3I belong to my beloved and he belongs to me; he pastures his flock among the lilies.
  19. Song of Solomon 8:13You who dwell in the gardens, my companions are listening for your voice. Let me hear it!
  20. Isaiah 5:1I will sing for my beloved a song of his vineyard: My beloved had a vineyard on a very fertile hill.
  21. Isaiah 13:20She will never be inhabited or settled from generation to generation; no nomad will pitch his tent there, no shepherd will rest his flock there.
  22. Isaiah 26:9My soul longs for You in the night; indeed, my spirit seeks You at dawn. For when Your judgments come upon the earth, the people of the world learn righteousness.
  23. Isaiah 40:11He tends His flock like a shepherd; He gathers the lambs in His arms and carries them close to His heart. He gently leads the nursing ewes.
  24. Jeremiah 33:12This is what the LORD of Hosts says: In this desolate place, without man or beast, and in all its cities, there will once more be pastures for shepherds to rest their flocks.

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