Song of Solomon 4:5

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“Your breasts are like two fawns, twins of a gazelle grazing among the lilies.”

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BSBPD

“Your breasts are like two fawns, twins of a gazelle grazing among the lilies.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Thy two breasts are like two young roes that are twins, which feed among the lilies.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Thy two breasts are like two fawns That are twins of a roe, Which feed among the lilies.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“Thy two breasts <FI>are<Fi> as two fawns, Twins of a roe, that are feeding among lilies.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Song of Solomon 4:5 — 11 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Proverbs 5:19A loving doe, a graceful fawn— may her breasts satisfy you always; may you be captivated by her love forever.
  2. Song of Solomon 1:13My beloved is to me a sachet of myrrh resting between my breasts.
  3. Song of Solomon 2:16My beloved is mine and I am his; he pastures his flock among the lilies.
  4. Song of Solomon 6:3I belong to my beloved and he belongs to me; he pastures his flock among the lilies.
  5. Song of Solomon 7:3Your breasts are like two fawns, twins of a gazelle.
  6. Song of Solomon 7:4Your neck is like a tower made of ivory; your eyes are like the pools of Heshbon by the gate of Bath-rabbim; your nose is like the tower of Lebanon, facing toward Damascus.
  7. Song of Solomon 7:7Your stature is like a palm tree; your breasts are clusters of fruit.
  8. Song of Solomon 8:1O that you were to me like a brother who nursed at my mother’s breasts! If I found you outdoors, I would kiss you, and no one would despise me.
  9. Song of Solomon 8:10I am a wall, and my breasts are like towers. So I have become in his eyes like one who brings peace.
  10. Isaiah 66:10Be glad for Jerusalem and rejoice over her, all who love her. Rejoice greatly with her, all who mourn over her,
  11. 1 Peter 2:2Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation,

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