Song of Solomon 6:2

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“My beloved has gone down to his garden, to the beds of spices, to pasture his flock in the gardens and to gather lilies.”

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BSBPD

“My beloved has gone down to his garden, to the beds of spices, to pasture his flock in the gardens and to gather lilies.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“My beloved is gone down into his garden, to the beds of spices, to feed in the gardens, and to gather lilies.”

King James Version · Public Domain
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“My beloved is gone down to his garden, To the beds of spices, To feed in the gardens, and to gather lilies.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“My beloved went down to his garden, To the beds of the spice, To delight himself in the gardens, and to gather lilies.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Song of Solomon 6:2 — 20 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Song of Solomon 1:7Tell 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?
  2. Song of Solomon 2:1I am a rose of Sharon, a lily of the valley.
  3. Song of Solomon 4:12My sister, my bride, you are a garden locked up, a spring enclosed, a fountain sealed.
  4. Song of Solomon 4:16Awake, O north wind, and come, O south wind. Breathe on my garden and spread the fragrance of its spices. Let my beloved come into his garden and taste its choicest fruits.
  5. Song of Solomon 5:13His cheeks are like beds of spice, towers of perfume. His lips are like lilies, dripping with flowing myrrh.
  6. Song of Solomon 6:11I went down to the walnut grove to see the blossoms of the valley, to see if the vines were budding or the pomegranates were in bloom.
  7. 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.
  8. Isaiah 57:1The righteous perish, and no one takes it to heart; devout men are swept away, while no one considers that the righteous are guided from the presence of evil.
  9. Isaiah 58:11The LORD will always guide you; He will satisfy you in a sun-scorched land and strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail.
  10. Isaiah 61:11For as the earth brings forth its growth, and as a garden enables seed to spring up, so the Lord GOD will cause righteousness and praise to spring up before all the nations.
  11. Ezekiel 34:23I will appoint over them one shepherd, My servant David, and he will feed them. He will feed them and be their shepherd.
  12. Zephaniah 3:17The LORD your God is among you; He is mighty to save. He will rejoice over you with gladness; He will quiet you with His love; He will rejoice over you with singing.”
  13. Matthew 18:20For where two or three gather together in My name, there am I with them.”
  14. Matthew 28:20and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
  15. John 4:34Jesus explained, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to finish His work.
  16. John 14:3And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and welcome you into My presence, so that you also may be where I am.
  17. John 17:24Father, I want those You have given Me to be with Me where I am, that they may see the glory You gave Me because You loved Me before the foundation of the world.
  18. Philippians 1:21For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
  19. 1 Thessalonians 4:13Brothers, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you will not grieve like the rest, who are without hope.
  20. Revelation 7:17For the Lamb in the center of the throne will be their shepherd. ‘He will lead them to springs of living water,’ and ‘God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’”

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