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Song of Solomon 1:8

If you do not know, most beautiful among women,follow the tracks of the sheep.Graze your young goats beside the shepherds' tents.

New Heart English Bible

In The King James Version

If thou know not, O thou fairest among women, go thy way forth by the footsteps of the flock, and feed thy kids beside the shepherds’ tents.

In Context

7Tell me, you whom my soul loves,where you graze your flock,where you rest them at noon;For why should I be as one who is veiledbeside the flocks of your companions?Lover

9I have compared you, my love,to a steed in Pharaoh's chariots.

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Cross References

Psalms 16:3As for the holy ones who are in the land,they are the excellent ones in whom is all my delight.

Psalms 45:13The princess inside is all glorious.Her clothing is interwoven with gold.

Song of Solomon 1:15Behold, you are beautiful, my love.Behold, you are beautiful.Your eyes are doves.Beloved

Song of Solomon 4:1Behold, you are beautiful, my love.Behold, you are beautiful.Your eyes are doves behind your veil.Your hair is as a flock of goats,that descend from Mount Gilead.

Song of Solomon 4:10How beautiful is your love, my sister, my bride!How much better is your love than wine!The fragrance of your perfumes than all manner of spices!

Song of Solomon 6:1Where has your beloved gone, you fairest among women?Where has your beloved turned, that we may seek him with you?Beloved

Matthew Henry on Song of Solomon 1:8-12

The Love of the Church to Christ. 7 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? 8 If thou know not, O thou fairest among women, go thy way forth by the footsteps of the flock, and feed thy kids beside the shepherds' tents. 9 I have compared thee, O my love, to a company of horses in Pharaoh's chariots. 10 Thy cheeks are comely with rows of jewels, thy neck with chains of gold. 11… Read the whole commentary →

This Verse In Other Editions

King James VersionBíblia Portuguesa MundialLuther Bibel (Deutsch)Bible Louis Segond (Français)Библия (Русский)新标点和合本성경 (한국어)الكتاب المقدس باللغة العربية، فان دايكBibbia Diodati (Italiano)Kinh Thánh (Tiếng Việt)Biblia Cornilescu (Română)Polish Biblia Gdanska (1881)Statenvertaling (Nederlands)

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