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<p><br /><br /><a href="//www.lockman.org" target="_top">NASB ©1995</a><div class="vheading2">Parallel Verses</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/songs/6.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />I went down into the garden of nuts, To see the green plants of the valley, To see whether the vine budded, And the pomegranates were in flower.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/songs/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />I went down into the garden of nuts, to see the fruits of the valleys, and to look if the vineyard had flourished, and the pomegranates budded. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/dbt/songs/6.htm">Darby Bible Translation</a></span><br />I went down into the garden of nuts, To see the verdure of the valley, To see whether the vine budded, Whether the pomegranates blossomed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/songs/6.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />I went down into the garden of nuts, to see the green plants of the valley, to see whether the vine budded, and the pomegranates were in flower.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/songs/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />I went down into the garden of nuts to see the fruits of the valley, and to see whether the vine flourished, and the pomegranates budded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/songs/6.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />I went down into the nut tree grove, to see the green plants of the valley, to see whether the vine budded, and the pomegranates were in flower.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/songs/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Unto a garden of nuts I went down, To look on the buds of the valley, To see whither the vine had flourished, The pomegranates had blossomed -- <div class="vheading2">Library</div><span class="headingtext"><a href="//christianbookshelf.org/mcfadyen/introduction_to_the_old_testament/song_of_songs.htm">Song of Songs</a><br></span><span class="snippet">The contents of this book justify the description of it in the title, i. 1, as the "loveliest song"--for that is the meaning of the Hebrew idiom "song of songs." It abounds in poetical gems of the purest ray. It breathes the bracing air of the hill country, and the passionate love of man for woman and woman for man. It is a revelation of the keen Hebrew delight in nature, in her vineyards and pastures, flowers and fruit trees, in her doves and deer and sheep and goats. It is a song tremulous from <a href="//christianbookshelf.org/mcfadyen/introduction_to_the_old_testament/song_of_songs.htm" title="continued">…</a><br></span><span class="citation">John Edgar McFadyen—</span><span class="citation2">Introduction to the Old Testament</span><p><span class="headingtext"><a href="//christianbookshelf.org/watts/the_psalms_and_hymns_of_isaac_watts/hymn_77_the_love_of.htm">The Love of Christ to the Church, in his Language to Her, and Provisions for Her. Ss 7:5-13. </a><br></span><span class="snippet">The love of Christ to the church, in his language to her, and provisions for her. SS 7:5-13. Now in the galleries of his grace Appears the King, and thus he says, "How fair my saints are in my sight! My love how pleasant for delight!" Kind is thy language, sovereign Lord, There's heav'nly grace in every word; From that dear mouth a stream divine Flows sweeter than the choicest wine. Such wondrous love awakes the lip Of saints that were almost asleep, To speak the praises of thy name, And makes <a href="//christianbookshelf.org/watts/the_psalms_and_hymns_of_isaac_watts/hymn_77_the_love_of.htm" title="continued">…</a><br></span><span class="citation">Isaac Watts—</span><span class="citation2">The Psalms and Hymns of Isaac Watts</span><p><div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/niv/songs/6-11.htm">Song of Solomon 6:11 NIV</a> • <a href="/nlt/songs/6-11.htm">Song of Solomon 6:11 NLT</a> • <a href="/esv/songs/6-11.htm">Song of Solomon 6:11 ESV</a> • <a href="/nasb/songs/6-11.htm">Song of Solomon 6:11 NASB</a> • <a href="/kjv/songs/6-11.htm">Song of Solomon 6:11 KJV</a> • <a href="//bibleapps.com/songs/6-11.htm">Song of Solomon 6:11 Bible Apps</a> • <a href="/songs/6-11.htm">Song of Solomon 6:11 Parallel</a> • <a href="/">Bible Hub</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../songs/6-10.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Song of Solomon 6:10"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Song of Solomon 6:10" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../songs/6-12.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Song of Solomon 6:12"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Song of Solomon 6:12" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><div id="pic"><iframe width="100%" height="860" scrolling="no" src="//biblescan.com/mp/songs/6-11.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></div></div><div id="rightbox4"><div class="padright2"><div id="spons1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td class="sp1"><script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><br /><br /><iframe src="//biblemenus.com/adframebhbl.htm" width="122" height="250" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <div id="bot"><div align="center"><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><br /><br /></div><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhparnew.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></body></html>