| New King James Version | International Standard Version |
| 1By night on my bed I sought the one I love; I sought him, but I did not find him. | 1Night after night on my bed, I sought the one I love; I sought him, but didn't find him. |
| 2“I will rise now,” I said, “And go about the city; In the streets and in the squares I will seek the one I love.” I sought him, but I did not find him. | 2I'll get up and go all around the city, throughout the streets, and in the squares. I'll seek the one I love. I sought him, but didn't find him. |
| 3The watchmen who go about the city found me; I said, “Have you seen the one I love?” | 3The watchmen who go all around the city found me. I asked, "Have you seen the one I love?" |
| 4Scarcely had I passed by them, When I found the one I love. I held him and would not let him go, Until I had brought him to the house of my mother, And into the chamber of her who conceived me. | 4I had just passed them when I found the one I love. I held him and wouldn't let him go until I brought him to my mother's house, to the room of the one who conceived me. |
| 5I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, By the gazelles or by the does of the field, Do not stir up nor awaken love Until it pleases. | 5Swear to me, young women of Jerusalem, by the gazelles or by the does of the field, that you won't awaken or arouse love before its proper time! |
| 6Who is this coming out of the wilderness Like pillars of smoke, Perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, With all the merchant’s fragrant powders? | 6What is this coming up from the desert like columns of smoke, perfumed with myrrh and incense from all the fragrant powders of the merchant? |
| 7Behold, it is Solomon’s couch, With sixty valiant men around it, Of the valiant of Israel. | 7Look! It's Solomon's sedan chair, with 60 of the best soldiers in Israel surrounding it. |
| 8They all hold swords, Being expert in war. Every man has his sword on his thigh Because of fear in the night. | 8All of them are wearing swords and are experienced in battle. Each has his sword on his thigh, ready for the terror of the night. |
| 9Of the wood of Lebanon Solomon the King Made himself a palanquin: | 9King Solomon made the sedan chair for himself from the trees of Lebanon. |
| 10He made its pillars of silver, Its support of gold, Its seat of purple, Its interior paved with love By the daughters of Jerusalem. | 10He made its posts of silver, its back of gold. Its seat was purple, and its interior was lovingly inlaid by the young women of Jerusalem. |
| 11Go forth, O daughters of Zion, And see King Solomon with the crown With which his mother crowned him On the day of his wedding, The day of the gladness of his heart. | 11Come out, young women of Zion, and see King Solomon with the crown with which his mother crowned him on his wedding day— his day of great delight. |
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