Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Until the day breaks and the shadows flee, I will go to the mountain of myrrh and to the hill of incense. New Living Translation Before the dawn breezes blow and the night shadows flee, I will hurry to the mountain of myrrh and to the hill of frankincense. English Standard Version Until the day breathes and the shadows flee, I will go away to the mountain of myrrh and the hill of frankincense. Berean Standard Bible Before the day breaks and the shadows flee, I will make my way to the mountain of myrrh and to the hill of frankincense. King James Bible Until the day break, and the shadows flee away, I will get me to the mountain of myrrh, and to the hill of frankincense. New King James Version Until the day breaks And the shadows flee away, I will go my way to the mountain of myrrh And to the hill of frankincense. New American Standard Bible “Until the cool of the day When the shadows flee, I will go my way to the mountain of myrrh And to the hill of frankincense. NASB 1995 “Until the cool of the day When the shadows flee away, I will go my way to the mountain of myrrh And to the hill of frankincense. NASB 1977 “Until the cool of the day When the shadows flee away, I will go my way to the mountain of myrrh And to the hill of frankincense. Legacy Standard Bible Until the day breathes And the shadows flee, I will go my way to the mountain of myrrh And to the hill of frankincense. Amplified Bible “Until the day breaks And the shadows flee away, [In my thoughts] I will go my way to the mountain of myrrh And to the hill of frankincense. Christian Standard Bible Until the day breaks and the shadows flee, I will make my way to the mountain of myrrh and the hill of frankincense. Holman Christian Standard Bible Before the day breaks and the shadows flee, I will make my way to the mountain of myrrh and the hill of frankincense. American Standard Version Until the day be cool, and the shadows flee away, I will get me to the mountain of myrrh, And to the hill of frankincense. Aramaic Bible in Plain English While the day will grow cool and the shadows of evening will decline, I shall go to the mountains of myrrh and to the hills of frankincense Brenton Septuagint Translation Until the day dawn, and the shadows depart, I will betake me to the mountain of myrrh, and to the hill of frankincense. Contemporary English Version I will hasten to those hills sprinkled with sweet perfume and stay there till sunrise. Douay-Rheims Bible Till the day break, and the shadows retire, I will go to the mountain of myrrh, and to the hill of frankincense. English Revised Version Until the day be cool, and the shadows flee away, I will get me to the mountain of myrrh, and to the hill of frankincense. GOD'S WORD® Translation When the day brings a cool breeze and the shadows flee, I will go to the mountain of myrrh and the hill of incense. Good News Translation I will stay on the hill of myrrh, the hill of incense, until the morning breezes blow and the darkness disappears. International Standard Version Until the day breaks and the shadows flee, I'll go to the mountain of myrrh and to the hill of frankincense. JPS Tanakh 1917 Until the day breathe, And the shadows flee away, I will get me to the mountain of myrrh, And to the hill of frankincense. Literal Standard Version Until the day breaks forth, | And the shadows have fled away, | I go for myself to the mountain of myrrh, | And to the hill of frankincense. Majority Standard Bible Before the day breaks and the shadows flee, I will make my way to the mountain of myrrh and to the hill of frankincense. New American Bible Until the day grows cool and the shadows flee, I shall go to the mountain of myrrh, to the hill of frankincense. NET Bible Until the dawn arrives and the shadows flee, I will go up to the mountain of myrrh, and to the hill of frankincense. New Revised Standard Version Until the day breathes and the shadows flee, I will hasten to the mountain of myrrh and the hill of frankincense. New Heart English Bible Until the day is cool, and the shadows flee away, I will go to the mountain of myrrh, to the hill of frankincense. Webster's Bible Translation Until the day shall break, and the shadows flee away, I will repair to the mountain of myrrh, and to the hill of frankincense. World English Bible Until the day is cool, and the shadows flee away, I will go to the mountain of myrrh, to the hill of frankincense. Young's Literal Translation Till the day doth break forth, And the shadows have fled away, I will get me unto the mountain of myrrh, And unto the hill of frankincense. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Solomon Admires His Bride…5Your breasts are like two fawns, twins of a gazelle grazing among the lilies. 6Before the day breaks and the shadows flee, I will make my way to the mountain of myrrh and to the hill of frankincense. 7You are altogether beautiful, my darling; in you there is no flaw.… Cross References Song of Solomon 2:17 Before the day breaks and shadows flee, turn, my beloved, and be like a gazelle or a young stag on the mountains of Bether. Song of Solomon 3:6 Who is this coming up from the wilderness like a column of smoke, scented with myrrh and frankincense from all the spices of the merchant? Song of Solomon 4:14 with nard and saffron, with calamus and cinnamon, with every kind of frankincense tree, with myrrh and aloes, with all the finest spices. Song of Solomon 8:14 Come away, my beloved, and be like a gazelle or a young stag on the mountains of spices. Treasury of Scripture Until the day break, and the shadows flee away, I will get me to the mountain of myrrh, and to the hill of frankincense. day Song of Solomon 2:17 Until the day break, and the shadows flee away, turn, my beloved, and be thou like a roe or a young hart upon the mountains of Bether. Malachi 4:2 But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall. Luke 1:78 Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us, break Exodus 20:24 An altar of earth thou shalt make unto me, and shalt sacrifice thereon thy burnt offerings, and thy peace offerings, thy sheep, and thine oxen: in all places where I record my name I will come unto thee, and I will bless thee. Exodus 30:8,23-26 And when Aaron lighteth the lamps at even, he shall burn incense upon it, a perpetual incense before the LORD throughout your generations… Exodus 37:29 And he made the holy anointing oil, and the pure incense of sweet spices, according to the work of the apothecary. Jump to Previous Break Breaks Breathe Breathes Cool Dawn Evening Fled Flee Forth Frankincense Hill Incense Mountain Myrrh Repair Shadows Sky Slowly WayJump to Next Break Breaks Breathe Breathes Cool Dawn Evening Fled Flee Forth Frankincense Hill Incense Mountain Myrrh Repair Shadows Sky Slowly WaySong of Solomon 4 1. Christ sets forth the graces of the church8. He shows forth his love to her 16. The church prays to be made fit for his presence (6) Until the day break.--See Note, Song of Solomon 2:17. Until the day breathe = when evening is come. Commentators have tried to identify the mountain of myrrh and hill of frankincense, but these only carry on the thought of Song of Solomon 4:5 under another figure. We have come to another break in the poem, the end of another day, and, as before, though the metaphor is changed, the curtain falls on the complete union of the bridegroom with his bride.Verse 6. - Until the day be cool, and the shadows flee away, I will get me to the mountain of myrrh, and to the hill of frankincense. If this be the language of the bride, which most modern interpreters think, the meaning is to check the ardour of her lover, in the modesty of her fresh and maidenly feeling - Let me retire from such praises. They are too ardent for me. It is only a moment's interruption, which is followed by still more loving words from the bridegroom. We must naturally connect the words with Song of Solomon 2:17, where the bride certainly speaks. Louis de Leon thinks that the meaning is general, "shady and fragrant places." Anton (1773) suggests that she is desiring to escape and be free. It cannot be included as a description of the neighbourhood of the royal palace. She might, however, mean merely - Let me walk alone in the lovely gardens of the palace until the shades of night shall hide my blushes. It is unlikely that the words are in the mouth of Solomon; for then it would be impossible to explain their use by Shulamith previously. She is not referring to Lebanon and its neighbourhoed, and there can be no idea of looking back to a lover from whom she is torn. The interpretation which connects it with maidenly feeling is certainly the most in harmony with what has preceded. Perhaps the typical meaning is underlying the words - Let me find a place of devout meditation to feed my thoughts on the sweetness of this Divine love into which I have entered. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Beforeעַ֤ד (‘aḏ) Preposition Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while the day הַיּ֔וֹם (hay·yō·wm) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3117: A day breaks שֶׁיָּפ֙וּחַ֙ (še·yā·p̄ū·aḥ) Pronoun - relative | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6315: To puff, blow with the breath, air, to fan, to utter, to kindle, to scoff and shadows הַצְּלָלִ֑ים (haṣ·ṣə·lā·lîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 6752: Shadow flee, וְנָ֖סוּ (wə·nā·sū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural Strong's 5127: To flit, vanish away I will make my way אֵ֤לֶךְ (’ê·leḵ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to the mountain הַ֣ר (har) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 2022: Mountain, hill, hill country of myrrh הַמּ֔וֹר (ham·mō·wr) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4753: Myrrh and to the hill גִּבְעַ֖ת (giḇ·‘aṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 1389: A hillock of frankincense. הַלְּבוֹנָֽה׃ (hal·lə·ḇō·w·nāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 3828: Frankincense Links Song of Solomon 4:6 NIVSong of Solomon 4:6 NLT Song of Solomon 4:6 ESV Song of Solomon 4:6 NASB Song of Solomon 4:6 KJV Song of Solomon 4:6 BibleApps.com Song of Solomon 4:6 Biblia Paralela Song of Solomon 4:6 Chinese Bible Song of Solomon 4:6 French Bible Song of Solomon 4:6 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Song of Solomon 4:6 Until the day is cool and (Song Songs SS So Can) |
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