Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines: for our vines have tender grapes.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
Take us the foxes, the little foxes, That spoil the vineyards; For our vineyards are in blossom.
WEB
Catch for us the foxes— the little foxes that ruin the vineyards— for our vineyards are in bloom.
YLT
Seize ye for us foxes, Little foxes--destroyers of vineyards, Even our sweet-smelling vineyards.
DBT
Take us the foxes, The little foxes, that spoil the vineyards; For our vineyards are in bloom.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentSong of Solomon — Love poetry in eight chapters — the Bible's most surprising book. A chiastic structure; a bride and bridegroom alternating in dialogue; and a three-school interpretive tradition the site surfaces without adjudication.
- Author
- Traditional: Solomon (1:1 ''the song of songs, which is Solomon's''). Critical: the ''of Solomon'' construction allows ''about Solomon'' or ''to Solomon'' and opens the authorship question. §7.9 surfaces; most readings keep Solomonic association.
- Date
- Solomonic reading: c. 965–930 BC. Critical reading: later editorial compilation.