Thou art beautiful, O my love, as Tirzah, comely as Jerusalem, terrible as an army with banners.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
Thou art fair, O my love, as Tirzah, Comely as Jerusalem, Terrible as an army with banners.
WEB
You are as beautiful, my darling, as Tirzah, as lovely as Jerusalem, as majestic as troops with banners.
YLT
Fair art thou, my friend, as Tirzah, Comely as Jerusalem, Awe-inspiring as bannered hosts.
DBT
Thou art fair, my love, as Tirzah, Comely as Jerusalem, Terrible as troops with banners:
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.