His eyes are as the eyes of doves by the rivers of waters, washed with milk, and fitly set.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
His eyes are like doves beside the water-brooks, Washed with milk, and fitly set.
WEB
His eyes are like doves beside the streams of water, bathed in milk and mounted like jewels.
YLT
His eyes as doves by streams of water, Washing in milk, sitting in fulness.
DBT
His eyes are like doves by the water-brooks, Washed with milk, fitly set;
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.