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Bishop's Bible
Song of Solomon 4:6
O that I might go to the mountaine of myrre, and to the hil of frankencense, til the day breake, and til the shadowes be past away.
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Christian Standard Bible®
Until the day breaksand the shadows flee,I will make my way to the mountain of myrrhand the hill of frankincense.
Until the day breaksand the shadows flee,I will make my way to the mountain of myrrhand the hill of frankincense.
Hebrew Names Version
Until the day is cool, and the shadows flee away, I will go to the mountain of myrrh, To the hill of frankincense.
Until the day is cool, and the shadows flee away, I will go to the mountain of myrrh, To the hill of frankincense.
King James Version
Until the day break, and the shadows flee away, I will get me to the mountain of myrrh, and to the hill of frankincense.
Until the day break, and the shadows flee away, I will get me 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.
Until the day breathes and the shadows flee, I will go away to the mountain of myrrh and 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.
"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.
New Century Version
Until the day dawns and the shadows disappear, I will go to that mountain of myrrh and to that hill of incense.
Until the day dawns and the shadows disappear, I will go to that mountain of myrrh and to that hill of incense.
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.
"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.
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.
Until the day is cool, and the shadows flee away, I will go to the mountain of myrrh, To the hill of frankincense.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Vntill the day breake, and the shadowes flie away, I wil go into the mountaine of myrrhe and to the mountaine of incense.
Vntill the day breake, and the shadowes flie away, I wil go into the mountaine of myrrhe and to the mountaine of incense.
Legacy Standard Bible
Until the day breathesAnd the shadows flee,I will go my way to the mountain of myrrhAnd to the hill of frankincense.
Until the day breathesAnd the shadows flee,I will go my way to the mountain of myrrhAnd to the hill of frankincense.
Berean Standard Bible
Before the day breaks and shadows flee, I will make my way to the mountain of myrrh and to the hill of frankincense.
Before the day breaks and shadows flee, I will make my way 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.
I will hasten to those hills sprinkled with sweet perfume and stay there till sunrise.
Complete Jewish Bible
When the day's cool breeze comes up and the shadows lengthen, I will get myself to the mountain of myrrh to the hill of frankincense.
When the day's cool breeze comes up and the shadows lengthen, I will get myself to the mountain of myrrh to the hill of frankincense.
Darby Translation
Until the day dawn, and the shadows flee away, I will get me to the mountain of myrrh, And to the hill of frankincense.
Until the day dawn, and the shadows flee away, I will get me to the mountain of myrrh, And to the hill of frankincense.
Easy-to-Read Version
I will go to that mountain of myrrh and to that hill of frankincense while the day breathes its last breath, and the shadows run away.
I will go to that mountain of myrrh and to that hill of frankincense while the day breathes its last breath, and the shadows run away.
George Lamsa Translation
Until the day is cool and the evening shadows decline, I will go to the mountains of myrrh and to the hills of frankincense.
Until the day is cool and the evening shadows decline, I will go to the mountains of myrrh and to the hills of frankincense.
Good News Translation
I will stay on the hill of myrrh, the hill of incense, until the morning breezes blow and the darkness disappears.
I will stay on the hill of myrrh, the hill of incense, until the morning breezes blow and the darkness disappears.
Lexham English Bible
Until the day breathes and the shadows flee, I will go to the mountain of the myrrh, to the hill of the frankincense.
Until the day breathes and the shadows flee, I will go to the mountain of the myrrh, to the hill of the frankincense.
Literal Translation
Until when the day blows, and the shadows flee away, I myself will go to the mountain of myrrh, and to the hills of frankincense.
Until when the day blows, and the shadows flee away, I myself will go to the mountain of myrrh, and to the hills of frankincense.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
O that I might go to the mountayne of Myrre, and to the hyll of frankynsense: till the daye breake, and till the shadowes be past awaye.
O that I might go to the mountayne of Myrre, and to the hyll of frankynsense: till the daye breake, and till the shadowes be past awaye.
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.
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.
Bible in Basic English
Till the evening comes, and the sky slowly becomes dark, I will go to the mountain of myrrh, and to the hill of frankincense.
Till the evening comes, and the sky slowly becomes dark, I will go to the mountain of myrrh, and to the hill of frankincense.
JPS Old Testament (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.
Until the day breathe, and the shadows flee away, I will get me to the mountain of myrrh, and to the hill of frankincense.
King James Version (1611)
Untill the day breake, and the shadowes flee away, I will get mee to the mountaines of myrrhe, and to the hill of frankincense.
Untill the day breake, and the shadowes flee away, I will get mee to the mountaines of myrrhe, and to the hill of frankincense.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Until the day dawn, and the shadows depart, I will betake me to the mountain of myrrh, and to the hill of frankincense.
Until the day dawn, and the shadows depart, I will betake me 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.
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.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
til the dai sprynge, and shadewis ben bowid doun. Y schal go to the mounteyn of myrre, and to the litil hil of encense.
til the dai sprynge, and shadewis ben bowid doun. Y schal go to the mounteyn of myrre, and to the litil hil of encense.
Update Bible Version
Until the day is cool, and the shadows flee away, I will get myself to the mountain of myrrh, And to the hill of frankincense.
Until the day is cool, and the shadows flee away, I will get myself to the mountain of myrrh, And 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.
Until the day shall break, and the shadows flee away, I will repair to the mountain of myrrh, and to the hill of frankincense.
New English Translation
Until the dawn arrives and the shadows flee, I will go up to the mountain of myrrh, and to the hill of frankincense.
Until the dawn arrives and the shadows flee, I will go up 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.
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 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.
Before the dawn breezes blow and the night shadows flee, I will hurry to the mountain of myrrh and to the hill of frankincense.
New Life Bible
Until the morning comes and the shadows hurry away, I will go to the mountain of perfume plants, to the hill of special perfume.
Until the morning comes and the shadows hurry away, I will go to the mountain of perfume plants, to the hill of special perfume.
New Revised Standard
Until the day breathes and the shadows flee, I will hasten to the mountain of myrrh and the hill of frankincense.
Until the day breathes and the shadows flee, I will hasten to the mountain of myrrh and the hill of frankincense.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Until the day, breathe, and the shadows, be lengthened, I will get me unto the mountain of myrrh, and unto the hill of frankincense.
Until the day, breathe, and the shadows, be lengthened, I will get me unto the mountain of myrrh, and unto the hill of frankincense.
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.
Till the day break, and the shadows retire, I will go to the mountain of myrrh, and to the hill of frankincense.
Revised Standard Version
Until the day breathes and the shadows flee, I will hie me to the mountain of myrrh and the hill of frankincense.
Until the day breathes and the shadows flee, I will hie me to the mountain of myrrh and 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.
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.
THE MESSAGE
The sweet, fragrant curves of your body, the soft, spiced contours of your flesh Invite me, and I come. I stay until dawn breathes its light and night slips away. You're beautiful from head to toe, my dear love, beautiful beyond compare, absolutely flawless.
The sweet, fragrant curves of your body, the soft, spiced contours of your flesh Invite me, and I come. I stay until dawn breathes its light and night slips away. You're beautiful from head to toe, my dear love, beautiful beyond compare, absolutely flawless.
New American Standard Bible (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.
"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.
Contextual Overview
1 O howe fayre art thou my loue, howe fayre art thou? thou hast doues eyes, beside that which lyeth hid within: Thy heerie lockes are lyke the wooll of a flocke of goates that be shorne vpon mount Gilead. 2 Thy teeth are like a flocke [of sheepe] of the same bignesse whiche went vp from the washing place, where euery one beareth two twinnes, and not one vnfruitfull among them. 3 Thy lippes are lyke a rose coloured ribande, thy wordes are louely, thy cheekes are like a peece of a pomegranate within thyne heeres. 4 Thy necke is like the towre of Dauid buylded with costly stones, lying out on the sides wherevpon there hange a thousande shieldes: yea all the weapons of the giauntes. 5 Thy two breastes are lyke two twinnes of young Roes, whiche feede among roses. 6 O that I might go to the mountaine of myrre, and to the hil of frankencense, til the day breake, and til the shadowes be past away. 7 Thou art all fayre (O my loue) and no spot is there in thee.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
day: Song of Solomon 2:17, Malachi 4:2, Luke 1:78, 2 Peter 1:19, 1 John 2:8, Revelation 22:16
break: Heb. breathe
the mountain: Exodus 20:24, Exodus 30:8, Exodus 30:23-26, Exodus 37:29, Deuteronomy 12:5, Deuteronomy 12:6, Psalms 66:15, Isaiah 2:2, Malachi 1:11, Luke 1:9, Luke 1:10, Revelation 5:8
Reciprocal: Psalms 45:8 - All Song of Solomon 1:13 - bundle Song of Solomon 4:14 - trees John 19:39 - a
Cross-References
Genesis 4:1
And Adam knewe Heua his wyfe, who conceauing bare Cain, saying: I haue gotten a man of the Lorde.
And Adam knewe Heua his wyfe, who conceauing bare Cain, saying: I haue gotten a man of the Lorde.
Genesis 4:3
And in processe of dayes it came to passe, that Cain brought of the fruite of the grounde, an oblation vnto ye lorde:
And in processe of dayes it came to passe, that Cain brought of the fruite of the grounde, an oblation vnto ye lorde:
Genesis 4:4
Habel also brought of the firstlynges of his sheepe, & of the fatte thereof: and the Lorde had respect vnto Habel, and to his oblation.
Habel also brought of the firstlynges of his sheepe, & of the fatte thereof: and the Lorde had respect vnto Habel, and to his oblation.
Genesis 4:5
But vnto Cain and to his offeryng he had no respect: for the whiche cause Cain was exceedyng wroth, and his countenaunce abated.
But vnto Cain and to his offeryng he had no respect: for the whiche cause Cain was exceedyng wroth, and his countenaunce abated.
Genesis 4:8
And Cain talked with Habel his brother: and it came to passe when they were in the fielde, Cain rose vp agaynst Habel his brother, & slewe him.
And Cain talked with Habel his brother: and it came to passe when they were in the fielde, Cain rose vp agaynst Habel his brother, & slewe him.
Genesis 4:11
And nowe art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receaue thy brothers blood from thy hande.
And nowe art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receaue thy brothers blood from thy hande.
Genesis 4:13
And Cain sayde vnto the Lord: My iniquitie is more then that it may be forgeuen.
And Cain sayde vnto the Lord: My iniquitie is more then that it may be forgeuen.
Job 5:2
As for the foolish ma, wrathfulnesse killeth him, and enuie slayeth the ignorant.
As for the foolish ma, wrathfulnesse killeth him, and enuie slayeth the ignorant.
Isaiah 1:18
And then go to, saith the Lorde, let vs talke together: though your sinnes be as red as scarlet, they shalbe as whyte as snowe: and though they were lyke purple, they shalbe as whyte as wooll.
And then go to, saith the Lorde, let vs talke together: though your sinnes be as red as scarlet, they shalbe as whyte as snowe: and though they were lyke purple, they shalbe as whyte as wooll.
Jeremiah 2:5
Thus saith the Lorde, What vnfaithfulnesse founde your fathers in me, that they went so farre away fro me, fallyng to lightnesse, and beyng so vayne?
Thus saith the Lorde, What vnfaithfulnesse founde your fathers in me, that they went so farre away fro me, fallyng to lightnesse, and beyng so vayne?
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Until the day break, and the shadows flee away,.... Until the day of grace breaks on every elect sinner, and the shadows of darkness, ignorance, and unbelief, are in a great measure fled and gone; or until the everlasting day breaks, and there will be no more night, nor any darkness of affliction, nor any more desertion, doubts, and fears; see Song of Solomon 2:17. They are the words of Christ, declaring whither he would go till that time came, as follows:
I will get me to the mountain of myrrh, and to the hill of frankincense: the allusion may be to the mountains and hills where these odoriferous plants grew. It is said of Pompey the great, that when he passed over Lebanon (later mentioned, Song of Solomon 4:8) and by Damascus, he went through sweet smelling groves and woods of frankincense and balsam s; and Lebanon is thought, by some t, to have its name from the frankincense that grew upon it; though rather from the whiteness of the snow continually on it. By this "mountain" and "hill" may be meant the church of Christ, gathered together in Gospel order, so called for its visibility and immovableness, Isaiah 2:2; and for the trees of righteousness which are planted and flourish there, the saints; and for the fragrancy of their graces; and for the sweet smelling odour of their sacrifices of prayer and praise; and because of the delight and pleasure Christ takes in his people, and they in him here; where they have mutual communion, so that it is to them both a mountain of myrrh and a hill of frankincense: particularly, here Christ delights to be, and here he resolves to dwell until his second coming.
s Florus de Gest. Roman. l. 3. c. 5. t Vid. Gabr. Sionita de Orient. Urb. c. 6. p. 14.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Song of Solomon 4:6. Until the day break — Until the morning breeze. See Song of Solomon 2:17.
The shadows flee away — Till the sun sets.
Mountain of myrrh — Probably the same as the mountains of Bether, Song of Solomon 2:17. Mountains where the trees grew from which myrrh and incense were extracted.
