KJV King James Version
Go forth, O ye daughters of Zion, and behold king Solomon with the crown wherewith his mother crowned him in the day of his espousals, and in the day of the gladness of his heart.
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Song of Solomon 3:11
Go forth, O ye daughters of Zion, and behold king Solomon with the crown wherewith his mother crowned him in the day of his espousals, and in the day of the gladness of his heart.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Come out, O daughters of Zion, and gaze at King Solomon, wearing the crown with which his mother crowned him on the day of his wedding—the day of his heart’s rejoicing.
WEB World English Bible
Go forth, you daughters of Zion, and see king Solomon, with the crown with which his mother has crowned him, in the day of his weddings, in the day of the gladness of his heart.
ASV American Standard Version
Go forth, O ye daughters of Zion, and behold king Solomon, With the crown wherewith his mother hath crowned him In the day of his espousals, And in the day of the gladness of his heart.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Go forth, and look, ye daughters of Zion, On king Solomon, with the crown, With which his mother crowned him, In the day of his espousals, And in the day of the joy of his heart!
Surrounding context — Song of Solomon 3
8 They all hold swords, [being] expert in war: every man [hath] his sword upon his thigh because of fear in the night.
9 King Solomon made himself a chariot of the wood of Lebanon.
10 He made the pillars thereof [of] silver, the bottom thereof [of] gold, the covering of it [of] purple, the midst thereof being paved [with] love, for the daughters of Jerusalem.
11 Go forth, O ye daughters of Zion, and behold king Solomon with the crown wherewith his mother crowned him in the day of his espousals, and in the day of the gladness of his heart.
Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
צְאֶ֧ינָה׀H3318 · ya.tsato come out: comeוּֽרְאֶ֛ינָהH7200 · ra.ahto see: seeבְּנ֥וֹתH1323 · batdaughterצִיּ֖וֹןH6726 · tsiy.yonZionבַּמֶּ֣לֶךְH4428 · me.lekhkingשְׁלֹמֹ֑הH8010 · she.lo.mohSolomonבָּעֲטָרָ֗הH5850 · a.ta.rahcrownשֶׁעִטְּרָה־H5849 · a.tarto surroundלּ֤וֹH9033 · ohimאִמּוֹ֙H517 · emmotherבְּי֣וֹםH3117 · yomdayחֲתֻנָּת֔וֹH2861 · cha.tun.nahmarriageוּבְי֖וֹםH3117 · yomdayשִׂמְחַ֥תH8057 · sim.chahjoyלִבּֽוֹ׃ סH3820 · levheart
Cross-references
Isaiah 62:5For [as] a young man marrieth a virgin, [so] shall thy sons marry thee: and [as] the bridegroom rejoiceth over the bride, [so] shall thy God rejoice over thee.Jeremiah 2:2Go and cry in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith the LORD; I remember thee, the kindness of thy youth, the love of thine espousals, when thou wentest after me in the wilderness, in a land [that was] not sown.Hosea 2:19-20And I will betroth thee unto me for ever; yea, I will betroth thee unto me in righteousness, and in judgment, and in lovingkindness, and in mercies.Matthew 12:42The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for she came from the uttermost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon [is] here.Zephaniah 3:17The LORD thy God in the midst of thee [is] mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.Psalm 9:14That I may shew forth all thy praise in the gates of the daughter of Zion: I will rejoice in thy salvation.Hebrews 13:13Let us go forth therefore unto him without the camp, bearing his reproach.Revelation 1:7Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they [also] which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen.Isaiah 53:11He shall see of the travail of his soul, [and] shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities.Psalm 48:11Let mount Zion rejoice, let the daughters of Judah be glad, because of thy judgments.Jeremiah 32:41Yea, I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will plant them in this land assuredly with my whole heart and with my whole soul.John 3:29He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom’s voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled.Song of Solomon 7:11Come, my beloved, let us go forth into the field; let us lodge in the villages.Revelation 5:9-10And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;Luke 15:23-24And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill [it]; and let us eat, and be merry:Isaiah 4:4When the Lord shall have washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion, and shall have purged the blood of Jerusalem from the midst thereof by the spirit of judgment, and by the spirit of burning.Philippians 2:9-11Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name:Luke 15:6-7And when he cometh home, he calleth together [his] friends and neighbours, saying unto them, Rejoice with me; for I have found my sheep which was lost.
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