Parallel Verses
Amplified
“The beams of our houses are cedars,
Our rafters and panels are cypresses.
New American Standard Bible
Our rafters,
King James Version
The beams of our house are cedar, and our rafters of fir.
Holman Bible
and our rafters are cypresses.
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International Standard Version
The beams of our house are cedar, our rafters are pine.
A Conservative Version
The beams of our house are cedars, our rafters are firs.
American Standard Version
The beams of our house are cedars, And our rafters are firs.
Bible in Basic English
Cedar-trees are the pillars of our house; and our boards are made of fir-trees.
Darby Translation
The beams of our houses are cedars, Our rafters are cypresses.
Julia Smith Translation
The walls of our houses cedars, our carved ceilings, cypresses.
King James 2000
The beams of our house are cedar, and our rafters of fir.
Lexham Expanded Bible
the beams of our house [are] cedar; our rafter [is] cypress.
Modern King James verseion
The beams of our house are cedar, and our rafters are of fir.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
the ceilings of our house are of Cedar tree, and our balks of Cypress.
NET Bible
the cedars are the beams of our bedroom chamber; the pines are the rafters of our bedroom.
New Heart English Bible
The beams of our house are cedars. Our rafters are firs.
The Emphasized Bible
The beams of our house, are cedars, Our fretted ceiling, is cypress-trees.
Webster
The beams of our house are cedar, and our rafters of fir.
World English Bible
The beams of our house are cedars. Our rafters are firs. Beloved
Youngs Literal Translation
The beams of our houses are cedars, Our rafters are firs, I am a rose of Sharon, a lily of the valleys!
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Song of Solomon 1:17
Verse Info
Context Readings
Mutual Admiration
16
(The Shulammite Bride)
“Behold, how fair and handsome you are, my beloved;
And so delightful!
Our arbor is green and luxuriant.
“The beams of our houses are cedars,
Our rafters and panels are cypresses.
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Cross References
1 Kings 6:9
So Solomon built the house (temple) and finished it, and roofed the house with beams and boards of cedar.
2 Chronicles 2:8-9
Send me also cedar, cypress, and
Psalm 92:12
The righteous will flourish like the date palm [long-lived, upright and useful];
They will grow like a cedar in Lebanon [majestic and stable].
Song of Songs 7:5
“Your head crowns you like Mount Carmel,
And the flowing hair of your head like purple threads;
I, the king, am held captive by your
Song of Songs 8:9
“If she is a wall (discreet, womanly),
We will build on her a turret (dowry) of silver;
But if she is a door (bold, flirtatious),
We will enclose her with planks of cedar.”
Ezekiel 41:16
The thresholds, the latticed windows, and the galleries all around their three stories, opposite the threshold, were paneled with wood all around, and from the ground to the windows (but the windows were covered),
Ezekiel 42:3
Opposite the twenty cubits which belonged to the inner courtyard, and opposite the pavement which belonged to the outer courtyard, was gallery (balcony) corresponding to gallery in three stories.
1 Timothy 3:15-16
in case I am delayed, so that you will know how people ought to conduct themselves in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth.
Hebrews 11:10
For he was [waiting expectantly and confidently] looking forward to the city which has foundations, [an eternal, heavenly city] whose architect and builder is God.
1 Peter 2:4-5
Come to Him [the risen Lord] as to a living Stone which men rejected and threw away, but which is choice and precious in the sight of God.