Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
Look! Here he comes,
leaping over the mountains,
bounding over the hills.
New American Standard Bible
Behold, he is coming,
Climbing
Leaping on the hills!
King James Version
The voice of my beloved! behold, he cometh leaping upon the mountains, skipping upon the hills.
International Standard Version
The voice of my beloved! Look! He's coming, leaping over the mountains, bounding over the hills.
A Conservative Version
The voice of my beloved! Behold, he comes, leaping upon the mountains, skipping upon the hills.
American Standard Version
The voice of my beloved! behold, he cometh, Leaping upon the mountains, Skipping upon the hills.
Amplified
(The Shulammite Bride)
“Listen! My beloved!
Behold, he comes,
Climbing on the mountains,
Leaping and running on the hills!
Bible in Basic English
The voice of my loved one! See, he comes dancing on the mountains, stepping quickly on the hills.
Darby Translation
The voice of my beloved! Behold, he cometh Leaping upon the mountains, Skipping upon the hills.
Julia Smith Translation
The voice of my beloved I behold him coming leaping upon the mountains, springing upon the hills
King James 2000
The voice of my beloved! behold, he comes leaping upon the mountains, skipping upon the hills.
Lexham Expanded Bible
The voice of my beloved! Look! Here {he} comes leaping upon the mountains, bounding over the hills!
Modern King James verseion
The voice of my Beloved! Behold, He comes leaping on the mountains, skipping on the hills.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Me think I hear the voice of my beloved: lo, there cometh he hopping upon the mountains, and leaping over the little hills.
NET Bible
The Beloved about Her Lover: Listen! My lover is approaching! Look! Here he comes, leaping over the mountains, bounding over the hills!
New Heart English Bible
The voice of my beloved. Behold, he comes, leaping on the mountains, skipping on the hills.
The Emphasized Bible
SHEThe voice of my beloved! Lo! here he cometh, - leaping over the mountains, skipping over the hills.
Webster
The voice of my beloved! behold, he cometh leaping upon the mountains, skipping upon the hills.
World English Bible
The voice of my beloved! Behold, he comes, leaping on the mountains, skipping on the hills.
Youngs Literal Translation
The voice of my beloved! lo, this -- he is coming, Leaping on the mountains, skipping on the hills.
References
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Song of Solomon 2:8
Prayers for Song of Solomon 2:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
Rendezvous In The Countryside
7
by the gazelles and the wild does of the field:
do not stir up or awaken love
until the appropriate time.
Look! Here he comes,
leaping over the mountains,
bounding over the hills.
or a young stag.
Look, he is standing behind our wall,
gazing through the windows,
peering through the lattice.
Cross References
2 Samuel 6:16
As the ark of the Lord was entering the city of David,
Song of Songs 2:17
and the shadows flee,
turn to me, my love, and be like a gazelle
or a young stag
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Song of Songs 5:2
A sound! My love is knocking!
my dove, my perfect one.
For my head is drenched with dew,
my hair with droplets of the night.
Isaiah 35:6
and the tongue of the mute will sing for joy,
for water will gush in the wilderness,
and streams in the desert;
Isaiah 40:3-4
A voice of one crying out:
make a straight highway for our God in the desert.
Isaiah 44:23
shout, depths of the earth.
Break out into singing, mountains,
forest, and every tree in it.
For the Lord has redeemed Jacob,
and glorifies Himself through Israel.
Isaiah 49:11-13
and My highways will be raised up.
Isaiah 52:7
are the feet of the herald,
who proclaims peace,
who brings news of good things,
who proclaims salvation,
who says to Zion, “Your God reigns!”
Isaiah 55:12-13
and be peacefully guided;
the mountains and the hills will break into singing before you,
and all the trees of the field will clap their hands.
Jeremiah 48:27
Wasn’t Israel a laughingstock to you?
Luke 3:4-6
as it is written in the book of the words of the prophet Isaiah:
Prepare the way for the Lord;
make His paths straight!
Luke 6:23
John 3:29
He who has the bride
John 10:4-5
John 10:27
Acts 3:8
So he jumped up, stood, and started to walk, and he entered the temple complex with them—walking, leaping, and praising God.
Acts 14:10
Paul said in a loud voice, “Stand upright on your feet!” And he jumped up and started to walk around.
Revelation 3:20