New International Reader's Version

Song Of Solomon 6:6-11 New International Reader's Version (NIRV)

6. Your teeth are as clean as a flock of sheep coming up from being washed. Each of your teeth has its twin. Not one of them is alone.

7. Your cheeks behind your veil are like the halves of a pomegranate.

8. There might be 60 queens and 80 concubines. There might be more virgins than anyone can count.

9. But you are my perfect dove. There isn't anyone like you. You are your mother's favorite daughter. The young women see you and call you blessed. The queens and concubines praise you." The other women say,

10. "Who is this woman? She is like the sunrise in all of its glory. She is as beautiful as the moon. She is as bright as the sun. She is as majestic as troops carrying their banners." The king says,

11. "I went down to a grove of nut trees. I wanted to look at the new plants growing in the valley. I wanted to find out whether the vines had budded. I wanted to see if the pomegranate trees had bloomed.