3Thine ointments savour sweetly; Thy name is an ointment poured forth: Therefore do the virgins love thee.


In Context

1 The song of songs, which is Solomon's.

2 Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth; For thy love is better than wine.

3 Thine ointments savour sweetly; Thy name is an ointment poured forth: Therefore do the virgins love thee.

4 Draw me, we will run after thee! The king hath brought me into his chambers We will be glad and rejoice in thee, We will remember thy love more than wine. They love thee uprightly.

5 I am black, but comely, daughters of Jerusalem, As the tents of Kedar, As the curtains of Solomon.

Song of Solomon 1:3 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:3Because of the savour of thy good ointments thy name [is as] ointment poured forth, therefore do the virgins love thee.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

1:3Pleasing is the fragrance of your perfumes; your name is like perfume poured out. No wonder the maidens love you!

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

1:3Smelling sweet of the best ointments. Thy name is as oil poured out: therefore young maidens have loved thee.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

1:3Thine oils have a goodly fragrance; Thy name is as oil poured forth; Therefore do the virgins love thee.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

1:3Thine ointments have a goodly fragrance; thy name is as ointment poured forth; therefore do the virgins love thee.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:3Because of the savor of thy good ointments thy name is as ointment poured forth, therefore do the virgins love thee.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:3Your oils have a pleasing fragrance. Your name is oil poured forth, therefore the virgins love you.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

1:3For fragrance are thy perfumes good. Perfume emptied out — thy name, Therefore have virgins loved thee!

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:3Because of the smell of your good ointments your name is as ointment poured forth, therefore do the virgins love you.