12His eyes are like doves by the water streams, washed in milk, mounted like jewels.


In Context

9 How is your beloved better than others, most beautiful of women? How is your beloved better than others, that you charge us so?

10 My lover is radiant and ruddy, outstanding among ten thousand.

11 His head is purest gold; his hair is wavy and black as a raven.

12 His eyes are like doves by the water streams, washed in milk, mounted like jewels.

13 His cheeks are like beds of spice yielding perfume. His lips are like lilies dripping with myrrh.

14 His arms are rods of gold set with chrysolite. His body is like polished ivory decorated with sapphires.

Song of Solomon 5:12 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:12His eyes [are] as [the eyes] of doves by the rivers of waters, washed with milk, [and] fitly set.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

5:12His eyes as doves upon brooks of waters, which are washed with milk, and sit beside the plentiful streams.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

5:12His eyes are like doves beside the water-brooks, Washed with milk, and fitly set.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:12His eyes are like doves by the water-brooks, Washed with milk, fitly set;

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

5:12His eyes are like doves beside the water brooks; washed with milk, and fitly set.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:12His eyes are as the eyes of doves by the rivers of waters, washed with milk, and fitly set.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:12His eyes are like doves beside the water brooks, washed with milk, mounted like jewels.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

5:12His eyes as doves by streams of water, Washing in milk, sitting in fulness.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:12His eyes are as the eyes of doves by the rivers of waters, washed with milk, and fitly set.