In the Lord I take refuge; how can you say to me, “Flee like a bird to the mountains,
Proverbs 6:5 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 save yourself like a gazelle from the hunter, like a bird from the hand of the fowler. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand of the hunter, And as a bird from the hand of the fowler. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Deliver yourself, as a roe or gazelle from the hand of the hunter, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler. American Standard Version (1901) Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand of the hunter, And as a bird from the hand of the fowler. Common English Bible Get yourself free like a gazelle from a hunter, like a bird from the hand of a fowler. Catholic Public Domain Version Rescue yourself like a gazelle from the hand, and like a bird from the hand of the fowler. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Deliver thyself as a doe from the hand, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler. |
In the Lord I take refuge; how can you say to me, “Flee like a bird to the mountains,
We have escaped like a bird from the snare of the hunters; the snare is broken, and we have escaped.
For he will deliver you from the snare of the hunter and from the deadly pestilence;
I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, by the gazelles or the wild does: do not stir up or awaken love until it is ready!
My beloved is like a gazelle or a young stag. Look, there he stands behind our wall, gazing in at the windows, looking through the lattice.