Go out, young women of Zion, and gaze at King Solomon, wearing the crown his mother placed on him on the day of his wedding – the day of his heart’s rejoicing.
John 3:29 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised He who has the bride is the groom. But the groom’s friend, who stands by and listens for him, rejoices greatly at the groom’s voice. So this joy of mine is complete. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom's voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition He who has the bride is the bridegroom; but the groomsman who stands by and listens to him rejoices greatly and heartily on account of the bridegroom's voice. This then is my pleasure and joy, and it is now complete. [S. of Sol. 5:1.] American Standard Version (1901) He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, that standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom’s voice: this my joy therefore is made full. Common English Bible The groom is the one who is getting married. The friend of the groom stands close by and, when he hears him, is overjoyed at the groom’s voice. Therefore, my joy is now complete. Catholic Public Domain Version He who holds the bride is the groom. But the friend of the groom, who stands and listens to Him, rejoices joyfully at the voice of the groom. And so, this, my joy, has been fulfilled. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version He that hath the bride, is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, who standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth with joy because of the bridegroom's voice. This my joy therefore is fulfilled. |
Go out, young women of Zion, and gaze at King Solomon, wearing the crown his mother placed on him on the day of his wedding – the day of his heart’s rejoicing.
I have come to my garden #– #my sister, my bride. I gather my myrrh with my spices. I eat my honeycomb with my honey. I drink my wine with my milk. Eat, friends! Drink, be intoxicated with caresses! ,
Indeed, your husband is your Maker – his name is the Lord of Armies – and the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer; he is called the God of the whole earth.
so that you may nurse and be satisfied from her comforting breast and drink deeply and delight yourselves from her glorious breasts.
‘Go and announce directly to Jerusalem that this is what the Lord says: I remember the loyalty of your youth, your love as a bride – how you followed me in the wilderness, in a land not sown.
‘ “Then I passed by you and saw you, and you were indeed at the age for love. So I spread the edge of my garment over you and covered your nakedness. I pledged myself to you, entered into a covenant with you #– #this is the declaration of the Lord God #– #and you became mine.
I will take you to be my wife for ever. I will take you to be my wife in righteousness, justice, love, and compassion.
‘The kingdom of heaven is like a king who gave a wedding banquet for his son.
‘At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the groom.
Jesus said to them, ‘Can the wedding guests be sad while the groom is with them? The time will come when the groom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast.
and coming home, he calls his friends and neighbours together, saying to them, “Rejoice with me, because I have found my lost sheep! ”
‘I have told you these things so that my joy may be in you and your joy may be complete.
Until now you have asked for nothing in my name. Ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be complete.
Now I am coming to you, and I speak these things in the world so that they may have my joy completed in them.
For I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy, because I have promised you in marriage to one husband #– #to present a pure virgin to Christ.
make my joy complete by thinking the same way, having the same love, united in spirit, intent on one purpose.
Though I have many things to write to you, I don’t want to use paper and ink. Instead, I hope to come to you and talk face to face so that our joy may be complete.
Then one of the seven angels, who had held the seven bowls filled with the seven last plagues, came and spoke with me: ‘Come, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb.’