Song of Songs 1

Verse Summary

NIV2011 verse same as 1984 4 23.53%
NIV2011 verse same as tNIV 13 76.47%
NIV2011 rejected tNIV, reverted to NIV1984 %
NIV2011 verse verse is new 0 %

Word Summary

NIV2011 words same as 1984 324 94.19%
NIV2011 changed words 20 5.81%
NIV2011 removed words 21
NIV2011 added words 19

Changes

Result NIV1984 tNIV(2005) NIV2011
1:1 tNIVSolomon’s Song of Songs. BelovedSolomon’s Song of Songs. Beloved She Solomon’s Song of Songs. Beloved She
1:3 tNIVPleasing is the fragrance of your perfumes; your name is like perfume poured out. No wonder the maidens love you!Pleasing is the fragrance of your perfumes; your name is like perfume poured out. No wonder the maidens young women love you!Pleasing is the fragrance of your perfumes; your name is like perfume poured out. No wonder the maidens young women love you!
1:4 tNIVTake me away with you—let us hurry! Let the king bring me into his chambers. Friends We rejoice and delight in you; we will praise your love more than wine. Beloved How right they are to adore you!Take me away with you—let us hurry! Let the king bring me into his chambers. Friends We rejoice and delight in you; we will praise your love more than wine. Beloved She How right they are to adore you!Take me away with you—let us hurry! Let the king bring me into his chambers. Friends We rejoice and delight in you; we will praise your love more than wine. Beloved She How right they are to adore you!
1:5 tNIVDark am I, yet lovely, O daughters of Jerusalem, dark like the tents of Kedar, like the tent curtains of Solomon.Dark am I, yet lovely, O daughters of Jerusalem, dark like the tents of Kedar, like the tent curtains of Solomon.Dark am I, yet lovely, O daughters of Jerusalem, dark like the tents of Kedar, like the tent curtains of Solomon.
1:6 tNIVDo not stare at me because I am dark, because I am darkened by the sun. My mother’s sons were angry with me and made me take care of the vineyards; my own vineyard I have neglected.Do not stare at me because I am dark, because I am darkened by the sun. My mother’s sons were angry with me and made me take care of the vineyards; my own vineyard I have neglected had to neglect.Do not stare at me because I am dark, because I am darkened by the sun. My mother’s sons were angry with me and made me take care of the vineyards; my own vineyard I have neglected had to neglect.
1:7 tNIVTell me, you whom I love, where you graze your flock and where you rest your sheep at midday. Why should I be like a veiled woman beside the flocks of your friends? FriendsTell me, you whom I love, where you graze your flock and where you rest your sheep at midday. Why should I be like a veiled woman beside the flocks of your friends? FriendsTell me, you whom I love, where you graze your flock and where you rest your sheep at midday. Why should I be like a veiled woman beside the flocks of your friends? Friends
1:8 tNIVIf you do not know, most beautiful of women, follow the tracks of the sheep and graze your young goats by the tents of the shepherds. LoverIf you do not know, most beautiful of women, follow the tracks of the sheep and graze your young goats by the tents of the shepherds. Lover He If you do not know, most beautiful of women, follow the tracks of the sheep and graze your young goats by the tents of the shepherds. Lover He
1:9 tNIVI liken you, my darling, to a mare harnessed to one of the chariots of Pharaoh.I liken you, my darling, to a mare harnessed to one of the chariots of among Pharaoh’s chariot horses.I liken you, my darling, to a mare harnessed to one of the chariots of among Pharaoh’s chariot horses.
1:11 tNIVWe will make you earrings of gold, studded with silver. BelovedWe will make you earrings of gold, studded with silver. Beloved She We will make you earrings of gold, studded with silver. Beloved She
1:13 tNIVMy lover is to me a sachet of myrrh resting between my breasts.My lover beloved is to me a sachet of myrrh resting between my breasts.My lover beloved is to me a sachet of myrrh resting between my breasts.
1:14 tNIVMy lover is to me a cluster of henna blossoms from the vineyards of En Gedi. LoverMy lover beloved is to me a cluster of henna blossoms from the vineyards of En Gedi. Lover He My lover beloved is to me a cluster of henna blossoms from the vineyards of En Gedi. Lover He
1:15 tNIVHow beautiful you are, my darling! Oh, how beautiful! Your eyes are doves. BelovedHow beautiful you are, my darling! Oh, how beautiful! Your eyes are doves. Beloved She How beautiful you are, my darling! Oh, how beautiful! Your eyes are doves. Beloved She
1:16 tNIVHow handsome you are, my lover! Oh, how charming! And our bed is verdant. LoverHow handsome you are, my lover beloved ! Oh, how charming! And our bed is verdant. Lover He How handsome you are, my lover beloved ! Oh, how charming! And our bed is verdant. Lover He