Song of Solomon 6:11

Translations

Modern

I went down to the walnut grove to see the blossoms of the valley, to see if the vines were budding or the pomegranates were in bloom.

Traditional

I went down into the garden of nuts to see the fruits of the valley, and to see whether the vine flourished, and the pomegranates budded.

Literal

To the garden of the nut tree I went down, to look on the green of the valley, to see the vine had sprouted and the pomegranates had bloomed.

Latin

Descendi in hortum nucum, ut viderem poma convallium, et inspicerem si floruisset vinea, et germinassent mala punica.

Original

Hebrew

English

I went down to the walnut grove to see the blossoms of the valley, to see if the vines were budding or the pomegranates were in bloom.

Notes

Song of Solomon 6:11

I went down: It is unclear who is speaking. The New Living Translation shows it as the young woman's speech, but it could also be the young man's. The trip to the walnut grove poetically expresses a desire for a romantic meeting.

Theme notes and profiles

Beauty in Nature Human Sexuality

Related verses

Song of Solomon 7:12
Let us go early to the vineyards to see if the vine has budded, if the blossom has opened, if the pomegranates are in bloom—there I will give you my love.
Isaiah 5:2–4
He dug it up and cleared the stones and planted the finest vines. He built a watchtower in the middle and dug out a winepress as well. He waited for the vineyard to yield good grapes, but the fruit it produced was sour!
Song of Solomon 6:2
My beloved has gone down to his garden, to the beds of spices, to pasture his flock in the gardens and to gather lilies.
Genesis 2:9
Out of the ground the LORD God gave growth to every tree that is pleasing to the eye and good for food. And in the middle of the garden were the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
Mark 11:13
Seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, He went to see if there was any fruit on it. But when He reached it, He found nothing on it except leaves, since it was not the season for figs.
Acts 15:36
Some time later Paul said to Barnabas, “Let us go back and visit the brothers in every town where we proclaimed the word of the Lord, to see how they are doing.”
Song of Solomon 4:12–15
My sister, my bride, you are a garden locked up, a spring enclosed, a fountain sealed.
Psalm 92:12–15
The righteous will flourish like a palm tree, and grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
Song of Solomon 5:1
I have come to my garden, my sister, my bride; I have gathered my myrrh with my spice. I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk. Eat, O friends, and drink; drink freely, O beloved.
Luke 13:7
So he said to the keeper of the vineyard, ‘Look, for the past three years I have come to search for fruit on this fig tree and haven’t found any. Therefore cut it down! Why should it use up the soil?’
John 15:16
You did not choose Me, but I chose you. And I appointed you to go and bear fruit—fruit that will remain—so that whatever you ask the Father in My name, He will give you.

Glossary

Song of Solomon Walnut

Topics

Compared To Saints: Vines Gardens of the Church Grape: Cultivation of Nut: General Scriptures Concerning Righteous: Vines The Pomegranate-Tree of Saints The Vine: Cultivated in the Valleys Valleys of the Church of Christ

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