Protestantism
English
Thy two breasts are like two fawns That are twins of a roe, Which feed among the lilies.
Thy two breasts are as two fawns, Twins of a roe, that are feeding among lilies.
Thy two breasts are like two fawns, twins of a gazelle, Which feed among the lilies.
Thy two breastes are as two young roes that are twinnes, feeding among the lilies.
Thy two breasts are like two fawns that are twins of a roe, which feed among the lilies.
Your two breasts are like two young roes that are twins, which feed among the lilies.
Your two breasts are like two young roes of the same birth, which take their food among the lilies.
Your breasts are like two fawns, twins of a gazelle grazing among the lilies.
Thy two breasts are like two fawns that are twins of a gazelle, which feed among the lilies.
Thy two breasts [are] like two young roes that are twins, which are fed among the lilies.
Thy two breasts are like two young roes that are twins, which feed among the lilies.
Your two breasts are like two fawns, twins of a gazelle that feed among the lilies.
Your two breasts are like two fawns, twins of a gazelle, feeding among the lilies.
Your two breasts are like two fawns, twins of a gazelle, feeding among the lilies.
Your two breasts are like two fawns that are twins of a roe, which feed among the lilies.
Your two breasts are like two fawns that are twins of a roe, which feed among the lilies.
Your two breasts are like two fawns that are twins of a roe, which feed among the lilies.
Thy two breasts are like two young twin gazelles, That feed among the lilies.
Thy two breasts are like two young roes that are twins, which feed among the lilies.
Thy two breasts, are like two young roes, twins of a gazelle,—which pasture among lilies.
Thy two breasts are like two young roes that are twins, which feed among the lilies.
Your two breasts are like two young roes that are twins, which feed among the lilies.
Catholicism
English
Thy two breasts like two young roes that are twins, which feed among the lilies.
Your two breasts are like two young does, twins that pasture among the lilies.12
- 4:5The groom describes his bride’s exterior beauty, but her feminine beauty is symbolic of her interior beauty. The expression ‘pasture among the lilies’ shows her peacefulness and holiness. The lilies are the Saints. +The metaphorical breasts of the Church are the belief and practice of the Faith. One can also say that Tradition and Scripture are the breasts that nurse the children of the Faith, feeding them the pure milk of infallible truth.(Conte)
- 4:5Thy two breasts, etc: Mystically to be understood: the love of God and the love of our neighbour, which are so united as twins which feed among the lilies: that is, the love of God and our neighbour, feeds on the divine mysteries and the holy sacraments, left by Christ to his spouse to feed and nourish her children.(Challoner)