“Turn away thine eyes from me, for they have overcome me: thy hair is as a flock of goats that appear from Gilead.”
King James Version (KJV)
6:5 Turn away - It is a poetical expression, signifying how beautiful the church was in Christ's eyes. Thy hair - This clause, and the whole following verse are repeated from, chap.#4:1|, 2. And this repetition is not vain but confirms what was said before, that the churches miscarriage had not alienated Christ's affection from her.
Turne away thine eyes from me, for they haue ouercome me: thy haire is a flocke of goates, that appeare from Gilead.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
"Turn your eyes away from me, For they have confused me; Your hair is like a flock of goats That have descended from Gilead.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Turn away thine eyes from me, For they have overcome me. Thy hair is as a flock of goats, That lie along the side of Gilead.
- American Standard Version (1901)
Let your eyes be turned away from me; see, they have overcome me; your hair is as a flock of goats which take their rest on the side of Gilead.
- Basic English Bible
Turn away thine eyes from me, For they overcome me. Thy hair is as a flock of goats On the slopes of Gilead.
- Darby Bible
Turn away thy eyes from me, for they have overcome me: thy hair is as a flock of goats that appear from Gilead.
- Webster's Bible
Turn away your eyes from me, for they have overcome me. Your hair is like a flock of goats, that lie along the side of Gilead.
- World English Bible
Turn round thine eyes from before me, Because they have made me proud. Thy hair [is] as a row of the goats, That have shone from Gilead,
- Youngs Literal Bible
Turn away thine eyes from me, for they have overcome me. Thy hair is as a flock of goats, that trail down from Gilead.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible