Oh that you were like my brother,
who nursed from the breasts of my mother!
If I found you outside, I would kiss you;
yes, and no one would despise me.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Song of Solomon 8:1 in context
Song of Solomon 8:1–4
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Selected verse
Oh that you were like my brother,
who nursed from the breasts of my mother!
If I found you outside, I would kiss you;
yes, and no one would despise me.
2
I would lead you, bringing you into the house of my mother,
who would instruct me.
I would have you drink spiced wine,
of the juice of my pomegranate.
3
His left hand would be under my head.
His right hand would embrace me.
4
I adjure you, daughters of Jerusalem,
that you not stir up, nor awaken love,
until it so desires.
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