OLD TESTAMENT · VERSE 4

Song of Solomon 8:4

World English Bible Updated

I adjure you, daughters of Jerusalem,

that you not stir up, nor awaken love,

until it so desires.

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Song of Solomon 8:4 in context

Song of Solomon 8:1–7

1

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
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I adjure you, daughters of Jerusalem,

that you not stir up, nor awaken love,

until it so desires.

5

Who is this who comes up from the wilderness,

leaning on her beloved?

Under the apple tree I awakened you.

There your mother conceived you.

There she was in labor and bore you.

6

Set me as a seal on your heart,

as a seal on your arm;

for love is strong as death.

Jealousy is as cruel as Sheol.

Its flashes are flashes of fire,

a very flame of the LORD.

7

Many waters can’t quench love,

neither can floods drown it.

If a man would give all the wealth of his house for love,

he would be utterly scorned.

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