Song of Solomon 8:4

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Song of Solomon 8:4

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

O daughters of Jerusalem, I adjure you: Do not arouse or awaken love until the time is right.

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KJV

King James Version

I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, that ye stir not up, nor awake [my] love, until he please.

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WEB

World English Bible

I adjure you, daughters of Jerusalem, that you not stir up, nor awaken love, until it so desires.

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ASV

American Standard Version

I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, That ye stir not up, nor awake [my] love, Until he please.

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Song of Solomon 8

² I would lead you and bring you to the house of my mother who taught me. I would give you spiced wine to drink, the nectar of my pomegranates.

³ His left hand is under my head, and his right arm embraces me.

⁴ O daughters of Jerusalem, I adjure you: Do not arouse or awaken love until the time is right.

⁵ Who is this coming up from the wilderness, leaning on her beloved? I roused you under the apple tree; there your mother conceived you; there she travailed and brought you forth.

⁶ Set me as a seal over your heart, as a seal upon your arm. For love is as strong as death, its jealousy as unrelenting as Sheol. Its sparks are fiery flames, the fiercest blaze of all.

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