Song Of Solomon 8
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Verse 1
“Oh that you were like a brother to me
Who nursed at my mother’s breasts.
If I found you outdoors, I would kiss you;
No one would despise me, either.
Who nursed at my mother’s breasts.
If I found you outdoors, I would kiss you;
No one would despise me, either.
“I wish you were like a brother to me.
I wish my mother’s breasts had nursed you.
Then if I found you outside,
I could kiss you.
No one would look down on me.
I wish my mother’s breasts had nursed you.
Then if I found you outside,
I could kiss you.
No one would look down on me.
Verse 2
“I would lead you and bring you
Into the house of my mother, who used to instruct me;
I would give you spiced wine to drink from the juice of my pomegranates.
Into the house of my mother, who used to instruct me;
I would give you spiced wine to drink from the juice of my pomegranates.
I’d bring you to my mother’s house.
She taught me everything I know.
I’d give you spiced wine to drink.
It’s the juice of my pomegranates.
She taught me everything I know.
I’d give you spiced wine to drink.
It’s the juice of my pomegranates.
Verse 3
“Let his left hand be under my head
And his right hand embrace me.”
And his right hand embrace me.”
Your left arm is under my head.
Your right arm is around me.
Your right arm is around me.
Verse 4
“[a]I want you to swear, O daughters of Jerusalem,
[b]Do not arouse or awaken my love
Until [c]she pleases.”
[b]Do not arouse or awaken my love
Until [c]she pleases.”
Women of Jerusalem, make me a promise.
Don’t stir up love.
Don’t wake it up until it’s ready.”
Don’t stir up love.
Don’t wake it up until it’s ready.”
The other women say
Verse 5
“[e]Beneath the [f]apple tree I awakened you;
There your mother was in labor with you,
There she was in labor and gave you birth.
“Who is this woman coming up from the desert?
She’s leaning on the one who loves her.”
She’s leaning on the one who loves her.”
The woman says to the king
“Under the apple tree I woke you up.
That’s where your mother became pregnant with you.
She went into labor, and you were born there.
Verse 6
“Put me like a [g]seal over your heart,
Like a seal on your arm.
For love is as strong as death,
[h]Jealousy is as severe as Sheol;
Its flashes are flashes of fire,
[i]The very flame of the Lord.
Like a seal on your arm.
For love is as strong as death,
[h]Jealousy is as severe as Sheol;
Its flashes are flashes of fire,
[i]The very flame of the Lord.
Hold me close to your heart where your royal seal is worn.
Keep me as close to yourself as the bracelet on your arm.
My love for you is so strong it won’t let you go.
Love is as powerful as death.
Love’s jealousy is as strong as the grave.
Love is like a blazing fire.
Love burns like a mighty flame.
Keep me as close to yourself as the bracelet on your arm.
My love for you is so strong it won’t let you go.
Love is as powerful as death.
Love’s jealousy is as strong as the grave.
Love is like a blazing fire.
Love burns like a mighty flame.
Verse 7
“Many waters cannot quench love,
Nor will rivers overflow it;
If a man were to give all the riches of his house for love,
It would be utterly despised.”
Nor will rivers overflow it;
If a man were to give all the riches of his house for love,
It would be utterly despised.”
No amount of water can put it out.
Rivers can’t sweep it away.
Suppose someone offers
all their wealth to buy love.
That won’t even come close to being enough.”
Rivers can’t sweep it away.
Suppose someone offers
all their wealth to buy love.
That won’t even come close to being enough.”
The woman’s brothers say
Verse 8
“[j]We have a little sister,
And she has no breasts;
What shall we do for our sister
On the day when she is spoken for?
And she has no breasts;
What shall we do for our sister
On the day when she is spoken for?
“We have a little sister.
Her breasts are still small.
What should we do for our sister
when she gets engaged?
Her breasts are still small.
What should we do for our sister
when she gets engaged?
Verse 9
“If she is a wall,
We will build on her a battlement of silver;
But if she is a door,
We will barricade her with planks of cedar.”
We will build on her a battlement of silver;
But if she is a door,
We will barricade her with planks of cedar.”
If she were a wall,
we’d build silver towers on her.
If she were a door,
we’d cover her with cedar boards.”
we’d build silver towers on her.
If she were a door,
we’d cover her with cedar boards.”
The woman says to the king
Verse 10
“I am a wall.
My breasts are like well-built towers.
So in your eyes I’ve become
like someone who makes you happy.
My breasts are like well-built towers.
So in your eyes I’ve become
like someone who makes you happy.
Verse 11
“Solomon had a vineyard at Baal-hamon;
He entrusted the vineyard to caretakers.
Each one was to bring a thousand shekels of silver for its fruit.
He entrusted the vineyard to caretakers.
Each one was to bring a thousand shekels of silver for its fruit.
Solomon, you had a vineyard in Baal Hamon.
You rented your vineyard to others.
They had to pay 25 pounds
of silver for its fruit.
You rented your vineyard to others.
They had to pay 25 pounds
of silver for its fruit.
Verse 12
“My very own vineyard is [l]at my disposal;
The thousand shekels are for you, Solomon,
And two hundred are for those who take care of its fruit.”
The thousand shekels are for you, Solomon,
And two hundred are for those who take care of its fruit.”
But I can give my own vineyard to anyone I want to.
So I give my 25 pounds of silver to you, Solomon.
Give 5 pounds to those who take care of its fruit.”
So I give my 25 pounds of silver to you, Solomon.
Give 5 pounds to those who take care of its fruit.”
The king says
Verse 13
“My love, you live in the gardens.
My friends listen for your voice.
But let me hear it now.”
My friends listen for your voice.
But let me hear it now.”
The woman says
Verse 14
“Come away with me, my love.
Be like an antelope
or like a young deer
on mountains that are full of spices.”
Be like an antelope
or like a young deer
on mountains that are full of spices.”