Song of Solomon 8
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Oh, that you were like my brother,
Who nursed at my mother's breasts!
If I should find you outside,
I would kiss you;
I would not be despised.
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I would lead you and bring you
Into the a house of my mother,
She who used to instruct me.
I would cause you to drink of b spiced wine,
Of the juice of my pomegranate.
(To the Daughters of Jerusalem)
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c His left hand is under my head,
And his right hand embraces me.
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d I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem,
Do not stir up nor awaken love
Until it pleases.
A Relative
5
e Who is this coming up from the wilderness,
Leaning upon her beloved?
I awakened you under the apple tree.
There your mother brought you forth;
There she who bore you brought you forth.
The Shulamite to Her Beloved
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f Set me as a seal upon your heart,
As a seal upon your arm;
For love is as strong as death,
g Jealousy as cruel as the grave;
Its flames are flames of fire,
A most vehement flame.
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Many waters cannot quench love,
Nor can the floods drown it.
h If a man would give for love
All the wealth of his house,
It would be utterly despised.
The Shulamite's Brothers
8
i We have a little sister,
And she has no breasts.
What shall we do for our sister
In the day when she is spoken for?
9
If she is a wall,
We will build upon her
A battlement of silver;
And if she is a door,
We will enclose her
With boards of cedar.
The Shulamite
10
I am a wall,
And my breasts like towers;
Then I became in his eyes
As one who found peace.
11
Solomon had a vineyard at Baal Hamon;
j He leased the vineyard to keepers;
Everyone was to bring for its fruit
A thousand silver coins.
(To Solomon)
12
My own vineyard is before me.
You, O Solomon, may have a thousand,
And those who tend its fruit two hundred.
The Beloved
13
You who dwell in the gardens,
The companions listen for your voice -
k Let me hear it!
The Shulamite
14
l Make haste, my beloved,
And m be like a gazelle
Or a young stag
On the mountains of spices.
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Cross References
Song of Solomon 3:4
Scarcely had I passed by them, When I found the one I love. I held him and would not let him go, Until I had brought him to the house of my mother, And into the chamber of her who conceived me.
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Cross References
Proverbs 9:2
She has slaughtered her meat, She has mixed her wine, She has also furnished her table.
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Cross References
Song of Solomon 2:6
His left hand is under my head, And his right hand embraces me.
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Cross References
Song of Solomon 2:7
I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, By the gazelles or by the does of the field, Do not stir up nor awaken love Until it pleases.
Song of Solomon 3:5
I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, By the gazelles or by the does of the field, Do not stir up nor awaken love Until it pleases.
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Cross References
Song of Solomon 3:6
Who is this coming out of the wilderness Like pillars of smoke, Perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, With all the merchant's fragrant powders?
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Cross References
Isaiah 49:16
See, I have inscribed you on the palms of My hands; Your walls are continually before Me.
Jeremiah 22:24
As I live," says the LORD, "though Coniah the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, were the signet on My right hand, yet I would pluck you off.
Haggai 2:23
'In that day,' says the LORD of hosts, 'I will take you, Zerubbabel My servant, the son of Shealtiel,' says the LORD, 'and will make you like a signet ring; for I have chosen you,' says the LORD of hosts."
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Cross References
Proverbs 6:34
For jealousy is a husband's fury; Therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.
Proverbs 6:35
He will accept no recompense, Nor will he be appeased though you give many gifts.
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Cross References
Proverbs 6:35
He will accept no recompense, Nor will he be appeased though you give many gifts.
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Cross References
Ezekiel 23:33
You will be filled with drunkenness and sorrow, The cup of horror and desolation, The cup of your sister Samaria.
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Cross References
Matthew 21:33
Hear another parable: There was a certain landowner who planted a vineyard and set a hedge around it, dug a winepress in it and built a tower. And he leased it to vinedressers and went into a far country.
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Cross References
Song of Solomon 2:14
"O my dove, in the clefts of the rock, In the secret places of the cliff, Let me see your face, Let me hear your voice; For your voice is sweet, And your face is lovely."
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Cross References
Revelation 22:17
And the Spirit and the bride say, "Come!" And let him who hears say, "Come!" And let him who thirsts come. Whoever desires, let him take the water of life freely.
Revelation 22:20
He who testifies to these things says, "Surely I am coming quickly." Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus!
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Cross References
Song of Solomon 2:7
I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, By the gazelles or by the does of the field, Do not stir up nor awaken love Until it pleases.
Song of Solomon 2:9
My beloved is like a gazelle or a young stag. Behold, he stands behind our wall; He is looking through the windows, Gazing through the lattice.
Song of Solomon 2:17
Until the day breaks And the shadows flee away, Turn, my beloved, And be like a gazelle Or a young stag Upon the mountains of Bether.
New King James Version (NKJV) Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc.