Song of Solomon 8:4
2 I would lead thee, and bring thee into my mother’s house, who would instruct me: I would cause thee to drink of spiced wine of the juice of my pomegranate.
3 His left hand should be under my head, and his right hand should embrace me.
I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, until he please.
5 Who is this that cometh up from the wilderness, leaning upon her beloved? I raised thee up under the apple tree: there thy mother brought thee forth: there she brought thee forth that bare thee.
6 Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon thine arm: for love is strong as death; jealousy is cruel as the grave: the coals thereof are coals of fire, which hath a most vehement flame.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- O daughters of Jerusalem, I adjure you: Do not arouse or awaken love until the time is right.
- KJV
- I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, until he please.
- WEB
- I adjure you, daughters of Jerusalem, that you not stir up, nor awaken love, until it so desires.
- ASV
- I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, That ye stir not up, nor awake [my] love, Until he please.
- DARBY
- I charge you, daughters of Jerusalem, Why should ye stir up, why awake [my] love, till he please?
- BLB
- I adjure you⁺, O daughters of Jerusalem, why stir up and why awaken love until it pleases.
- ÅB
- Jeg ber dere inderlig, dere Jerusalems døtre! Hvorfor vil dere vekke, og hvorfor vil dere egge kjærligheten, før den selv vil?
- OTB
- Jeg ber dere, Jerusalems døtre, Vekk ikke eller rør opp kjærligheten Før den selv vil.
- B1930
- Jeg ber eder inderlig, I Jerusalems døtre! Hvorfor vil I vekke, og hvorfor vil I egge kjærligheten, før den selv vil?
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Song of Solomon 2:7
I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, and by the hinds of the field, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, till he please.
Read in contextSong of Solomon 3:5
I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, and by the hinds of the field, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, till he please.
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