Song of Solomon 8:5

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.

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.

⁷ Mighty waters cannot quench love; rivers cannot sweep it away. If a man were to give all the wealth of his house for love, his offer would be utterly scorned.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: 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.
KJV: 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.
WEB: 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.
ASV: Who is this that cometh up from the wilderness, Leaning upon her beloved? Under the apple-tree I awakened thee: There thy mother was in travail with thee, There was she in travail that brought thee forth.
DARBY: Who is this that cometh up from the wilderness, Leaning upon her beloved? I awoke thee under the apple-tree: There thy mother brought thee forth; There she brought thee forth [that] bore thee.
BLB: Who [is] this coming up from the wilderness, leaning upon her beloved? Under the apple tree I awakened you; there your mother conceived you; there she travailed and brought you forth.

ÅB: Hvem er hun som kommer opp fra ørkenen, støttende seg på sin elskede? -- Under epletreet vekket jeg deg; der ble din mor forløst med deg, der ble hun forløst, hun som fødte deg.
OTB: Hvem er dette som kommer opp fra ørkenen Lent på sin elskede?” “Under epletreet vekket jeg deg; Der gikk din mor i fødselsveer med deg, Der var hun i fødselsveer og fødte deg.
B1930: Hvem er hun som kommer op fra ørkenen, støttende sig på sin elskede? - Under epletreet vekket jeg dig; der blev din mor forløst med dig, der blev hun forløst, hun som fødte dig.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Song of Solomon 3:6
Who is this coming up from the wilderness like a column of smoke, scented with myrrh and frankincense from all the spices of the merchant?
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Isaiah 40:3
A voice of one calling: “Prepare the way for the LORD in the wilderness; make a straight highway for our God in the desert.
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Psalms 63:8
My soul clings to You; Your right hand upholds me.
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Song of Solomon 2:3
Like an apricot tree among the trees of the forest is my beloved among the young men. I delight to sit in his shade, and his fruit is sweet to my taste.
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Song of Solomon 3:4
I had just passed them when I found the one I love. I held him and would not let go until I had brought him to my mother’s house, to the chamber of the one who conceived me.
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Micah 3:11
Her leaders judge for a bribe, her priests teach for a price, and her prophets practice divination for money. Yet they lean upon the LORD, saying, “Is not the LORD among us? No disaster can come upon us.”
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Song of Solomon 6:10
Who is this who shines like the dawn, as fair as the moon, as bright as the sun, as majestic as the stars in procession?
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Isaiah 26:3–4
You will keep in perfect peace the steadfast of mind, because he trusts in You.
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