Song of Songs 8 (Holman Christian Standard)

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1 If only I could treat you like my brother,^a one who nursed at my mother's breasts, I would find you in public and kiss you, and no one would scorn me. 2 I would lead you, I would take you, to the house of my mother^b who taught me.^c I would give you spiced wine to drink from my pomegranate juice. 3 His left hand is under my head, and his right hand embraces me.^d 4 Young women of Jerusalem, I charge you: do not stir up or awaken love until the appropriate time.^e

Young Women of Jerusalem

5 Who is this^f coming up from the wilderness, leaning on the one she loves? I awakened you under the apricot tree.^g There your mother conceived you; there she conceived and gave you birth.

Woman

6 Set me as a seal on your heart, as a seal on your arm.^h For love is as strong as death;ⁱ ardent love is as unrelenting as Sheol. Love's flames are fiery flames^j- the fiercest of all.^k 7 Mighty waters cannot extinguish love; rivers cannot sweep it away. If a man were to give all his wealth^l for love, it would be utterly scorned.

Brothers

8 Our sister is young; she has no breasts. What will we do for our sister on the day she is spoken for? 9 If she is a wall, we will build a silver parapet on it. If she is a door, we will enclose it with cedar planks.^m

Woman

10 I amⁿ a wall and my breasts like towers. So in his eyes I have become like one who finds peace.^o 11 Solomon owned a vineyard in Baal-hamon. He leased the vineyard to tenants. Each was to bring for his fruit 1,000 pieces of silver. 12 I have my own vineyard.^p^q The 1,000 are for you, Solomon, but 200 for those who guard its fruits.

Man

13 You^r who dwell in the gardens- companions^s are listening for your voice- let me hear you!^t

Woman

14 Hurry [to me], my love, and be like a gazelle or a young stag on the mountains of spices.^u

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