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"Oh* that you were like a brother to me Who nursed at my mother'sbreasts. If I found you outdoors, I would kiss you; No one would despise me, either.
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"I would lead you and bring you Into the house of my mother, who used to instruct me; I would give you spicedwine to drink from the juice of my pomegranates.
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"Who is thiscoming up from the wildernessLeaning on her beloved?" " Beneath the appletree I awakened you; There your mother was in labor with you, There she was in labor and gave you birth.
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"Put me like a sealover your heart, Like a seal on your arm. For love is as strong as death, Jealousy is as severe as Sheol; Its flashes are flashes of fire, The very flame of the LORD.