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Song of Solomon 8
Song of Songs 8:1-4
1Oh that you were like my brother, who nursed from the breasts of my mother! If I found you outside, I would kiss you; yes, and no one would despise me. 2I would lead you, bringing you into the house of my mother, who would instruct me. I would have you drink spiced wine, of the juice of my pomegranate. 3His left hand would be under my head. His right hand would embrace me. 4I adjure you, daughters of Jerusalem, that you not stir up, nor awaken love, until it so desires.
This poem celebrates the longing for unashamed closeness and the proper timing of love.
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Song of Songs 8:5
5Who is this who comes up from the wilderness, leaning on her beloved? Beloved Under the apple tree I awakened you. There your mother conceived you. There she was in labor and bore you.
This poem celebrates love’s public emergence, dependence, and enduring memory.
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Song of Songs 8:6-7
6Set me as a seal on your heart, as a seal on your arm; for love is strong as death. Jealousy is as cruel as Sheol. Its flashes are flashes of fire, a very flame of the LORD. 7Many waters can’t quench love, neither can floods drown it. If a man would give all the wealth of his house for love, he would be utterly scorned.
This poem celebrates love’s invincible strength, jealousy, and priceless worth.
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Song of Songs 8:8-9
8We have a little sister. She has no breasts. What shall we do for our sister in the day when she is to be spoken for? 9If she is a wall, we will build on her a turret of silver. If she is a door, we will enclose her with boards of cedar.
This poem celebrates protective care and wise boundaries for a young woman.
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Song of Songs 8:10-12
10I am a wall, and my breasts like towers, then I was in his eyes like one who found peace. 11Solomon had a vineyard at Baal Hamon. He leased out the vineyard to keepers. Each was to bring a thousand shekels of silver for its fruit. 12My own vineyard is before me. The thousand are for you, Solomon, two hundred for those who tend its fruit.
This poem celebrates maturity, peace, and the beloved’s freedom over her own love.
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Song of Songs 8:13
13You who dwell in the gardens, with friends in attendance, let me hear your voice!
This poem celebrates the lover’s desire to hear the beloved’s voice.
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Song of Songs 8:14
14Come away, my beloved! Be like a gazelle or a young stag on the mountains of spices!
This poem celebrates the final longing for the beloved to come swiftly.
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