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Song of Songs 8 :: New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

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The Lovers Speak

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“Oh that you were like a brother to me

Who nursed at my mother’s breasts.

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 spiced wine to drink from the juice of my pomegranates.

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Let his left hand be under my head,

And his right hand embrace me.”

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The Groom

“Swear to me, you daughters of Jerusalem:

[fn]Do not disturb or awaken my love

Until she pleases.”

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The Chorus

“Who is this coming up from the wilderness,

Leaning on her beloved?”

The Bride

“Beneath the apple tree I awakened you;

There your mother went into labor with you,

There she was in labor and gave birth to you.

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“Put me like a seal over your heart,

Like a seal on your arm.

For love is as strong as death,

[fn]Jealousy is as severe as Sheol;

Its flames are flames of fire,

[fn]The flame of the LORD.

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“Many waters cannot quench love,

Nor will rivers flood over it;

If a man were to give all the riches of his house for love,

It would be utterly despised.”

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The Chorus

“We have a little sister,

And she has no breasts;

What shall we do for our sister

On the day when she is spoken for?

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“If she is a wall,

We will build on her a battlement of silver;

But if she is a door,

We will barricade her with planks of cedar.”

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The Bride

“I was a wall, and my breasts were like towers;

Then I became in his eyes as one who finds peace.

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“Solomon had a vineyard at Baal-hamon;

He entrusted the vineyard to caretakers.

Each one was to bring a thousand shekels of silver for its fruit.

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“My very own vineyard is [fn]at my disposal;

The thousand shekels are for you, Solomon,

And two hundred are for those who take care of its fruit.”

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The Groom

“You who sit in the gardens:

My companions are listening for your voice

Let me hear it!”

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The Bride

[fn]Hurry, my beloved,

And be like a gazelle or a young [fn]stag

On the mountains of balsam trees!”

NASB20 Footnotes
Lit Why should you disturb or
Or Its passion is as inflexible
Another reading is A vehement flame
Lit before me
Lit Flee
Lit of the stags
NASB20

New American Standard Bible 2020
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