Sng Song of Solomon, chapter Song of Solomon, chapter 8
Longing for Her Beloved
O that you were to me like a brother
who nursed at my mother’s breasts!
If I found you outdoors, I would kiss you,
and no one would despise me.
I would lead you and bring you
to the house of my mother who taught me.
I would give you spiced wine to drink,
the nectar of my pomegranates.Sng 3:4
His left hand is under my head,
and his right arm embraces me.Sng 2:6
O daughters of Jerusalem, I adjure you:
Do not arouse or awaken love
until the time is right.Sng 3:5
The Friends
Who is this coming up from the wilderness,
leaning on her beloved?
The Bride
I roused you under the apple tree;
there your mother conceived you;
there she travailed and brought you forth.1Pe 5:10; Mat 8:25; Mat 12:49; Gal 4:19; Sng 3:6
Set me as a seal over your heart,
as a seal upon your arm.
For love is as strong as death,
its jealousy 8:6 Or passion as unrelenting as Sheol.
Its sparks are fiery flames,
the fiercest blaze of all.Jer 22:24; 2Ti 2:12
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.Rom 8:35; Rom 8:39
The Friends
We have a little sister,
and her breasts are not yet grown.
What shall we do for our sister
on the day she is spoken for?
If she is a wall,
we will build a tower of silver upon her.
If she is a door,
we will enclose her with panels of cedar.
The Bride
I am a wall,
and my breasts are like towers.
So I have become in his eyes
like one who brings peace.
Solomon had a vineyard in Baal-hamon.
He leased it to the tenants.
For its fruit, each was to bring
a thousand shekels of silver.8:11 Hebrew a thousand of silver; that is, approximately 25.1 pounds or 11.4 kilograms of silverEcc 2:4; Mat 21:33
But my own vineyard is mine to give;
the thousand shekels are for you, O Solomon,
and two hundred are for those who tend its fruit.Isa 5:1
The Bridegroom
You who dwell in the gardens,
my companions are listening for your voice.
Let me hear it!
The Bride
Come away, my beloved,
and be like a gazelle
or a young stag