Song of Songs 8
8
1If you were a baby, like my little brother nursing at his mother’s breasts,
and if I found you outside,
I could kiss you,
and no one would say it was wrong.
2I would lead you into my mother’s house,
to the room of she who taught me.
I would give you spiced wine
squeezed from my pomegranate.
She Speaks to the Women
3His left arm is under my head,
and his right hand holds me.
4Women of Jerusalem, promise me,
don’t awaken love,
don’t arouse love, until I am ready.#8:4 until I am ready Literally, “until it desires.”
The Women of Jerusalem Speak
5Who is this woman
coming from the desert, leaning on her lover?
She Speaks to Him
I woke you under the apple tree,
where your mother gave birth to you,
where you were born.
6Keep me near you like a seal you wear over your heart,
like a signet ring you wear on your hand.
Love is as strong as death.
Passion is as strong as the grave.#8:6 the grave Or “Sheol,” the place where dead people go.
Its sparks become a flame,
and it grows to become a great fire#8:6 great fire Or “the flame of the Lord.”!
7A flood cannot put out love.
Rivers cannot drown love.
Would people despise a man for giving
everything he owns for love?
Her Brothers Speak
8We have a little sister,
and her breasts are not yet grown.
What should we do for our sister
when a man comes asking to marry her?
9If she were a wall,
we would put silver trim#8:9 trim Or “supports.” Often horizontal beams and towers were built into walls to strengthen and support them. But here, this seems to be a decoration. around her.
If she were a door,
we would put a cedar board around her.
She Answers Her Brothers
10I am a wall,
and my breasts are my towers.
And he is satisfied with me!#8:10 he is satisfied with me Literally, “in his eyes I find peace.” In Hebrew this is also like the names “Solomon” and “Shulamith.”
He Speaks
11Solomon had a vineyard at Baal Hamon.
He put men in charge of the vineyard.
Each man brought in grapes
worth 1000 shekels#8:11 1000 shekels About 25 pounds (11.5 kg). Also in verse 12. of silver.
12Solomon, you can keep your 1000 shekels.
Give 200 shekels to each man for the grapes he brought.
But I will keep my own vineyard.
He Speaks to Her
13There you are, sitting in the garden.
Friends are listening to your voice.
Let me hear it too!
She Speaks to Him
14Hurry, my lover!
Be like a gazelle or a young deer on the mountains of spice.
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Song 8
8
Longing for Her Beloved
1O 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.
2I 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.
3His left hand is under my head,
and his right arm embraces me.
4O daughters of Jerusalem, I adjure you:
Do not arouse or awaken love
until the time is right.
The Friends
5Who 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.
6Set 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.
7Mighty 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.
The Friends
8We 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?
9If she is a wall,
we will build a tower of silver to protect her.
If she is a door,
we will enclose her with panels of cedar.
The Bride
10I am a wall,
and my breasts are like towers.
So I have become in his eyes
like one who brings peace.
11Solomon 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 silver
12But 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.
The Bridegroom
13You who dwell in the gardens,
my companions are listening for your voice.
Let me hear it!
The Bride
14Come away, my beloved,
and be like a gazelle
or a young stag
on the mountains of spices.
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