NASB Song of Songs 8 KJV; Red Letter NT, Cross References, Translation Footnotes, Strong's Concordance Numbers

NASB — Song of Songs 8 — KJV

The Lovers Speak

  1 “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°.
  2 “I would lead° you [and] abring° 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°.
  3 “Let ahis left° hand° be under° my head°
  And his right° hand° embrace° me.”

[2] a So 3:4
[3] a So 2:6

  4 ¶ “I aI want you to swear°, O daughters° of Jerusalem°,
  IIDo not arouse° or awaken° [my] love°
  Until° IIIshe pleases°.”

[4] IBRIDEGROOM IIOr Why should you arouse IIIOr it a So 2:7; 3:5

5 ¶ “I aWho° is this° coming° up from the wilderness°
Leaning° on her beloved°?”

  ¶ “IIBeneath° the III bapple° tree° I awakened° you;
  There° your mother° was in labor° with you,
  There° she was in labor° [and] gave° you birth°.
  6 “Put° me like a Iseal° over° your heart°,
  Like a aseal° on your arm°.
  For love° is as strong° as death°,
  II bJealousy° is as severe° as Sheol°;
  Its flashes° are flashes° of fire°,
  IIIThe [very] flame° of the LORD°.
  7 “Many° waters° cannot°° quench° love°,
  Nor° will rivers° overflow° it;
  aIf° a man° were to give° all° the riches° of his house° for love°,
  It would be utterly° despised°.”

[5] ICHORUS IIBRIDE IIIOr apricot a So 3:6 b So 2:3
[6] IOr signet IIOr Its ardor is as inflexible IIIAnother reading is A vehement flame a Is 49:16; Jr 22:24; Hg 2:23 b Pv 6:34
[7] a Pv 6:35

  8 ¶ “IWe have a little° sister°,
  And she ahas° no° breasts°;
  What° shall we do° for our sister°
  On the day° when° she is spoken° for?
  9 “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 aplanks° of cedar°.”

[8] ICHORUS a Ezk 16:7
[9] a 1K 6:15

  10 ¶ “II was a wall°, and amy breasts° were like towers°;
  Then° I became° in his eyes° as one who finds° peace°.
  11 “Solomon° had° a avineyard° at Baal-hamon°;
  He bentrusted° the vineyard° to ccaretakers°.
  Each° one° was to bring° a dthousand° [shekels] of silver° for its efruit°.
  12 “My very° own vineyard° is Iat my disposal°;
  The thousand° [shekels] are for you, Solomon°,
  And two hundred° are for those who take° care° of its fruit°.”

[10] IBRIDE a Ezk 16:7
[11] a Ec 2:4 b Mt 21:33 c So 1:6 d Is 7:23 e So 2:3; 8:12
[12] ILit before me

  13 ¶ “IO you who sit° in the gardens°,
  [My] acompanions° are listening° for your voice°—
  bLet me hear° it!”

[13] IBRIDEGROOM a So 1:7 b So 2:14

  14 ¶ “I ,IIHurry°, my beloved°,
  And be alike° a gazelle° or° a young° IIIstag°
  On the bmountains° of spices°.”

[14] IBRIDE IILit Flee IIILit of the stags a So 2:7, 9, 17 b So 4:6

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The love of the Church to Christ.

1 ¶ O thatº ª ² thou [wert] as my brother,º that suckedº ª the breastsº of my mother!º [when] I should findº ª thee without,º I would kissº ª thee; yea,² I should not² be despised.º ª 2 I would leadº ª thee, [and] bringº ª thee into² my mother'sº house,º [who] would instructº ª me: I would cause thee to drinkº ª of spicedº wineº ² of the juiceº ² of my pomegranate.º 3 His left handº [should be] under² my head,º and his right handº should embraceº ª me. 4 I chargeº ª you, O daughtersº of Jerusalem,º that² ye stir not up,º ª nor² awakeº ª ² [my] love,º until² he please.º ª ² 5 Who² [is] this² that cometh upº ª from² the wilderness,º leaningº ª upon² her beloved?º I raised¹ ª thee up² under² the apple tree:º there² thy motherº brought thee forth:º ª there² she brought thee forthº ª [that] bareº ª thee.

[1] Ps 2:12; 45:10; 51:17; 102:16; So 1:2; Is 7:14; 9:6; 60:14; 66:11; Hg 2:7; Zc 9:9; Mal 3:1; Mt 13:16; Mk 12:42; 14:6; Lk 2:26, 38; 7:45; 9:26; 10:16, 23; 12:8; 18:9; Jn 1:14; 3:13; 7:46; 8:42; 9:25; 13:3; 16:28; 1Co 1:28; Ga 4:26; 6:14; Php 3:3, 7; 1Ti 3:16; He 2:9, 11; 9:26.
[2] Pv 9:2; So 3:4; 4:10; 5:1; 7:9, 12; Lk 16:29; Jn 5:39, 46; Ac 17:11; Ga 4:26; 2Ti 3:15; 1P 1:10; 2P 1:19; Rv 19:10.
[3] Dt 33:27; So 2:6; Is 62:4; 2Co 12:9.
[4] So 2:7; 3:5.
[5] 2Ch 32:8; Ps 45:10; 63:8; 107:2; So 2:3; 3:4, 6, 11; 4:8; 6:10; 8:1; Is 26:3; 36:6; 40:3; 43:19; 49:20; Jr 2:2; Ho 12:4; Mi 3:11; Jn 1:48; 13:23; Ac 27:23; Ro 7:4; 2Co 12:9; Ga 4:19; Ep 1:12; 1P 1:21; Rv 12:6.

The vehemency of love.

6 ¶ Setº ª me as a sealº upon² thine heart,º as a sealº upon² thine arm:º for² loveº [is] strongº as death;º jealousyº [is] cruelº as the grave:º the coalsº thereof [are] coalsº of fire,º [which hath a] most vehement flame.º 7 Manyº watersº cannotº ª ² ² quenchº ª love,º neither² can the floodsº drownº ª it: if² [a] manº would giveº ª ² all² the substanceº of his houseº for love,º it would utterly¹ ª be contemned.º ª

[6] Ex 28:9, 21, 29; Nu 5:14; 25:11; Dt 32:21; Ps 42:1; 63:1; 84:2; 120:4; Pv 6:34; 25:22; So 5:8; Is 49:16; Jr 22:24; Hg 2:23; Zc 3:9; Jn 21:15; Ac 20:24; 21:13; Ro 12:20; 2Co 5:14; 11:2; Php 1:20; 2Ti 2:19; Rv 12:11.
[7] Pv 6:31, 35; Is 43:2; Mt 7:24; Ro 8:28; 13:8.

The calling of the Gentiles.

8 ¶ We have a littleº sister,º and she hath no² breasts:º what² shall we doº ª for our sisterº in the dayº when she shall be spoken for?º ª ² 9 If² she² [be] a wall,º we will buildº ª upon² her a palaceº of silver:º and if² she² [be] a door,º we will incloseº ª ² her with boardsº of cedar.º 10 I² [am] a wall,º and my breastsº like towers:º then² was² I in his eyesº as one that foundº ª favour.º 11 Solomonº had² a vineyardº at Baalhamon;º he let outº ª ² the vineyardº unto keepers;º ª every oneº for the fruitº thereof was to bringº ª a thousandº [pieces] of silver.º 12 My vineyard,º which [is] mine,² [is] beforeº me: thou, O Solomon,º [must have] a thousand,º and those that keepº ª ² the fruitº thereof two hundred.º 13 Thou that dwellestº ª in the gardens,º the companionsº hearkenº ª to thy voice:º cause me to hearº ª [it].

[8] Ps 2:8; 72:17; 147:19; So 4:5; 7:3; 8:10; Is 49:6; 60:1, 10; Ezk 16:46, 55, 61; 23:33; Lk 19:44; Jn 10:16; Ac 7:38; 10:1; 11:1; 15:14; 16:9; 22:21; 26:17; Ro 3:1; 10:12; 15:9; Ep 2:12, 13, 19; 1P 2:12.
[9] So 2:9; Is 58:12; 60:17; 61:4; Zc 6:12; Mt 16:18; Ac 14:27; 15:16; 1Co 3:10; Ep 2:20; Rv 21:12.
[10] Gn 6:8; Dt 7:7; Pv 3:4; So 4:5; 7:3, 7; 8:9; Is 60:10; Ezk 16:7; Lk 1:30; Ro 5:1; Ep 1:6, 8; 1Ti 1:16.
[11] Gn 20:16; Ec 2:4; So 7:12; Is 5:1; 7:23; Mt 21:33; Mk 12:1; Lk 20:9.
[12] Ps 72:17; Pv 4:23; So 1:6; Ac 20:28; Ro 14:7; 1Co 6:20; 2Co 5:15; 1Th 2:19; 1Ti 4:15; 5:17.
[13] Jg 11:38; 14:11; Ps 45:14; 50:15; So 1:7; 2:13, 14; 3:7; 4:16; 5:9; 6:2, 11; 7:11; Mt 18:20; 28:20; Jn 14:13, 21; 15:7; 16:24.

The Church prayeth for Christ's coming.

14 ¶ Make haste,º ª my beloved,º and be thou likeº ª to a roeº or² to a youngº hartº upon² the mountainsº of spices.º

[14] So 2:17; Lk 19:12; Php 1:23; Rv 22:17, 20.

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