Song of Solomon 8:4 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, until he please.”
Song of Solomon 8:4 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Song of Solomon 8:4 in 6 Bible Translations
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Song of Solomon 8:4 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“I adjure you, daughters of Jerusalem, that you not stir up, nor awaken love, until it so desires.”
Song of Solomon 8:4 — World English Bible
Song of Solomon 8:4 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“ I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, That ye stir not up, nor awake my love, Until he please. ”
Song of Solomon 8:4 — American Standard Version
Song of Solomon 8:4 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“I have adjured you, daughters of Jerusalem, How ye stir up, And how ye wake the love till she please!”
Song of Solomon 8:4 — Young's Literal Translation
Song of Solomon 8:4 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“I charge you, daughters of Jerusalem, ...Why should ye stir up, why awake [my] love, till he please? ”
Song of Solomon 8:4 — Darby Translation
Song of Solomon 8:4 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“I charge you, O daughters of Ierusale, that you stir not vp, nor waken my loue, vntil she please.”
Song of Solomon 8:4 — Geneva Bible
Song of Solomon 8:4 in Context — Song of Solomon 8
2 I would lead thee, and bring thee into my mother’s house, who would instruct me: I would cause thee to drink of spiced wine of the juice of my pomegranate.
3 His left hand should be under my head, and his right hand should embrace me.
4 I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, until he please.
5 Who is this that cometh up from the wilderness, leaning upon her beloved? I raised thee up under the apple tree: there thy mother brought thee forth: there she brought thee forth that bare thee.
6 Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon thine arm: for love is strong as death; jealousy is cruel as the grave: the coals thereof are coals of fire, which hath a most vehement flame.
What Does Song of Solomon 8:4 Mean?
Song of Solomon 8:4 is a verse from the Book of Song of Solomon, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Song of Solomon chapter 8. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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