World English Bible
Song of Solomon 8:4
“I adjure you, daughters of Jerusalem, that you not stir up, nor awaken love, until it so desires. Friends”
Verse in context — Song of Solomon 8
I would lead you, bringing you into my mother's house, who would instruct me. I would have you drink spiced wine, of the juice of my pomegranate.
His left hand would be under my head. His right hand would embrace me.
I adjure you, daughters of Jerusalem, that you not stir up, nor awaken love, until it so desires. Friends
Who is this who comes up from the wilderness, leaning on her beloved? Under the apple tree I aroused you. There your mother conceived you. There she was in labor and bore you.
Set me as a seal on your heart, as a seal on your arm; for love is strong as death. Jealousy is as cruel as Sheol. Its flashes are flashes of fire, a very flame of Yahweh.
About Song of Solomon
A poetic celebration of love and intimacy, often seen as a picture of God’s love.
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