Song of Solomon 8:4

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“O daughters of Jerusalem, I adjure you: Do not arouse or awaken love until the time is right.”

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BSBPD

“O daughters of Jerusalem, I adjure you: Do not arouse or awaken love until the time is right.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, until he please.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, That ye stir not up, nor awake my love, Until he please.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“I have adjured you, daughters of Jerusalem, How ye stir up, And how ye wake the love till she please!”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Song of Solomon 8:4 — 2 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Song of Solomon 2:7O daughters of Jerusalem, I adjure you by the gazelles and does of the field: Do not arouse or awaken love until the time is right.
  2. Song of Solomon 3:5O daughters of Jerusalem, I adjure you by the gazelles and does of the field: Do not arouse or awaken love until the time is right.

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