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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“O daughters of Jerusalem, I adjure you: Do not arouse or awaken love until the time is right.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, until he please.”
King James Version · Public Domain“I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, That ye stir not up, nor awake my love, Until he please.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“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 DomainOther passages that echo Song of Solomon 8:4 — 2 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 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.
- 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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