New American Standard Bible 1995
Song of Songs 8:5-12
5“12WhoH4310 is thisH2088 comingH5927 up from the wildernessH4057 LeaningH7514 on her belovedH1730?” “3BeneathH8478 the 45appleH8598 treeH8598 I awakenedH5782 you; ThereH8033 your motherH517 was in laborH2254 with you, ThereH8033 she was in laborH2254 and gaveH3205 you birthH3205.6PutH7760 me like a 6sealH2368 overH5921 your heartH3820, Like a 7sealH2368 on your armH2220. For loveH160 is as strongH5794 as deathH4194, 89JealousyH7068 is as severeH7186 as SheolH7585; Its flashesH7565 are flashesH7565 of fireH784, 10The very flameH7957 of the LordH3050.7ManyH7227 watersH4325 cannotH3201H3808 quenchH3518 loveH160, NorH3808 will riversH5104 overflowH7857 it; 11IfH518 a manH376 were to giveH5414 allH3605 the richesH1952 of his houseH1004 for loveH160, It would be utterlyH936 despisedH936.”
8“12We have a littleH6996 sisterH269, And she 13hasH369 noH369 breastsH7699; WhatH4100 shall we doH6213 for our sisterH269 On the dayH3117 whenH7945 she is spokenH1696 for?9IfH518 she is a wallH2346, We will buildH1129 on her a battlementH2918 of silverH3701; But ifH518 she is a doorH1817, We will barricadeH6696 her with 14planksH3871 of cedarH730.”
10“15I was a wallH2346, and 16my breastsH7699 were like towersH4026; ThenH227 I becameH1961 in his eyesH5869 as one who findsH4672 peaceH7965.11SolomonH8010 hadH1961 a 17vineyardH3754 at Baal-hamonH1174; He 18entrustedH5414 the vineyardH3754 to 19caretakersH5201. EachH376 oneH376 was to bringH935 a 20thousandH505 shekels of silverH3701 for its 21fruitH6529.12My veryH7945 own vineyardH3754 is 22at my disposalH6440; The thousandH505 shekels are for you, SolomonH8010, And two hundredH3967 are for those who takeH5201 careH5201 of its fruitH6529.”
Notes
- 1. Song of Songs 8:5 CHORUS ↩
- 2. Song of Songs 8:5 Song 3:6 ↩
- 3. Song of Songs 8:5 BRIDE ↩
- 4. Song of Songs 8:5 Or apricot ↩
- 5. Song of Songs 8:5 Song 2:3 ↩
- 6. Song of Songs 8:6 Or signet ↩
- 7. Song of Songs 8:6 Is 49:16; Jer 22:24; Hag 2:23 ↩
- 8. Song of Songs 8:6 Or Its ardor is as inflexible ↩
- 9. Song of Songs 8:6 Prov 6:34 ↩
- 10. Song of Songs 8:6 Another reading is A vehement flame ↩
- 11. Song of Songs 8:7 Prov 6:35 ↩
- 12. Song of Songs 8:8 CHORUS ↩
- 13. Song of Songs 8:8 Ezek 16:7 ↩
- 14. Song of Songs 8:9 1 Kin 6:15 ↩
- 15. Song of Songs 8:10 BRIDE ↩
- 16. Song of Songs 8:10 Ezek 16:7 ↩
- 17. Song of Songs 8:11 Eccl 2:4 ↩
- 18. Song of Songs 8:11 Matt 21:33 ↩
- 19. Song of Songs 8:11 Song 1:6 ↩
- 20. Song of Songs 8:11 Is 7:23 ↩
- 21. Song of Songs 8:11 Song 2:3; 8:12 ↩
- 22. Song of Songs 8:12 Lit before me ↩
Commentaries on Song of Songs 8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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