Song of Solomon8
Maiden’s Fanciful Wish
1⸤How I wish that you were my little brother⸥, who nursed ⸤upon my mother’s breasts⸥! If ⸤I met you outside⸥, I would kiss you,⸤and no one would despise me⸥! 2⸤I would surely bring you⸥ to the house of my mother,⸤who would surely teach me⸥; ⸤I would give you spiced wine to drink⸥, the ⸤sweet wine⸥ of my pomegranates.Double Refrain: Embrace and Adjuration
3His left hand is under my head,and his right hand embraces me.4I adjure you, ⸤O maidens of Jerusalem⸥, do not arouse or awaken love until it pleases!Up from the Wilderness and under the Apple Tree
5Who is this coming up from the wilderness,leaning upon her beloved?Under the apple tree I awakened you;there your mother ⸤conceived you⸥; there she who was in labor gave birth to you.The Nature of Genuine Romantic Love
6Set me as a seal upon your heart,as a seal upon your arm;for love is strong as death;passion is fierce as Sheol;its flashes are flashes of fire;it is a blazing flame.7Many waters cannot quench love;rivers cannot sweep it away. If a man were to give all the wealth of his house ⸤for love⸥, he would be utterly scorned.Maiden’s Virtuous Chastity and Voluptuous Beauty
8⸤We have a little sister⸥, ⸤and she does not yet have any breasts⸥. What should we do for our sister⸤on the day when she is betrothed⸥? 9If she is a wall,⸤we will adorn her with a turret of silver⸥; but if she is a door,we will barricade her with boards of cedar. 10I was a wall, and my breasts were like the towers,⸤so my betrothed viewed me with great delight⸥.Solomon’s Vineyard and the Maiden’s Gift
11⸤Solomon had a vineyard⸥ at Baal-hamon;⸤he entrusted his vineyard to the keepers⸥; ⸤people paid a thousand silver pieces for its fruit⸥. 12⸤My own “vineyard” belongs to me⸥; the “thousand” are for you, O Solomon,⸤and “two hundred” for those who tend its fruit⸥.Closing Words of Mutual Love
13O you who dwell in the garden,my companions are listening to your voice.Let me hear it!14Flee, my beloved!⸤Be like a gazelle⸥ or ⸤a young stag⸥ upon ⸤the perfumed mountains⸥!Logos Bible Software