Song of Solomon 8

The Bride Yearns for Her Beloved

1 O that thou wert as my brother, that sucked the breasts of my mother! when I should find thee without, I would kiss thee; yea, I should not be despised. Related: Zechariah 9:9, Galatians 4:26

2 I would lead thee, and bring thee into my mother's house, who would instruct me: I would cause thee to drink of spiced wine of the juice of my pomegranate. Related: Song of Solomon 3:4, 7:12, Galatians 4:26

3 His left hand should be under my head, and his right hand should embrace me. Related: Song of Solomon 2:6

4 I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, that ye stir not up, nor awake my loveLove: אַהֲבָה / חֶסֶד (Ahavah / Chesed). Hebrew uses ahavah (אַהֲבָה) for love generally, but the covenant term chesed (חֶסֶד) describes God's steadfast, loyal love—faithful covenant commitment beyond mere emotion., until he please. Related: Song of Solomon 2:7, 3:5

5 Who is this that cometh up from the wilderness, leaning upon her beloved? I raised thee up under the apple tree: there thy mother brought thee forth: there she brought thee forth that bare thee. Related: Song of Solomon 2:3, 3:4, 3:6, 6:10, Psalms 63:8, Isaiah 40:3, Micah 3:11 +2

6 Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon thine arm: for love is strong as death; jealousy is cruel as the grave: the coals thereof are coals of fire, which hath a most vehement flame. Related: Song of Solomon 5:8, Numbers 5:14, Deuteronomy 32:21, Psalms 84:2, Proverbs 6:34, Isaiah 49:16, Jeremiah 22:24, Haggai 2:23, Acts 21:13, Revelation 12:11 +5

7 Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it: if a man would give all the substance of his house for love, it would utterly be contemned. Related: Proverbs 6:31, 6:35, Isaiah 43:2

The Bride's Brothers Speak

8 We have a little sister, and she hath no breasts: what shall we do for our sister in the day when she shall be spoken for? Related: Psalms 2:8, 1 Peter 2:12

9 If she be a wall, we will build upon her a palace of silver: and if she be a door, we will inclose her with boards of cedar.

10 I am a wall, and my breasts like towers: then was I in his eyes as one that found favour. Related: Song of Solomon 4:5, Genesis 6:8, Proverbs 3:4, Isaiah 60:10, Ezekiel 16:7, Luke 1:30, 1 Timothy 1:16 +2

Solomon's Vineyard

11 Solomon had a vineyard at Baal-hamon; he let out the vineyard unto keepers; every one for the fruit thereof was to bring a thousand pieces of silver. Related: Ecclesiastes 2:4, Isaiah 7:23

12 My vineyard, which is mine, is before me: thou, O Solomon, must have a thousand, and those that keep the fruit thereof two hundred. Related: Song of Solomon 1:6

13 Thou that dwellest in the gardens, the companions hearken to thy voice: cause me to hear it. Related: Song of Solomon 1:7, 4:16

14 Make haste, my beloved, and be thou like to a roe or to a young hart upon the mountains of spices. Related: Song of Solomon 2:9, 2:17, Revelation 22:17, 22:20