The Shulamite to Her Beloved
As a seal upon your arm;
For love is as strong as death,
bJealousy as1 cruel as the grave;
Its flames are flames of fire,
1A most vehement flame.
Nor can the floods drown it.
aIf a man would give for love
All the wealth of his house,
It would be utterly despised.
The Shulamite’s Brothers
And she has no breasts.
What shall we do for our sister
In the day when she is spoken for?
We will build upon her
A battlement of silver;
And if she is a door,
We will enclose her
With boards of cedar.
The Shulamite
aHe leased the vineyard to keepers;
Everyone was to bring for its fruit
A thousand silver coins.
(To Solomon)
You, O Solomon, may have a thousand,
And those who tend its fruit two hundred.
| << Song of Solomon 8:7 | Song of Solomon 8:9 >> |
Song of Solomon 8:8
We have a little sister - This young girl belonged most probably to the bride.
She hath no breasts - She is not yet marriageable.
What shall we do for our sister - How shall we secure her comfort and welfare?
In the day when she shall be spoken for? - When any person shall demand her in marriage.
| << Song of Solomon 8:7 | Song of Solomon 8:9 >> |
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