Song of Songs 8:6
New Catholic Bible
Bridegroom:
Under the apple tree[a] I awakened you;
it was there that your mother conceived you,
and there where she who conceived you bore you.
Bride:
6 [b]Set me as a seal on your heart,
as a seal upon your arm.
For love is as strong as death,[c]
and ardor is as relentless as the netherworld.
Its flames are flashes of fire,
an unending blaze.[d]
Footnotes
- Song of Songs 8:6 Under the apple tree: fruit trees were regarded as conducive to lovers’ embraces.
- Song of Songs 8:6 Love is as strong as death: starting with these words, the author gives three climactic wisdom sayings about the awesome power of true love. Love stands its ground against the greatest powers on earth: death, fire, and water, and conquers even great wealth. An unending blaze: another translation may be: “Like the very flame of the Lord,” showing that love is enkindled by God.
- Song of Songs 8:6 Love is as strong as death: starting with these words, the author gives three climactic wisdom sayings about the awesome power of true love. Love stands its ground against the greatest powers on earth: death, fire, and water, and conquers even great wealth. An unending blaze: another translation may be: “Like the very flame of the Lord,” showing that love is enkindled by God.
- Song of Songs 8:6 Love is as strong as death: starting with these words, the author gives three climactic wisdom sayings about the awesome power of true love. Love stands its ground against the greatest powers on earth: death, fire, and water, and conquers even great wealth. An unending blaze: another translation may be: “Like the very flame of the Lord,” showing that love is enkindled by God.
Song of Solomon 8:6
King James Version
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.
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Song of Solomon 8:6
English Standard Version
6 Set me as a seal upon your heart,
as (A)a seal upon your arm,
for (B)love is strong as death,
(C)jealousy[a] is fierce as the grave.[b]
Its flashes are flashes of fire,
the very (D)flame of the Lord.
Footnotes
- Song of Solomon 8:6 Or ardor
- Song of Solomon 8:6 Hebrew as Sheol
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