📖 Song of Solomon — Chapter 8 (KJV)
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Scripture source: Project Gutenberg KJV, ebook 10.
Song of Solomon 8:1 O Rthat thou wert as my brother, that sucked the breasts of my mother! when I should find thee without, I would kiss thee; yea, TI should not be despised.
Song of Solomon 8:2 I would lead thee, and Rbring 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.
Song of Solomon 8:3 His left hand should be under my head, and his right hand should embrace me.
Song of Solomon 8:4 I Rcharge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, Tthat ye stir not up, nor awake my love, until he please.
Song of Solomon 8:5 RWho 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.
Song of Solomon 8:6 Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon thine arm: for Rlove is strong as death; jealousy is Tcruel as the grave: the coals thereof are coals of fire, which hath a most vehement flame.
Song of Solomon 8:7 Many Rwaters 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.
Song of Solomon 8:8 We have Ra little sister, and she hath no breasts: what shall we do for our sister in the day when she shall be spoken for?
Song of Solomon 8:9 If she be Ra wall, we will build upon her a palace of silver: and if she be a door, we will inclose her with boards of cedar.
Song of Solomon 8:10 I am a wall, and my breasts like towers: Rthen was I in his eyes as one that found Tfavour.
Song of Solomon 8:11 Solomon Rhad a vineyard at Baalhamon; he let out the vineyard unto keepers; every one for the fruit thereof was to bring a thousand pieces of silver.
Song of Solomon 8:12 My Rvineyard, which is mine, is before me: thou, O Solomon, must have a thousand, and those that keep the fruit thereof two hundred.
Song of Solomon 8:13 Thou that Rdwellest in the gardens, the companions hearken to thy voice: cause me to hear it.
Song of Solomon 8:14 RTMake haste, my beloved, and be thou like to a roe or to a young hart upon the mountains of spices.
📚 Study This Chapter
📖 What We’re Reading
Song of Solomon 8:1–5 — Affection and closeness
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
The woman wishes for freedom to show affection openly, repeats the charge about love’s timing, and appears leaning upon her beloved. Tender dependence accompanies desire.
Key Truth: Honor closeness without forcing love.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “… wert as my brother, that sucked the breasts of my ____ ! when I should find thee without, I would kiss …” (Song of Solomon 8:1)
Find it in Song of Solomon 8:1 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “His ____ hand should be under my head, and his right hand …” (Song of Solomon 8:3)
Find it in Song of Solomon 8:3 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “Who is this that ____ up from the wilderness, leaning upon her beloved? I raised …” (Song of Solomon 8:5)
Find it in Song of Solomon 8:5 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Song of Solomon 8:6–10 — Love cannot be purchased or quenched
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
Seal, flame, and unquenchable waters portray love’s strength and pricelessness. The dialogue about a younger sister and the woman’s own maturity adds family concern and self-expression.
Key Truth: Do not reduce love to a transaction.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “Set me as a seal upon thine ____ , as a seal upon thine arm: for love is …” (Song of Solomon 8:6)
Find it in Song of Solomon 8:6 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “We have a ____ sister, and she hath no breasts: what shall we do …” (Song of Solomon 8:8)
Find it in Song of Solomon 8:8 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “I am a ____ , and my breasts like towers: then was I in …” (Song of Solomon 8:10)
Find it in Song of Solomon 8:10 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Song of Solomon 8:11–14 — Vineyards and an open-ended call
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
Solomon’s vineyard is contrasted with the speaker’s own, before a request to hear her voice and a final call to the beloved. The poem ends in continuing desire rather than a tidy narrated conclusion.
Key Truth: Cherish relationship beyond possessions.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “… the fruit thereof was to bring a thousand pieces of ____ .” (Song of Solomon 8:11)
Find it in Song of Solomon 8:11 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “Thou that ____ in the gardens, the companions hearken to thy voice: cause …” (Song of Solomon 8:13)
Find it in Song of Solomon 8:13 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “____ haste, my beloved, and be thou like to a roe …” (Song of Solomon 8:14)
Find it in Song of Solomon 8:14 (KJV).
Related Scripture (KJV)
1 Corinthians 13:7 — Enduring love offers a related passage for reflection.
This related passage is selected for its connection with this chapter. It is separate from the chapter text.
Reflect and Apply
What would valuing love above material advantage look like?
Advanced Questions and Answers
Study this chapter’s wording, patterns, contrasts, and meaning in greater depth.
1. What boundary does the repeated charge maintain?
2. How does the wilderness approach portray closeness?
3. What do the requested seals emphasize?
4. What do waters and offered riches reveal about love?
5. How does the final appeal return to earlier imagery?
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