Young women of Jerusalem, I charge you,
do not stir up or awaken love
until the appropriate time.(A)

Young Women

Who is this(B) coming up from the wilderness,
leaning on the one she loves?

Woman

I awakened you under the apricot tree.(C)
There your mother conceived you;
there she conceived and gave you birth.
Set me as a seal on your heart,
as a seal on your arm.(D)
For love is as strong as death;(E)
jealousy is as unrelenting as Sheol.
Love’s flames are fiery flames(F)
an almighty flame![a]

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Footnotes

  1. 8:6 Or the blaze of the Lord

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