King James Version with Apocrypha
"I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, until he please."
— Song Of Solomon 8:4, King James Version with Apocrypha
“I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, until he please.”
“ I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, That ye stir not up, nor awake my love, Until he please. ”
“I adjure you, daughters of Jerusalem, that you not stir up, nor awaken love, until it so desires. Friends”
“The Beloved to the Maidens: I admonish you, O maidens of Jerusalem:“Do not arouse or awaken love until it pleases!””
“I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, that you stir not up, nor awake my love till she please.”
“I say to you, O daughters of Jerusalem, do not let love be moved till it is ready.”
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.
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.
His left hand should be under my head, and his right hand should embrace me.
I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, until he please.
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.
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.
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.