King James Version
“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
“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 charge you, daughters of Jerusalem, ...Why should ye stir up, why awake [my] love, till he please?”
“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.”
“I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, until he please.”
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.