Song of Solomon 8:4
King James Version (KJV)
I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, until he please.
In context
2 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.
3 His left hand should be under my head, and his right hand should embrace me.
4 I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, until he please.
5 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.
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.
Song of Solomon 8:4 in every translation
- KJV King James Version
- I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, until he please.
- WEB World English Bible
- I adjure you, daughters of Jerusalem, that you not stir up, nor awaken love, until it so desires.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- O daughters of Jerusalem, I adjure you: Do not arouse or awaken love until the time is right.
- ASV American Standard Version
- I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, That ye stir not up, nor awake my love, Until he please.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- I have adjured you, daughters of Jerusalem, How ye stir up, And how ye wake the love till she please!
- DBY Darby Translation
- I charge you, daughters of Jerusalem, ...Why should ye stir up, why awake [my] love, till he please?
- WBS Webster Bible
- I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, that ye stir not, nor awake my love, until he please.