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Set me like a seal[a] over your heart,
    like a seal on your arm.
For love is as strong as death,
    passion[b] as intense as Sheol.[c]
The flames of love[d] are flames of fire,
    a blaze that comes from the Lord.[e]
Mighty bodies of water cannot extinguish love,
    rivers cannot put it out.
If a man were to give all the wealth of his house for love,
    he would surely be viewed with contempt.

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Footnotes

  1. Song of Solomon 8:6 I.e. a cylinder seal or a signet ring used to indicate ownership or authority
  2. Song of Solomon 8:6 Or jealousy
  3. Song of Solomon 8:6 I.e. the realm of the dead
  4. Song of Solomon 8:6 Lit. its flames
  5. Song of Solomon 8:6 Or an intense blaze

Place me like a seal over your heart,
    like a seal on your arm;
for love(A) is as strong as death,
    its jealousy[a](B) unyielding as the grave.
It burns like blazing fire,
    like a mighty flame.[b]
Many waters cannot quench love;
    rivers cannot sweep it away.
If one were to give
    all the wealth of one’s house for love,
    it[c] would be utterly scorned.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. Song of Songs 8:6 Or ardor
  2. Song of Songs 8:6 Or fire, / like the very flame of the Lord
  3. Song of Songs 8:7 Or he