Song of Solomon 8:6-7
English Standard Version
6 Set me as a seal upon your heart,
as (A)a seal upon your arm,
for (B)love is strong as death,
(C)jealousy[a] is fierce as the grave.[b]
Its flashes are flashes of fire,
the very (D)flame of the Lord.
7 Many waters cannot quench love,
neither can floods drown it.
If a man offered for love
all the wealth of his (E)house,
he[c] would be utterly despised.
Footnotes
- Song of Solomon 8:6 Or ardor
- Song of Solomon 8:6 Hebrew as Sheol
- Song of Solomon 8:7 Or it
Song of Solomon 8:6-7
Lexham English Bible
The Nature of Genuine Romantic Love
6 Set me as a seal upon your heart,
as a seal upon your arm;
for love is strong as death;
passion is fierce as Sheol;
its flashes are flashes of fire;
it is a blazing flame.
7 Many waters cannot quench love;
rivers cannot sweep it away.[a]
If a man were to give all the wealth of his house for love,[b]
he would be utterly scorned.[c]
Footnotes
- Song of Solomon 8:7 Or “and rivers cannot engulf it”
- Song of Solomon 8:7 Literally “in the love”
- Song of Solomon 8:7 Literally “they will utterly scorn him”
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