Song of Solomon 5:8

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“O daughters of Jerusalem, I adjure you, if you find my beloved, tell him I am sick with love.”

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BSBPD

“O daughters of Jerusalem, I adjure you, if you find my beloved, tell him I am sick with love.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, if ye find my beloved, that ye tell him, that I am sick of love.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, If ye find my beloved, That ye tell him, that I am sick from love.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“I have adjured you, daughters of Jerusalem, If ye find my beloved--What do ye tell him? that I <FI>am<Fi> sick with love!”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Song of Solomon 5:8 — 11 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Psalms 42:1As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul longs after You, O God.
  2. Psalms 63:1O God, You are my God. Earnestly I seek You; my soul thirsts for You. My body yearns for You in a dry and weary land without water.
  3. Psalms 77:1I cried out to God; I cried aloud to God to hear me.
  4. Psalms 119:81My soul faints for Your salvation; I wait for Your word.
  5. Song of Solomon 2:5Sustain me with raisins; refresh me with apples, for I am faint with love.
  6. Song of Solomon 2:7O daughters of Jerusalem, I adjure you by the gazelles and does of the field: Do not arouse or awaken love until the time is right.
  7. Song of Solomon 3:5O daughters of Jerusalem, I adjure you by the gazelles and does of the field: Do not arouse or awaken love until the time is right.
  8. Song of Solomon 8:4O daughters of Jerusalem, I adjure you: Do not arouse or awaken love until the time is right.
  9. Romans 15:30Now I urge you, brothers, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit, to join me in my struggle by praying to God for me.
  10. Galatians 6:1Brothers, if someone is caught in a trespass, you who are spiritual should restore him with a spirit of gentleness. But watch yourself, or you also may be tempted.
  11. James 5:16Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man has great power to prevail.

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