Song of Solomon 5:8 “O daughters of Jerusalem, I adjure you, if you find my beloved, tell h…”

Song of Solomon 5:8

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

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

I adjure you, daughters of Jerusalem, If you find my beloved, that you tell him that I am faint with love.

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

I charge you, O daughters of Ierusalem, if you finde my welbeloued, that you tell him that I am sicke of loue.

Darby Translation

I charge you, daughters of Jerusalem, If ye find my beloved, ...What will ye tell him? — That I am sick of love.

Young's Literal Translation

I have adjured you, daughters of Jerusalem, If ye find my beloved — What do ye tell him? that I [am] sick with love!

Bible in Basic English

I say to you, O daughters of Jerusalem, if you see my loved one, what will you say to him? That I am overcome with love.

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Cross references

“charge”

Song of Solomon 2:7 Song of Solomon 8:4

Song of Solomon 2:7 · BSB

O 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.

Song of Solomon 8:4 · BSB

O daughters of Jerusalem, I adjure you: Do not arouse or awaken love until the time is right.

“if ye”

Romans 15:30 James 5:16 Galatians 6:1 Galatians 6:2

Romans 15:30 · BSB

Now 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.

James 5:16 · BSB

Therefore 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.

Galatians 6:1 · BSB

Brothers, 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.

Galatians 6:2 · BSB

Carry one another’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.

“I am”

Psalm 42:1–3 Psalm 63:1–3 Psalm 77:1–3 Psalm 119:81–83

Psalm 42:1–3 · BSB

As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul longs after You, O God.

Psalm 63:1–3 · BSB

O 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.

Psalm 77:1–3 · BSB

I cried out to God; I cried aloud to God to hear me.

Psalm 119:81–83 · BSB

My soul faints for Your salvation; I wait for Your word.

Also

Song of Solomon 2:5 Song of Solomon 3:5

Song of Solomon 2:5 · BSB

Sustain me with raisins; refresh me with apples, for I am faint with love.

Song of Solomon 3:5 · BSB

O 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.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

7I encountered the watchmen on their rounds of the city. They beat me and bruised me; they took away my cloak, those guardians of the walls.

9How is your beloved better than others, O most beautiful among women? How is your beloved better than another, that you charge us so?

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