I adjure you, daughters of Jerusalem, If you find my beloved, that you tell him that I am faint with love.
Parallel translations
- KJV I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, if ye find my beloved, that ye tell him, that I am sick of love.
- BSB O daughters of Jerusalem, I adjure you, if you find my beloved, tell him I am sick with love.
- NKJV I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, If you find my beloved, That you tell him I am lovesick! The Daughters of Jerusalem
- NASB “Swear to me, you daughters of Jerusalem, If you find my beloved, As to what you will tell him: For I am lovesick.”
- NLT Make this promise, O women of Jerusalem— If you find my lover, tell him I am weak with love.
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Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 11
- Song 2:7I adjure you, daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, or by the hinds of the field, that you not stir up, nor awaken love, until it so desires.
- Song 2:5Strengthen me with raisins, refresh me with apples; For I am faint with love.
- Ps 42:1–3For the Chief Musician. A contemplation by the sons of Korah. As the deer pants for the water brooks, so my soul pants after you, God.
- Song 3:5I adjure you, daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, or by the hinds of the field, that you not stir up, nor awaken love, until it so desires.
- Gal 6:1–2Brothers, even if a man is caught in some fault, you who are spiritual must restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness; looking to yourself so that you also aren’t tempted.
- Ps 63:1–3A Psalm by David, when he was in the desert of Judah. God, you are my God. I will earnestly seek you. My soul thirsts for you. My flesh longs for you, in a dry and weary land, where there is no water.
- Ps 77:1–3For the Chief Musician. To Jeduthun. A Psalm by Asaph. My cry goes to God! Indeed, I cry to God for help, and for him to listen to me.
- Rom 15:30Now I beg you, brothers, by our Lord Jesus Christ, and by the love of the Spirit, that you strive together with me in your prayers to God for me,
- Ps 119:81–83My soul faints for your salvation. I hope in your word.
- Jas 5:16Confess your offenses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The insistent prayer of a righteous person is powerfully effective.
- Song 8:4I adjure you, daughters of Jerusalem, that you not stir up, nor awaken love, until it so desires.
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