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King James Bible 1611 |
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King James Bible 1769 |
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| 8:1 |
O that thou wert as my brother that sucked the brests of my mother, when I should find thee without, I would kisse thee, yet I should not be despised. |
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O that thou wert as my brother, that sucked the breasts of my mother! when I should find thee without, I would kiss thee; yea, I should not be despised. |
| 8:2 |
I would leade thee, and bring thee into my mothers house, who would instruct me: I would cause thee to drinke of spiced wine, of the iuice of my pomegranate. |
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I would lead thee, and bring thee into my mother's house, who would instruct me: I would cause thee to drink of spiced wine of the juice of my pomegranate. |
| 8:3 |
His left hand should be vnder my head, and his right hand should embrace me. |
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His left hand should be under my head, and his right hand should embrace me. |
| 8:4 |
I charge you, O daughters of Ierusalem, that ye stirre not vp, nor awake my loue vntill he please. |
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I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, until he please. |
| 8:5 |
(Who is this that commeth vp from the wildernesse, leaning vpon her beloued?) I raised thee vp vnder the apple tree: there thy mother brought thee forth, there she brought thee forth, that bare thee. |
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Who is this that cometh up from the wilderness, leaning upon her beloved? I raised thee up under the apple tree: there thy mother brought thee forth: there she brought thee forth that bare thee. |
| 8:6 |
Set mee as a seale vpon thine heart, as a seale vpon thine arme: for loue is strong as death, iealousie is cruel as the graue: the coales thereof are coales of fire, which hath a most vehement flame. |
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Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon thine arm: for love is strong as death; jealousy is cruel as the grave: the coals thereof are coals of fire, which hath a most vehement flame. |
| 8:7 |
Many waters cannot quench loue, neither can the floods drowne it: if a man would giue all the substance of his house for loue, it would vtterly be contemned. |
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Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it: if a man would give all the substance of his house for love, it would utterly be contemned. |
| 8:8 |
We haue a litle sister, and shee hath no breasts: what shall we doe for our sister, in the day when she shall bee spoken for? |
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We have a little sister, and she hath no breasts: what shall we do for our sister in the day when she shall be spoken for? |
| 8:9 |
If she be a wall, we will build vpon her a palace of siluer: and if she bee a dore, we will inclose her with boards of Cedar. |
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If she be a wall, we will build upon her a palace of silver: and if she be a door, we will inclose her with boards of cedar. |
| 8:10 |
I am a wall, and my breasts like towers: then was I in his eyes as one that found fauour. |
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I am a wall, and my breasts like towers: then was I in his eyes as one that found favour. |
| 8:11 |
Solomon had a vineyard at Baalhamon, hee let out the vineyard vnto keepers: euery one for the fruit thereof was to bring a thousand pieces of siluer. |
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Solomon had a vineyard at Baalhamon; he let out the vineyard unto keepers; every one for the fruit thereof was to bring a thousand pieces of silver. |
| 8:12 |
My vineyard which is mine, is before me: thou (O Solomon) must haue a thousand, and those that keepe the fruit thereof, two hundred. |
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My vineyard, which is mine, is before me: thou, O Solomon, must have a thousand, and those that keep the fruit thereof two hundred. |
| 8:13 |
Thou that dwellest in the gardens, the companions hearken to thy voice: cause me to heare it. |
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Thou that dwellest in the gardens, the companions hearken to thy voice: cause me to hear it. |
| 8:14 |
Make haste, my beloued, and be thou like to a Roe, or to a yong Hart vpon the mountaines of spices. |
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Make haste, my beloved, and be thou like to a roe or to a young hart upon the mountains of spices. |