Verse 6

Set me as a seal on your heart, as a seal on your arm, for love is as strong as death, jealousy is as fierce as the grave. Its flames are fiery flames, the very flame of the Lord.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Sett meg som et symbol på ditt hjerte, som et segl på din arm. For kjærligheten er sterk som døden, lidenskapen er ubøyelig som graven. Dens flammer er som en voldsom ild.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Sett meg som et segl på ditt hjerte, som et segl på din arm: for kjærlighet er sterk som døden; misunnelse er hard som graven: dens luer er som ildens luer, en veldig flamme.

• Norsk King James

  Sett meg som et segl på ditt hjerte, som et segl på armen din; for kjærlighet er sterk som døden; misunnelse er grusom som graven: dens glør er ild, en brennende flamme.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Sett meg som et segl på ditt hjerte, som et segl på din arm, for kjærligheten er sterk som døden, sjalusien hard som dødsriket; dens kjærlighet er som flammende ild, en Herrens flamme.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Sett meg som et segl på ditt hjerte, som et segl på din arm. For kjærligheten er sterk som døden, lidenskapen er hard som dødsriket. Den flammer opp som ild, en mektig lue.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Sett meg som et segl på ditt hjerte, som et segl på din arm. For kjærligheten er sterk som døden, sjalusi er hard som graven. Dens glød er en ildglød, den mest intense flamme.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Sett meg som et segl på ditt hjerte, som et segl på din arm, for kjærligheten er sterk som døden; sjalusi er nådeløs som graven; dens kull er som flammende ild med en voldsom glød.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Sett meg som et segl på ditt hjerte, som et segl på din arm. For kjærligheten er sterk som døden, sjalusi er hard som graven. Dens glød er en ildglød, den mest intense flamme.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Sett meg som et segl på ditt hjerte, som et segl på din arm, for kjærligheten er sterk som døden, lidenskapen er krevende som dødsriket; dens glød er som ildens glød, en Herrens flamme.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Sett meg som et segl på ditt hjerte, som et segl på din arm. For kjærligheten er sterk som døden, sjalusien er hard som dødsriket. Dens flammer er ildens flammer, en Herrens ildslue.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Sæt mig som et Indsegl paa dit Hjerte, som et Indsegl paa din Arm, thi Kjærlighed er stærk som Døden, Nidkjærhed er haard som Helvede; dens Gløder ere gloende Gløder, Herrens Lue.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  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.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Sett meg som et segl på ditt hjerte, som et segl på din arm: For kjærligheten er sterk som døden, sjalusi er hard som graven; dens glød er en glød av ild, en voldsom flamme.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  Set me as a seal upon your heart, as a seal upon your arm, for love is as strong as death; jealousy is as cruel as the grave: its coals are coals of fire, with a most vehement flame.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  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.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Sett meg som et segl på ditt hjerte, som et segl på din arm. For kjærligheten er sterk som døden, sjalusien hard som dødsriket. Dens glød er som ildens glør, en veldig flamme av Herren.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Sett meg som et segl på ditt hjerte, som et segl på din arm. For kjærligheten er sterk som døden, lidenskapen er hard som dødsriket, dens glør er ildens glør, en flamme fra Herren.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Sett meg som et segl på ditt hjerte, som et segl på din arm; for kjærligheten er sterk som døden, sjalusi er grusom som dødsriket; dens glør er en ilds glør, en flamme fra Herren.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Sett meg som et segl på ditt hjerte, som et segl på din arm; kjærlighet er sterk som døden, lidenskap hard som dødsriket: dens glød er ild, voldsom er dens flammer.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  O set me as a seale vpo thine hert, and as a seale vpon thine arme: for loue is mightie as the death, & gelousy as the hell. Hir coales are of fyre, and a very flamme of the LORDE:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Set mee as a seale on thine heart, and as a signet vpo thine arme: for loue is strong as death: ielousie is cruel as the graue: the coles thereof are fierie coles, and a vehement flame.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  O set me as a seale vpon thine heart, and as a seale vpon thine arme: for loue is myghtie as the death, and gelousie as the hell.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  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.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Set me as a seal on your heart, As a seal on your arm; For love is strong as death. Jealousy is as cruel as Sheol; Its flashes are flashes of fire, A very flame of Yahweh.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Set me as a seal on thy heart, as a seal on thine arm, For strong as death is love, Sharp as Sheol is jealousy, Its burnings `are' burnings of fire, a flame of Jah!

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Set me as a seal upon thy heart, As a seal upon thine arm: For love is strong as death; Jealousy is cruel as Sheol; The flashes thereof are flashes of fire, A very flame of Jehovah.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Put me as a sign on your heart, as a sign on your arm; love is strong as death, and wrath bitter as the underworld: its coals are coals of fire; violent are its flames.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Set me as a seal on your heart, as a seal on your arm; for love is strong as death. Jealousy is as cruel as Sheol. Its flashes are flashes of fire, a very flame of Yahweh.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The Nature of True LoveThe Beloved to Her Lover: Set me like a cylinder seal over your heart, like a signet on your arm. For love is as strong as death, passion is as unrelenting as Sheol. Its flames burst forth, it is a blazing flame.

Referenced Verses

• Isa 49:16 : 16 See, I have inscribed you on the palms of My hands; your walls are continually before Me.
• Hag 2:23 : 23 On that day—this is the declaration of the LORD of Hosts—I will take you, Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, my servant—this is the declaration of the LORD—and I will make you like my signet ring, for I have chosen you. This is the declaration of the LORD of Hosts.
• Jer 22:24 : 24 As surely as I live, declares the LORD, even if Coniah son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, were a signet ring on my right hand, I would pull you off.
• Prov 6:34 : 34 For jealousy arouses a husband’s fury, and he will show no mercy in the day of vengeance.
• John 21:15-19 : 15 When they had finished eating, Jesus asked Simon Peter, 'Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?' Peter replied, 'Yes, Lord, you know that I love you.' Jesus said to him, 'Feed my lambs.' 16 Jesus asked him again, 'Simon son of John, do you love me?' Peter answered, 'Yes, Lord, you know that I love you.' Jesus said to him, 'Take care of my sheep.' 17 The third time, Jesus asked, 'Simon son of John, do you love me?' Peter was hurt that Jesus asked him a third time, 'Do you love me?' He said, 'Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you.' Jesus said to him, 'Feed my sheep.' 18 'Truly, truly, I tell you, when you were younger, you dressed yourself and walked where you wanted; but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will dress you and lead you where you do not want to go.' 19 Jesus said this to indicate the kind of death by which Peter would glorify God. Then he said to him, 'Follow me.'
• Exod 28:29-30 : 29 Whenever Aaron enters the Holy Place, he shall carry the names of the sons of Israel over his heart on the breastpiece of decision, as a continual memorial before the LORD. 30 Place the Urim and the Thummim into the breastpiece of decision, so they will be over Aaron's heart whenever he comes before the LORD. Thus, Aaron will carry the means of making decisions for the Israelites over his heart before the LORD continually.
• Num 5:14 : 14 and if a spirit of jealousy comes over the husband and he becomes suspicious of his wife, whether she has defiled herself or not,
• Deut 32:21 : 21 They made Me jealous with something that is not God; they provoked Me with their worthless idols. So I will make them jealous with those who are not a nation; I will provoke them with a foolish nation.
• Ps 120:4 : 4 Sharp arrows of a warrior, along with burning coals of the broom tree.
• Acts 21:13 : 13 Then Paul answered, “Why are you weeping and breaking my heart? I am ready not only to be bound but also to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”
• 2 Cor 5:14-15 : 14 For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all, and therefore all died. 15 And he died for all, so that those who live should no longer live for themselves, but for the one who died for them and was raised.
• Phil 1:20-23 : 20 My eager expectation and hope is that I will not be ashamed in anything, but that with all boldness, now as always, Christ will be exalted in my body, whether by life or by death. 21 For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain. 22 Now if I live on in the flesh, this means fruitful labor for me. Yet I do not know what I shall choose. 23 I am torn between the two: I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better;
• Song 5:8 : 8 I charge you, daughters of Jerusalem, if you find my beloved, what will you tell him? Tell him that I am lovesick.
• Rev 12:11 : 11 They triumphed over him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony; they did not love their lives so much as to shrink from death.
• 2 Tim 2:19 : 19 Nevertheless, God’s solid foundation stands firm, sealed with this inscription: 'The Lord knows those who are His,' and, 'Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord must turn away from wickedness.'
• 2 Cor 11:2 : 2 For I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy. I promised you to one husband, to present you as a pure virgin to Christ.
• Rom 12:20 : 20 If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink. In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head.
• Ps 84:2 : 2 How lovely are Your dwelling places, O LORD of hosts!
• Ps 42:1-2 : 1 For the director of music, a contemplative psalm of the sons of Korah. 2 As a deer pants for streams of water, so my soul longs for you, O God.
• Num 25:11 : 11 'Phinehas son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, has turned back my wrath from the Israelites by being as zealous as I am for my honor among them, so that I did not consume the Israelites in my zeal.'
• Exod 28:9-9 : 9 Take two onyx stones and engrave on them the names of the sons of Israel. 10 Engrave six of their names on one stone and the remaining six names on the other stone, in the order of their birth. 11 Engrave the two stones with the work of a gem cutter, as one would engrave a seal. Mount them in gold filigree settings. 12 Place the two stones on the shoulder pieces of the ephod as memorial stones for the sons of Israel. Aaron is to bear their names before the LORD on his shoulders as a memorial.
• Exod 28:21 : 21 The stones shall correspond to the names of the sons of Israel, twelve according to their names, engraved like a signet, each with its name representing one of the twelve tribes.
• Acts 20:24 : 24 'But I consider my life worth nothing to me, if only I may finish my course and the ministry I received from the Lord Jesus—to testify to the gospel of God’s grace.'
• Zech 3:9 : 9 See, the stone I have set before Joshua! There are seven eyes on that stone, and I will engrave an inscription on it,' declares the LORD Almighty, 'and I will remove the sin of this land in a single day.'
• Prov 25:22 : 22 By doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head, and the LORD will reward you.
• Ps 63:1 : 1 A psalm of David, written when he was in the wilderness of Judah.