Luke 23:28
But Jesus, turning to them, said, Daughters of Jerusalem, let not your weeping be for me, but for yourselves and for your children.
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- Song 1:5 : 5 I am dark, but fair of form, O daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon.
- Song 2:7 : 7 I say to you, O daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes of the field, do not let love be moved till it is ready.
- Song 3:5 : 5 I say to you, O daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes of the field, let not love be moved till it is ready.
- Song 3:10 : 10 He made its pillars of silver, its base of gold, its seat of purple, the middle of it of ebony.
- Song 5:16 : 16 His mouth is most sweet; yes, he is all beautiful. This is my loved one, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.
- Song 8:4 : 4 I say to you, O daughters of Jerusalem, do not let love be moved till it is ready.
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