Song of Songs 5:8

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I charge you, daughters of Jerusalem, if you find my beloved, what will you tell him? Tell him that I am lovesick.

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  • Song 2:7 : 7 I charge you, daughters of Jerusalem, by the gazelles and the does of the field, not to awaken or stir up love until it pleases.
  • Song 2:5 : 5 Strengthen me with raisin cakes, refresh me with apples, for I am faint with love.
  • Ps 42:1-3 : 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. 3 My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God?
  • Ps 63:1-3 : 1 A psalm of David, written when he was in the wilderness of Judah. 2 O God, you are my God; I earnestly seek you. My soul thirsts for you, my flesh longs for you, in a dry and parched land where there is no water. 3 So I have seen you in the sanctuary, to behold your power and your glory.
  • Ps 77:1-3 : 1 For the Chief Musician, according to Jeduthun, a psalm of Asaph. 2 My voice cries out to God, and I will call aloud; my voice reaches God, and He listens to me. 3 In the day of my trouble, I sought the Lord. My hand was stretched out at night and did not grow weary; my soul refused to be comforted.
  • Ps 119:81-83 : 81 My soul faints for Your salvation; I hope in Your word. 82 My eyes fail, longing for Your promise, saying, 'When will You comfort me? 83 For I have become like a wineskin in smoke, yet I have not forgotten Your statutes.
  • Song 3:5 : 5 I adjure you, daughters of Jerusalem, by the gazelles and the does of the field: do not awaken or arouse love until it pleases.
  • Song 8:4 : 4 I charge you, daughters of Jerusalem, do not awaken or stir up love until it pleases.
  • Rom 15:30 : 30 Now I urge you, brothers and sisters, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit, to strive together with me in your prayers to God for me.
  • Gal 6:1-2 : 1 Brothers, if someone is caught in any wrongdoing, you who are spiritual should restore such a person with a gentle spirit. Watch yourself, so that you too might not be tempted. 2 Carry one another's burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.
  • Jas 5:16 : 16 Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is very powerful and effective.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Song 5:9-10
    2 verses
    84%

    9 What makes your beloved better than another beloved, most beautiful among women? What makes your beloved better than another, that you should beg us so passionately?

    10 My beloved is radiant and ruddy, outstanding among ten thousand.

  • Song 3:1-6
    6 verses
    84%

    1 On my bed at night, I sought the one my soul loves; I sought him, but I did not find him.

    2 I will arise now and go about the city, through the streets and the squares; I will seek the one my soul loves. I sought him, but I did not find him.

    3 The watchmen who patrol the city found me. "Have you seen the one my soul loves?"

    4 Scarcely had I passed them when I found the one my soul loves. I held him and would not let him go until I had brought him to my mother’s house, to the room of the one who conceived me.

    5 I adjure you, daughters of Jerusalem, by the gazelles and the does of the field: do not awaken or arouse love until it pleases.

    6 Who is this coming up from the wilderness like columns of smoke, perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, with all the fragrant powders of the merchant?

  • Song 8:3-6
    4 verses
    83%

    3 His left hand is under my head, and his right hand embraces me.

    4 I charge you, daughters of Jerusalem, do not awaken or stir up love until it pleases.

    5 Who is this coming up from the wilderness, leaning on her beloved? Under the apple tree I awakened you. There your mother was in labor with you; there she who bore you was in labor.

    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.

  • Song 2:5-10
    6 verses
    83%

    5 Strengthen me with raisin cakes, refresh me with apples, for I am faint with love.

    6 His left hand is under my head, and his right hand embraces me.

    7 I charge you, daughters of Jerusalem, by the gazelles and the does of the field, not to awaken or stir up love until it pleases.

    8 The voice of my beloved! Behold, he comes, leaping over the mountains, bounding over the hills.

    9 My beloved is like a gazelle or a young stag. Behold, he stands behind our wall, gazing through the windows, peering through the lattice.

    10 My beloved spoke and said to me, 'Arise, my love, my beautiful one, and come away.'

  • Song 5:6-7
    2 verses
    82%

    6 I opened to my beloved, but he had withdrawn and was gone. My soul failed when he spoke. I sought him, but I could not find him; I called him, but he did not answer.

    7 The watchmen who go about the city found me; they struck me, they wounded me; the keepers of the walls took away my veil from me.

  • Song 6:1-5
    5 verses
    77%

    1 Where has your beloved gone, O most beautiful among women? Where has your beloved turned, that we may seek him with you?

    2 My beloved has gone down to his garden, to the beds of spices, to graze in the gardens and to gather lilies.

    3 I am my beloved’s, and my beloved is mine; he grazes among the lilies.

    4 You are as beautiful as Tirzah, my love, as lovely as Jerusalem, as majestic as an army with banners.

    5 Turn your eyes away from me, for they overwhelm me. Your hair is like a flock of goats descending from Gilead.

  • Song 1:7-9
    3 verses
    77%

    7 Tell me, you whom my soul loves, where you graze your flock, where you rest your sheep at midday. Why should I be like a veiled woman beside the flocks of your companions?

    8 If you do not know, most beautiful of women, follow the tracks of the sheep and graze your young goats near the shepherds' tents.

    9 I compare you, my love, to a mare among Pharaoh’s chariots.

  • 10 Your mouth is like the finest wine, flowing smoothly for my beloved, gliding over the lips of those who are asleep.

  • Song 5:1-3
    3 verses
    75%

    1 I have entered my garden, my sister, my bride; I have gathered my myrrh with my spices. I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk. Eat, friends, and drink; be intoxicated with love.

    2 I was sleeping, but my heart was awake. I heard the sound of my beloved knocking: "Open to me, my sister, my darling, my dove, my perfect one, for my head is drenched with dew and my hair with the dampness of the night."

    3 I have taken off my tunic; how can I put it back on? I have washed my feet; how can I dirty them again?

  • 16 His mouth is sweetness itself; he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, this is my friend, daughters of Jerusalem.

  • Song 8:13-14
    2 verses
    74%

    13 You who dwell in the gardens, your companions are listening to your voice; let me hear it.

    14 Hurry, my beloved, and be like a gazelle or a young stag on the mountains of spices.

  • Song 4:9-10
    2 verses
    74%

    9 You have captivated my heart, my sister, my bride; you have captivated my heart with one glance of your eyes, with one jewel of your necklace.

    10 How beautiful is your love, my sister, my bride! How much better is your love than wine, and the fragrance of your oils than any spice!

  • Song 1:4-5
    2 verses
    73%

    4 Take me away with you—let us run! The king has brought me into his chambers. We will rejoice and be glad in you; we will celebrate your love more than wine. Rightly do they love you.

    5 I am dark but lovely, daughters of Jerusalem, like the tents of Kedar, like the curtains of Solomon.

  • 6 Your head crowns you like Mount Carmel, and the flowing locks of your hair are like royal purple. The king is captivated by its tresses.

  • Song 1:13-15
    3 verses
    72%

    13 My beloved is to me a sachet of myrrh resting between my breasts.

    14 My beloved is to me a cluster of henna blossoms from the vineyards of En Gedi.

    15 Behold, you are beautiful, my love! Behold, you are beautiful; your eyes are like doves.

  • 14 My dove, in the clefts of the rock, in the secret places of the cliff, show me your face, let me hear your voice, for your voice is sweet, and your face is lovely.

  • 1 Oh, that you were like a brother to me, one who nursed at my mother's breasts! If I found you outside, I would kiss you, and no one would despise me.

  • 12 Come, my beloved, let us go out into the fields; let us lodge in the villages.

  • 2 Like a lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters.

  • 6 Until the day breathes and the shadows flee, I will go to the mountain of myrrh and the hill of frankincense.

  • 10 Who is this who looks down like the dawn, beautiful as the moon, bright as the sun, awe-inspiring as an army with banners?

  • 16 My beloved is mine and I am his; he grazes among the lilies.