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Song of Solomon 8:6

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6Set me as a seal upon thine heart,

As la seal upon thine arm:

For mlove is strong as death;

nJealousy is cruel as the grave:

The ocoals thereof are coals of fire,

Which hath pa most vehement qflame.

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Cross references

  1. lSee Jer. 22. 24. So Isai. 49. 16. 2 Tim. 2. 19.
  2. mComp. Rom. 8. 35.
  3. nComp. Prov. 6. 34, 35.
  4. oJob 5. 7 marg. See Ps. 78. 48.
  5. pSee Job 1. 16 marg. & Ps. 68. 4.
  6. qJob 15. 30. Ezek. 20. 47 only.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Set me as a seal upon your heart,

as a seal upon your arm,

for love is strong as death,

jealousy is fierce as the grave.

Its flashes are flashes of fire,

the very flame of the Lord.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Place me like a seal over your heart,

like a seal on your arm;

for love is as strong as death,

its jealousy unyielding as the grave.

It burns like blazing fire,

like a mighty flame.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Set me as a seal on your heart,

as a seal on your arm.

For love is as strong as death;

jealousy is as unrelenting as Sheol.

Love’s flames are fiery flames—

an almighty flame!

NLTNew Living Translation

Place me like a seal over your heart,

like a seal on your arm.

For love is as strong as death,

its jealousy as enduring as the grave.

Love flashes like fire,

the brightest kind of flame.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Set me as a seal upon your heart,

as a seal upon your arm;

for love is strong as death;

passion is fierce as Sheol;

its flashes are flashes of fire;

it is a blazing flame.

KJV 1900King James 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.