Song of Solomon 8:3

His left hand should be under my head, 1 And his right hand should embrace me. 1

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

His left hand should be under my head, and his right hand should embrace me.

In Context

2I would take thee, I would bring thee into my mother’s house, 1 And into the chamber of her that conceived me; 1 I would make thee to drink of spiced wine, 1 Of the juice of my pomegranates. 1

4I have charged you, ye daughters of Jerusalem, 1 By the virtues of the field, 1 That ye stir not up, nor awake my love, until he please. 1

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 33:27And the rule of God shall protect thee, 1 And that under the strength of the everlasting arms; 1 And he shall cast forth the enemy from before thy face, 1 Saying, Perish. 1

Isaiah 62:4And thou shalt no more be called Forsaken; and thy land shall no more be called Desert: for thou shalt be called My Pleasure, and thy land Inhabited: for the Lord has taken pleasure in thee, and thy land shall be inhabited.

Matthew Henry on Song of Solomon 8:2-5

The Love of the Church to Christ. 1 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. 2 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. 3 His left hand should be under my head, and his right hand should embrace me. 4 I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, until he… Read the whole commentary →

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