Song of Solomon 8 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Isaiah 1

¹The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.

KJVThe vision^H2377 of Isaiah^H3470 the son^H1121 of Amoz^H531, which he saw^H2372^(H8804) concerning Judah^H3063 and Jerusalem^H3389 in the days^H3117 of Uzziah^H5818, Jotham^H3147, Ahaz^H271, and Hezekiah^H3169, kings^H4428 of Judah^H3063.

² Hear, heavens, and listen, earth; for Yahweh has spoken: “I have nourished and brought up children and they have rebelled against me.

KJVHear^H8085^(H8798), O heavens^H8064, and give ear^H238^(H8685), O earth^H776: for the LORD^H3068 hath spoken^H1696^(H8765), I have nourished^H1431^(H8765) and brought up^H7311^(H8790) children^H1121, and they have rebelled^H6586^(H8804) against me.

³ The ox knows his owner, and the donkey his master’s crib; but Israel doesn’t know. My people don’t consider.”

KJVThe ox^H7794 knoweth^H3045^(H8804) his owner^H7069^(H8802), and the ass^H2543 his master's^H1167 crib^H18: but Israel^H3478 doth not know^H3045^(H8804), my people^H5971 doth not consider^H995^(H8712).

⁴ Ah sinful nation, a people loaded with iniquity, offspring of evildoers, children who deal corruptly! They have forsaken Yahweh. They have despised the Holy One of Israel. They are estranged and backward.

KJVAh^H1945 sinful^H2398^(H8802) nation^H1471, a people^H5971 laden^H3515 with iniquity^H5771, a seed^H2233 of evildoers^H7489^(H8688), children^H1121 that are corrupters^H7843^(H8688): they have forsaken^H5800^(H8804)^H853 the LORD^H3068, they have provoked^H5006^H853 the Holy One^H6918 of Israel^H3478 unto anger^H5006^(H8765), they are gone away^H2114^(H8738) backward^H268.

⁵ Why should you be beaten more, that you revolt more and more? The whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint.

KJVWhy should ye be stricken^H5221^(H8714) any more? ye will revolt^H5627 more and more^H3254^(H8686): the whole head^H7218 is sick^H2483, and the whole heart^H3824 faint^H1742.

⁶ From the sole of the foot even to the head there is no soundness in it, but wounds, welts, and open sores. They haven’t been closed, bandaged, or soothed with oil.

KJVFrom the sole^H3709 of the foot^H7272 even unto the head^H7218 there is no soundness^H4974 in it; but wounds^H6482, and bruises^H2250, and putrifying^H2961 sores^H4347: they have not been closed^H2115^(H8804), neither bound up^H2280^(H8795), neither mollified^H7401^(H8795) with ointment^H8081.

⁷ Your country is desolate. Your cities are burned with fire. Strangers devour your land in your presence and it is desolate, as overthrown by strangers.

KJVYour country^H776 is desolate^H8077, your cities^H5892 are burned^H8313^(H8803) with fire^H784: your land^H127, strangers^H2114^(H8801) devour^H398^(H8802) it in your presence, and it is desolate^H8077, as overthrown^H4114 by strangers^H2114^(H8801).

⁸ The daughter of Zion is left like a shelter in a vineyard, like a hut in a field of melons, like a besieged city.

KJVAnd the daughter^H1323 of Zion^H6726 is left^H3498^(H8738) as a cottage^H5521 in a vineyard^H3754, as a lodge^H4412 in a garden of cucumbers^H4750, as a besieged^H5341^(H8803) city^H5892.

⁹ Unless Yahweh of Armies had left to us a very small remnant, we would have been as Sodom. We would have been like Gomorrah.

KJVExcept^H3884 the LORD^H3068 of hosts^H6635 had left^H3498^(H8689) unto us a very small^H4592 remnant^H8300, we should have been^H1961^(H8804) as Sodom^H5467, and we should have been like^H1819^(H8804) unto Gomorrah^H6017.

¹⁰ Hear Yahweh’s word, you rulers of Sodom! Listen to the law of our God, you people of Gomorrah!

KJVHear^H8085^(H8798) the word^H1697 of the LORD^H3068, ye rulers^H7101 of Sodom^H5467; give ear^H238^(H8685) unto the law^H8451 of our God^H430, ye people^H5971 of Gomorrah^H6017.

¹¹ “What are the multitude of your sacrifices to me?”, says Yahweh. “I have had enough of the burnt offerings of rams and the fat of fed animals. I don’t delight in the blood of bulls, or of lambs, or of male goats.

KJVTo what^H4100 purpose is the multitude^H7230 of your sacrifices^H2077 unto me? saith^H559^(H8799) the LORD^H3068: I am full^H7646^(H8804) of the burnt offerings^H5930 of rams^H352, and the fat^H2459 of fed beasts^H4806; and I delight^H2654^(H8804) not in the blood^H1818 of bullocks^H6499, or of lambs^H3532, or of he goats^H6260.

¹² When you come to appear before me, who has required this at your hand, to trample my courts?

KJVWhen ye come^H935^(H8799) to appear^H7200^(H8736) before^H6440 me, who hath required^H1245^(H8765) this at your hand^H3027, to tread^H7429^(H8800) my courts^H2691?

¹³ Bring no more vain offerings. Incense is an abomination to me. New moons, Sabbaths, and convocations— I can’t stand evil assemblies.

KJVBring^H935^(H8687) no more^H3254^(H8686) vain^H7723 oblations^H4503; incense^H7004 is an abomination^H8441 unto me; the new moons^H2320 and sabbaths^H7676, the calling^H7121^(H8800) of assemblies^H4744, I cannot away with^H3201^(H8799); it is iniquity^H205, even the solemn meeting^H6116.

¹⁴ My soul hates your New Moons and your appointed feasts. They are a burden to me. I am weary of bearing them.

KJVYour new moons^H2320 and your appointed feasts^H4150 my soul^H5315 hateth^H8130^(H8804): they are a trouble^H2960 unto me; I am weary^H3811^(H8738) to bear^H5375^(H8800) them.

¹⁵ When you spread out your hands, I will hide my eyes from you. Yes, when you make many prayers, I will not hear. Your hands are full of blood.

KJVAnd when ye spread forth^H6566^(H8763) your hands^H3709, I will hide^H5956^(H8686) mine eyes^H5869 from you: yea, when ye make many^H7235^(H8686) prayers^H8605, I will not hear^H8085^(H8802): your hands^H3027 are full^H4390^(H8804) of blood^H1818.

¹⁶ Wash yourselves. Make yourself clean. Put away the evil of your doings from before my eyes. Cease to do evil.

KJVWash^H7364^(H8798) you, make you clean^H2135^(H8690); put away^H5493^(H8685) the evil^H7455 of your doings^H4611 from before^H5048 mine eyes^H5869; cease^H2308^(H8798) to do evil^H7489^(H8687);

¹⁷ Learn to do well. Seek justice. Relieve the oppressed. Defend the fatherless. Plead for the widow.”

KJVLearn^H3925^(H8798) to do well^H3190^(H8687); seek^H1875^(H8798) judgment^H4941, relieve^H833^(H8761) the oppressed^H2541, judge^H8199^(H8798) the fatherless^H3490, plead^H7378^(H8798) for the widow^H490.

¹⁸ “Come now, and let’s reason together,” says Yahweh: “Though your sins are as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow. Though they are red like crimson, they shall be as wool.

KJVCome now^H3212^(H8798), and let us reason together^H3198^(H8735), saith^H559^(H8799) the LORD^H3068: though your sins^H2399 be as scarlet^H8144, they shall be as white^H3835^(H8686) as snow^H7950; though they be red^H119^(H8686) like crimson^H8438, they shall be as wool^H6785.

¹⁹ If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the good of the land;

KJVIf ye be willing^H14^(H8799) and obedient^H8085^(H8804), ye shall eat^H398^(H8799) the good^H2898 of the land^H776:

²⁰ but if you refuse and rebel, you will be devoured with the sword; for Yahweh’s mouth has spoken it.”

KJVBut if ye refuse^H3985^(H8762) and rebel^H4784^(H8804), ye shall be devoured^H398^(H8792) with the sword^H2719: for the mouth^H6310 of the LORD^H3068 hath spoken^H1696^(H8765) it.

²¹ How the faithful city has become a prostitute! She was full of justice. Righteousness lodged in her, but now there are murderers.

KJVHow is the faithful^H539^(H8737) city^H7151 become an harlot^H2181^(H8802)! it was full^H4392 of judgment^H4941; righteousness^H6664 lodged^H3885^(H8799) in it; but now murderers^H7523^(H8764).

²² Your silver has become dross, your wine mixed with water.

KJVThy silver^H3701 is become dross^H5509, thy wine^H5435 mixed^H4107^(H8803) with water^H4325:

²³ Your princes are rebellious and companions of thieves. Everyone loves bribes and follows after rewards. They don’t defend the fatherless, neither does the cause of the widow come to them.

KJVThy princes^H8269 are rebellious^H5637^(H8802), and companions^H2270 of thieves^H1590: every one loveth^H157^(H8802) gifts^H7810, and followeth^H7291^(H8802) after rewards^H8021: they judge^H8199^(H8799) not the fatherless^H3490, neither doth the cause^H7379 of the widow^H490 come^H935^(H8799) unto them.

²⁴ Therefore the Lord, Yahweh of Armies, the Mighty One of Israel, says: “Ah, I will get relief from my adversaries, and avenge myself on my enemies.

KJVTherefore saith^H5002^(H8803) the Lord^H113, the LORD^H3068 of hosts^H6635, the mighty One^H46 of Israel^H3478, Ah^H1945, I will ease^H5162^(H8735) me of mine adversaries^H6862, and avenge^H5358^(H8735) me of mine enemies^H341^(H8802):

²⁵ I will turn my hand on you, thoroughly purge away your dross, and will take away all your tin.

KJVAnd I will turn^H7725^(H8686) my hand^H3027 upon thee, and purely^H1253 purge away^H6884^(H8799) thy dross^H5509, and take away^H5493^(H8686) all thy tin^H913:

²⁶ I will restore your judges as at the first, and your counselors as at the beginning. Afterward you shall be called ‘The city of righteousness, a faithful town.’

KJVAnd I will restore^H7725^(H8686) thy judges^H8199^(H8802) as at the first^H7223, and thy counsellors^H3289^(H8802) as at the beginning^H8462: afterward^H310 thou shalt be called^H7121^(H8735), The city^H5892 of righteousness^H6664, the faithful^H539^(H8737) city^H7151.

²⁷ Zion shall be redeemed with justice, and her converts with righteousness.

KJVZion^H6726 shall be redeemed^H6299^(H8735) with judgment^H4941, and her converts^H7725^(H8802) with righteousness^H6666.

²⁸ But the destruction of transgressors and sinners shall be together, and those who forsake Yahweh shall be consumed.

KJVAnd the destruction^H7667 of the transgressors^H6586^(H8802) and of the sinners^H2400 shall be together^H3162, and they that forsake^H5800^(H8802) the LORD^H3068 shall be consumed^H3615^(H8799).

²⁹ For they shall be ashamed of the oaks which you have desired, and you shall be confounded for the gardens that you have chosen.

KJVFor they shall be ashamed^H954^(H8799) of the oaks^H352 which ye have desired^H2530^(H8804), and ye shall be confounded^H2659^(H8799) for the gardens^H1593 that ye have chosen^H977^(H8804).

³⁰ For you shall be as an oak whose leaf fades, and as a garden that has no water.

KJVFor ye shall be as an oak^H424 whose leaf^H5929 fadeth^H5034^(H8802), and as a garden^H1593 that hath no water^H4325.

³¹ The strong will be like tinder, and his work like a spark. They will both burn together, and no one will quench them.”

KJVAnd the strong^H2634 shall be as tow^H5296, and the maker^H6467 of it as a spark^H5213, and they shall both^H8147 burn^H1197^(H8804) together^H3162, and none shall quench^H3518^(H8764) them.

WEB·Song of Solomon 8

¹Oh that you were like my brother, who nursed from the breasts of my mother! If I found you outside, I would kiss you; yes, and no one would despise me.

KJVO that^H5414^(H8799) thou wert as my brother^H251, that sucked^H3243^(H8802) the breasts^H7699 of my mother^H517! when I should find^H4672^(H8799) thee without^H2351, I would kiss^H5401^(H8799) thee; yea, I should not be despised^H936^(H8799).

² I would lead you, bringing you into the house of my mother, who would instruct me. I would have you drink spiced wine, of the juice of my pomegranate.

KJVI would lead^H5090^(H8799) thee, and bring^H935^(H8686) thee into my mother's^H517 house^H1004, who would instruct^H3925^(H8762) me: I would cause thee to drink^H8248^(H8686) of spiced^H7544 wine^H3196 of the juice^H6071 of my pomegranate^H7416.

³ His left hand would be under my head. His right hand would embrace me.

KJVHis left hand^H8040 should be under my head^H7218, and his right hand^H3225 should embrace^H2263^(H8762) me.

⁴ I adjure you, daughters of Jerusalem, that you not stir up, nor awaken love, until it so desires.

KJVI charge^H7650^(H8689) you, O daughters^H1323 of Jerusalem^H3389, that ye stir not up^H5782^(H8686), nor awake^H5782^(H8787) my love^H160, until he please^H2654^(H8799).

⁵ Who is this who comes up from the wilderness, leaning on her beloved? Beloved Under the apple tree I awakened you. There your mother conceived you. There she was in labor and bore you.

KJVWho is this that cometh up^H5927^(H8802) from the wilderness^H4057, leaning^H7514^(H8693) upon her beloved^H1730? I raised^H5782^(H8790) thee up under the apple tree^H8598: there thy mother^H517 brought thee forth^H2254^(H8765): there she brought thee forth^H2254^(H8765) that bare^H3205^(H8804) thee.

⁶ 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 Yah.

KJVSet^H7760^(H8798) me as a seal^H2368 upon thine heart^H3820, as a seal^H2368 upon thine arm^H2220: for love^H160 is strong^H5794 as death^H4194; jealousy^H7068 is cruel^H7186 as the grave^H7585: the coals^H7565 thereof are coals^H7565 of fire^H784, which hath a most vehement flame^H7957.

⁷ Many waters can’t quench love, neither can floods drown it. If a man would give all the wealth of his house for love, he would be utterly scorned.

KJVMany^H7227 waters^H4325 cannot^H3201^(H8799) quench^H3518^(H8763) love^H160, neither can the floods^H5104 drown^H7857^(H8799) it: if a man^H376 would give^H5414^(H8799) all the substance^H1952 of his house^H1004 for love^H160, it would utterly^H936^(H8800) be contemned^H936^(H8799).

⁸ We have a little sister. She has no breasts. What shall we do for our sister in the day when she is to be spoken for?

KJVWe have a little^H6996 sister^H269, and she hath no breasts^H7699: what shall we do^H6213^(H8799) for our sister^H269 in the day^H3117 when she shall be spoken for^H1696^(H8792)?

⁹ If she is a wall, we will build on her a turret of silver. If she is a door, we will enclose her with boards of cedar.

KJVIf she be a wall^H2346, we will build^H1129^(H8799) upon her a palace^H2918 of silver^H3701: and if she be a door^H1817, we will inclose^H6696^(H8799) her with boards^H3871 of cedar^H730.

¹⁰ I am a wall, and my breasts like towers, then I was in his eyes like one who found peace.

KJVI am a wall^H2346, and my breasts^H7699 like towers^H4026: then was I in his eyes^H5869 as one that found^H4672^(H8802) favour^H7965.

¹¹ Solomon had a vineyard at Baal Hamon. He leased out the vineyard to keepers. Each was to bring a thousand shekels of silver for its fruit.

KJVSolomon^H8010 had a vineyard^H3754 at Baalhamon^H1174; he let out^H5414^(H8804) the vineyard^H3754 unto keepers^H5201^(H8802); every one^H376 for the fruit^H6529 thereof was to bring^H935^(H8686) a thousand^H505 pieces of silver^H3701.

¹² My own vineyard is before me. The thousand are for you, Solomon, two hundred for those who tend its fruit.

KJVMy vineyard^H3754, which is mine, is before^H6440 me: thou, O Solomon^H8010, must have a thousand^H505, and those that keep^H5201^(H8802) the fruit^H6529 thereof two hundred^H3967.

¹³ You who dwell in the gardens, with friends in attendance, let me hear your voice!

KJVThou that dwellest^H3427^(H8802) in the gardens^H1588, the companions^H2270 hearken^H7181^(H8688) to thy voice^H6963: cause me to hear^H8085^(H8685) it.

¹⁴ Come away, my beloved! Be like a gazelle or a young stag on the mountains of spices!

KJVMake haste^H1272^(H8798), my beloved^H1730, and be thou like^H1819^(H8798) to a roe^H6643 or to a young^H6082 hart^H354 upon the mountains^H2022 of spices^H1314.

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