Song Of Solomon 5:8 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, if ye find my beloved, that ye tell him, that I am sick of love.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

I beg you, women of Jerusalem, if you find the one I love, please tell him that I am lovesick for him.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

The woman is asking her friends to tell her beloved how desperately she misses and longs for him.

📚 Historical Context

The Song of Solomon is a poetic book from ancient Israel, attributed to King Solomon and written around the 10th century BC, which celebrates the beauty and intensity of romantic love within the context of marriage. In this verse, the Shulammite woman is expressing her overwhelming passion and longing for her beloved, using the daughters of Jerusalem as messengers, which reflects the cultural norms of courtship and the poetic style common in ancient Near Eastern literature. This highlights the biblical view of love as a profound, God-ordained emotion.

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