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Song of Solomon 7:8

7:7 This thy stature is like to a palm tree, and thy breasts to clusters of grapes.
I said, I will go up to the palm tree, I will take hold of the boughs thereof: now also thy breasts shall be as clusters of the vine, and the smell of thy nose like apples;

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I said, “I will climb up into the palm tree. I will take hold of its fruit.” Let your breasts be like clusters of the vine, the smell of your breath like apples,

I said, I will go up to the palm tree, I will take hold of the boughs thereof: now also thy breasts shall be as clusters of the vine, and the smell of thy nose like apples;

I said, I will go up to the palm tree, I will take hold of the boughs thereof: now also your breasts shall be as clusters of the vine, and the smell of your nose like apples;

7:9 And the roof of thy mouth like the best wine for my beloved, that goeth down sweetly, causing the lips of those that are asleep to speak. sweetly: Heb. straightly of those: or, of the ancient

What does Song of Solomon 7:8 mean?

Song of Solomon 7:8 is a verse in the book of Song of Solomon, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include אָמַר (ʼâmar), עָלָה (ʻâlâh), תָּמָר (tâmâr). It connects to 2 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.

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I
said,אָמַרʼâmar/aw-mar'/H559to say (used with great latitude)
I
will
go
upעָלָהʻâlâh/aw-law'/H5927to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative
to
the
palm
tree,תָּמָרtâmâr/taw-mawr'/H8558a palm tree
I
will
take
holdאָחַזʼâchaz/aw-khaz'/H270to seize (often with the accessory idea of holding in possession)
of
the
boughsסַנְסִןçançin/san-seen'/H5577a twig (as tapering)
thereof:
now
also
thy
breastsשַׁדshad/shad/H7699the breast of a woman or animal (as bulging)
shall
be
as
clustersאֶשְׁכּוֹלʼeshkôwl/esh-kole'/H811a bunch of grapes or other fruit
of
the
vine,גֶּפֶןgephen/gheh'-fen/H1612a vine (as twining), especially the grape
and
the
smellרֵיחַrêyach/ray'-akh/H7381odor (as if blown)
of
thy
noseאַףʼaph/af/H639properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire
like
apples;תַּפּוּחַtappûwach/tap-poo'-akh/H8598an apple (from its fragrance), i.e. the fruit or the tree (probably includ. others of the pome order, as the quince, the orange, etc.)

Commentary on Song of Solomon 7:8

HENRY_FULL · Song of Solomon 7:8
ording to the tenour of the new covenant (that established rule by which he goes in dispensing that grace) or according to his manner, his custom or usage, with those that love his name, v. 132 . 157 Many are my persecutors and mine enemies; yet do I not decline from thy testimonies. Here is, 1. David surrounded with difficulties and dangers: Many are my persecutors and my enemies. When Saul the king was his persecutor and enemy no marvel that many more were so: multitudes will follow the pernicious ways of abused authority. David, being a public person, had many enemies, but withal he had many friends, who loved him and wished him well; let him set the one over-against the other. In this David was a type both of Christ and his church. The enemies, the persecutors, of both, are many, very many. 2. David established in the way of his duty, notwithstanding: " Yet do I not decline from thy testimonies, as knowing that while I adhere to them God is for me; and then no matter who is against me." A man who is steady in the way of his duty, though he may have many enemies, needs fear none.

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Song of Solomon 7:8.

Song of Solomon 7:7

This thy stature is like to a palm tree, and thy breasts to clusters of grapes.

Deuteronomy 32:32

For their vine is of the vine of Sodom, and of the fields of Gomorrah: their grapes are grapes of gall, their clusters are bitter: of the vine: or, worse than the vine

Genesis 40:10

And in the vine were three branches: and it was as though it budded, and her blossoms shot forth; and the clusters thereof brought forth ripe grapes:

Isaiah 32:12

They shall lament for the teats, for the pleasant fields, for the fruitful vine. pleasant: Heb. fields of desire

Isaiah 65:8

Thus saith the LORD, As the new wine is found in the cluster, and one saith, Destroy it not; for a blessing is in it: so will I do for my servants' sakes, that I may not destroy them all.

Jeremiah 2:6

Neither said they, Where is the LORD that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, that led us through the wilderness, through a land of deserts and of pits, through a land of drought, and of the shadow of death, through a land that no man passed through, and where no man dwelt?

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What does Song of Solomon 7:8 say?

Song of Solomon 7:8 (King James Version) reads: "I said, I will go up to the palm tree, I will take hold of the boughs thereof: now also thy breasts shall be as clusters of the vine, and the smell of thy nose like apples;"

Is Song of Solomon 7:8 in the Old or New Testament?

Song of Solomon 7:8 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Song of Solomon.

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