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Song of Solomon 8:13

8:12 My vineyard, which is mine, is before me: thou, O Solomon, must have a thousand, and those that keep the fruit thereof two hundred.
Thou that dwellest in the gardens, the companions hearken to thy voice: cause me to hear it.

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

Thou that dwellest in the gardens, the companions hearken to thy voice: cause me to hear it.

You that dwell in the gardens, the companions listen to your voice: cause me to hear it. ¶

8:14 Make haste, my beloved, and be thou like to a roe or to a young hart upon the mountains of spices. Make: Heb. Flee away

What does Song of Solomon 8:13 mean?

Song of Solomon 8:13 is a verse in the book of Song of Solomon, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include יָשַׁב (yâshab), גַּן (gan), חָבֵר (châbêr).

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Thou
that
dwellestיָשַׁבyâshab/yaw-shab'/H3427properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
in
the
gardens,גַּןgan/gan/H1588a garden (as fenced)
the
companionsחָבֵרchâbêr/khaw-bare'/H2270an associate
hearkenקָשַׁבqâshab/kaw-shab'/H7181to prick up the ears, i.e. hearken
to
thy
voice:קוֹלqôwl/kole/H6963a voice or sound
cause
me
to
hearשָׁמַעshâmaʻ/shaw-mah'/H8085to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
it.

Commentary on Song of Solomon 8:13

HENRY_FULL · Song of Solomon 8:13
then it shall praise thee. Our souls must be employed in praising God, and we must pray for grace and peace that we may be fitted to praise God. 2. He prays that God would give him strength to praise him: " Let thy judgments help me; let all ordinances and all providences" (both are God's judgments) "further me in glorifying God; let them be the matter of my praise and let them help to fit me for that work." 176 I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant; for I do not forget thy commandments. Here is, 1. A penitent confession: I have gone astray, or wander up and down, like a lost sheep. As unconverted sinners are like lost sheep ( Luke xv. 4 ), so weak unsteady saints are like lost sheep, Matt. xviii. 12, 13 . We are apt to wander like sheep, and very unapt, when we have gone astray, to find the way again. By going astray we lose the comfort of the green pastures and expose ourselves to a thousand mischiefs. 2. A believing petition: Seek thy servant, as the good shepherd seeks a wandering sheep to bring it back again, Ezek. xxxiv. 12 . "Lord, seek me, as I used to seek my sheep when they went astray;" for David had been himself a tender shepherd. "Lord, own me for one of thine; for, though I am a

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Song of Solomon 8:13.

Genesis 3:10

And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.

Genesis 3:8

And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden. cool: Heb. wind

Genesis 16:2

And Sarai said unto Abram, Behold now, the LORD hath restrained me from bearing: I pray thee, go in unto my maid; it may be that I may obtain children by her. And Abram hearkened to the voice of Sarai. obtain: Heb. be built by her

Genesis 21:12

And God said unto Abraham, Let it not be grievous in thy sight because of the lad, and because of thy bondwoman; in all that Sarah hath said unto thee, hearken unto her voice; for in Isaac shall thy seed be called.

Genesis 21:16

And she went, and sat her down over against him a good way off, as it were a bowshot: for she said, Let me not see the death of the child. And she sat over against him, and lift up her voice, and wept.

Genesis 21:17

And God heard the voice of the lad; and the angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven, and said unto her, What aileth thee, Hagar? fear not; for God hath heard the voice of the lad where he is.

Genesis 22:18

And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.

Genesis 26:5

Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.

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What does Song of Solomon 8:13 say?

Song of Solomon 8:13 (King James Version) reads: "Thou that dwellest in the gardens, the companions hearken to thy voice: cause me to hear it."

Is Song of Solomon 8:13 in the Old or New Testament?

Song of Solomon 8:13 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Song of Solomon.

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