Song of Solomon 8:6 (DBY)

Song of Solomon 8:6 · Darby Translation

Set me as a seal upon thy heart, As a seal upon thine arm: For love is strong as death; Jealousy is cruel as Sheol: The flashes thereof are flashes of fire, Flames of Jah.

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Song of Solomon 8:6 in the Darby Translation reads: “Set me as a seal upon thy heart, As a seal upon thine arm: For love is strong as death; Jealousy is cruel as Sheol: The flashes thereof are flashes of fire, Flames of Jah.”. Read it in the full context of Song of Solomon 8, or compare how other translations render it below.

Song of Solomon 8:6 in the Original Hebrew

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Set שׂוּם sûwm H7760 me as a seal חוֹתָם chôwthâm H2368 upon עַל ʻal H5921 thine heart, לֵב lêb H3820 as a seal חוֹתָם chôwthâm H2368 upon עַל ʻal H5921 thine arm: זְרוֹעַ zᵉrôwaʻ H2220 for כִּי kîy H3588 love אַהֲבָה ʼahăbâh H160 is strong עַז ʻaz H5794 as death; מָוֶת mâveth H4194 jealousy קִנְאָה qinʼâh H7068 is cruel קָשֶׁה qâsheh H7186 as the grave: שְׁאוֹל shᵉʼôwl H7585 the coals רֶשֶׁף resheph H7565 thereof are coals רֶשֶׁף resheph H7565 of fire, אֵשׁ ʼêsh H784 which hath a most vehement flame. שַׁלְהֶבֶת shalhebeth H7957

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Song of Solomon 8:6 in Other Translations

KJV	Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon thine arm: for love is strong as death; jealousy is cruel as the grave: the coals thereof are coals of fire, which hath a most vehement flame.
WEB	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 Yahweh.
ASV	Set me as a seal upon thy heart, As a seal upon thine arm: For love is strong as death; Jealousy is cruel as Sheol; The flashes thereof are flashes of fire, A very flame of Jehovah.
YLT	Set me as a seal on thy heart, as a seal on thine arm, For strong as death is love, Sharp as Sheol is jealousy, Its burnings are burnings of fire, a flame of Jah!
WBT	Set me as a seal upon thy heart, as a seal upon thy arm: for love [is] strong as death; jealousy [is] cruel as the grave: the coals of it [are] coals of fire, [which hath] a most vehement flame.
DBY	Set me as a seal upon thy heart, As a seal upon thine arm: For love is strong as death; Jealousy is cruel as Sheol: The flashes thereof are flashes of fire, Flames of Jah.

Cross References for Song of Solomon 8:6

Revelation 12:11 Isaiah 49:16 Philippians 1:20–23 John 21:15–19 Haggai 2:23 Song of Solomon 5:8 Proverbs 6:34 Numbers 5:14 Jeremiah 22:24 2 Corinthians 5:14–15 Psalms 84:2 Psalms 120:4 Acts 21:13 Deuteronomy 32:21 Exodus 28:29–30 Proverbs 25:22

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Questions about Song of Solomon 8:6

What does Song of Solomon 8:6 say?

Song of Solomon 8:6 in the Darby Translation reads: “Set me as a seal upon thy heart, As a seal upon thine arm: For love is strong as death; Jealousy is cruel as Sheol: The flashes thereof are flashes of fire, Flames of Jah.” Read it in the full context of Song of Solomon 8, alongside the classic commentary on this page.

Where is Song of Solomon 8:6 found in the Bible?

Song of Solomon 8:6 is in the book of Song of Solomon, chapter 8, verse 6, in the Old Testament.

What Bible translation is Song of Solomon 8:6 shown in?

This is the Darby Translation (DBY), a public-domain translation. You can compare how other translations render Song of Solomon 8:6 in the table on this page.

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