Song of Solomon 8:6 (KJV)

Song of Solomon 8:6 · King James Version

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.

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Song of Solomon 8:6 in the King James Version reads: “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.”. 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 King James Version reads: “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.” 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?

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