1 ¡Cómo quisiera que fueras mi hermano! Entonces podría besarte aunque nos vieran, y nadie se burlaría de mí. 2 Te llevaría de la mano al hogar de mi infancia, y allí me enseñarías. Yo te daría a beber vino con especias, dulce vino de granada. 3 ¡Pon tu brazo izquierdo bajo mi cabeza y rodea mi cintura con tu brazo derecho! 4 Les ruego, mujeres de Jerusalén, que no despierten a mi amada hasta que ella quiera. 5 ¿Quién es esta que sube del desierto, apoyada en el hombro de su amado? La amada Bajo el manzano donde entre dolores te trajo al mundo tu madre, allí desperté tu amor. 6 Grábame como un sello sobre tu corazón. Llévame como un tatuaje en tu brazo, porque fuerte como la muerte es el amor, y tenaz como llama divina es el fuego ardiente del amor. 7 ¡Nada puede apagar las llamas del amor! ¡Nada, ni las inundaciones ni las aguas abundantes del mar podrán ahogarlo! Si alguien tratara de comprarlo con todo cuanto tiene sólo lograría que le despreciaran. 8 Nuestra hermana es jovencita, todavía no tiene pechos. ¿Qué haremos si alguien la pide por esposa? 9 La reforzaremos con defensas de plata si es muralla, y si es puerta, la cubriremos con paneles de cedro. 10 Soy alta, esbelta, y de pechos bien desarrollados, y he hallado gracia a los ojos de mi amado. 11 Salomón tenía una viña en Baal Jamón y la dio en renta a unos labradores, cada uno de los cuales debía pagar mil piezas de plata. 12 Pero en cuanto a mi viña, tú, Salomón, quédate con las mil piezas de plata y yo les daré doscientas a los que la cuidan. 13 Amada mía, tú que moras en los huertos, qué hermoso que tus compañeros puedan escuchar tu voz; deja que yo también la oiga. 14 Ven pronto, amado mío, como gacela o cervatillo sobre las colinas cubiertas con yerbas aromáticas.
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Cross references (14)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Psalm 45:10–11; Zechariah 9:9; Galatians 4:26; Luke 2:38; Haggai 2:7
- 2 Song of Songs 3:4; Song of Songs 4:10–5:1; Song of Songs 7:12; Galatians 4:26; John 5:46–47
- 3 Song of Songs 2:6; 2 Corinthians 12:9; Deuteronomy 33:27; Isaiah 62:4–5
- 4 Song of Songs 2:7; Song of Songs 3:5
- 5 Song of Songs 3:6; Isaiah 40:3; Psalm 63:8; Song of Songs 2:3; Song of Songs 3:4
- 6 Revelation 12:11; Isaiah 49:16; Philippians 1:20–23; Song of Songs 5:8; Proverbs 6:34
- 7 Proverbs 6:35; Proverbs 6:31; Isaiah 43:2; Romans 13:8–10; Matthew 7:24–25
- 8 1 Peter 2:12; Ezekiel 16:55–56; Acts 22:21; Psalm 2:8; Romans 3:1–2
- 9 Zechariah 6:12–15; Ephesians 2:20–22; 1 Corinthians 3:10–12; 1 Kings 6:15; Revelation 21:12–19
- 10 Isaiah 60:10; Ezekiel 16:7; Luke 1:30; Song of Songs 7:7–8; Ephesians 1:6
- 11 Ecclesiastes 2:4; Isaiah 7:23; Matthew 21:33–43; Mark 12:1; Genesis 20:16
- 12 Song of Songs 1:6; Acts 20:28; 1 Thessalonians 2:19; Proverbs 4:23; 1 Corinthians 6:20
- 13 Song of Songs 4:16; Song of Songs 1:7; Song of Songs 6:2; Judges 14:11; John 14:21–23
- 14 Song of Songs 2:17; Revelation 22:20; Revelation 22:17; Song of Songs 2:9; Philippians 1:23
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What the Fathers said
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“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
Of this it is said, "Love is strong as death." For as when death cometh, it cannot be resisted; by whatever arts, whatever medicines, you meet it; the violence of death can none avoid who is born mortal; so against the violence of love can the world do nothing.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 8 (1888)
… ye know how great a thing jealousy is: and therefore He said, to whom these things are clearly known, "For full of jealousy is the rage of a husband;" "he will not spare in the day of vengeance:" and "jealousy is cruel as the grave." And we too know of many that have chosen to give up their lives rather …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)
Many waters quench not love, neither do rivers drown it; He was dead whom they sought, yet was not the hope of the Resurrection quenched.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)
Hear the Song of songs: "Love is strong as death." A great saying that, brethren, "Love is strong as death." The strength of charity could not be expressed in grander terms than these, "Love is strong as death." For who resisteth death, my brethren?
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 8 (1888)