Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

“Sustain me with raisin cakes,
Refresh me with apples,
Because I am lovesick.

King James Version

Stay me with flagons, comfort me with apples: for I am sick of love.

Holman Bible

Sustain me with raisins;
refresh me with apricots,
for I am lovesick.

International Standard Version

Sustain me with raisin cakes, refresh me with apples, for I'm weak with love.

A Conservative Version

Sustain ye me with raisins, refresh me with apples, for I am sick from love.

American Standard Version

Stay ye me with raisins, refresh me with apples; For I am sick from love.

Amplified


“Sustain me with raisin cakes,
Refresh me with apples,
Because I am sick with love.

Bible in Basic English

Make me strong with wine-cakes, let me be comforted with apples; I am overcome with love.

Darby Translation

Sustain ye me with raisin-cakes, Refresh me with apples; For I am sick of love.

Julia Smith Translation

Sustain me with cakes, and refresh me with apples, for I am pierced of love.

King James 2000

Sustain me with cakes of raisins, refresh me with apples: for I am sick with love.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Sustain me with the raisins, refresh me with the apples, {for I [am] lovesick}.

Modern King James verseion

Feed me with raisin cakes, comfort me with apples, for I am sick with love.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Set about me cups of wine, comfort me with apples; for I am sick of love.

NET Bible

Sustain me with raisin cakes, refresh me with apples, for I am faint with love. The Double Refrain: Embracing and Adjuration

New Heart English Bible

Strengthen me with raisins, refresh me with apples; For I am faint with love.

The Emphasized Bible

Sustain me with raisin-cakes, refresh me with apples, - for sick with love, I am.

Webster

Stay me with flagons, comfort me with apples: for I am sick with love.

World English Bible

Strengthen me with raisins, refresh me with apples; For I am faint with love.

Youngs Literal Translation

Sustain me with grape-cakes, Support me with citrons, for I am sick with love.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
סמך 
Camak 
Usage: 48

me with flagons
אשׁישׁה 
'ashiyshah 
Usage: 4

רפד 
Raphad 
Usage: 3

me with apples
תּפּוּח 
Tappuwach 
Usage: 6

References

Verse Info

Context Readings

Banquet Hall Of Love

4 (The Shulamite to the Daughters of Jerusalem) He brought me to the banquet hall. His banner over me was love. 5 “Sustain me with raisin cakes,
Refresh me with apples,
Because I am lovesick.
6 His left hand is under my head. His right hand embraces me.

Cross References

Song of Songs 5:8

I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, if you find my beloved, that you tell him, that I am lovesick.

2 Samuel 6:19

He also distributed to all the people, to the whole crowd of Israelites, men and women, one loaf of bread, one date cake, and one raisin cake. Then all the people went home.

Hosea 3:1

Jehovah said to me: Go again and love a woman beloved by her friend. Love an adulteress, even as Jehovah loves the children of Israel. Though they turn to other gods, and love cakes of raisins for feasts.

2 Samuel 13:1-2

David had a beautiful daughter named Tamar. She was Absalom's sister. She was also the half sister of Amnon. Amnon fell in love with her.

1 Chronicles 16:3

He also distributed to every person in Israel, both men and women, a loaf of bread, a date cake, and a raisin cake.

Psalm 4:6-7

Many are saying: Who will show us good? Lift up the light of your countenance (face) (presence) upon us, O Jehovah!

Psalm 42:1-2

([Sons of Korah]) As the deer desires the water brooks, so I desire you, O God.

Psalm 63:1-3

([[Psalm of David] in the wilderness of Judah:]) O God, you are my God. At dawn I search for you. I thirst for you. My body longs for you in a dry, parched land where there is no water.

Psalm 63:8

I cling to you. Your right hand supports (holds) me.

Psalm 119:130-131

The unfolding of your words gives light. It gives understanding to the simple.

Song of Songs 7:8

I said, 'I will go up to the palm tree, I will take hold of the boughs. Also your breasts shall be as clusters of the vine, and the smell of your nose like apples.'

Isaiah 26:8-9

Yes, Jehovah, walking in the way of your Laws, we wait for you. Your name and your fame are the desire of our hearts.

Luke 24:32

They said to each other: Were our hearts not burning within us? When he spoke to us in the way and opened the scriptures to us?

Philippians 1:23

I am hard pressed between the two. I have the desire to depart and be with Christ for it is far better.

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