Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

“I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem,
If you find my beloved,
As to what you will tell him:
For I am lovesick.”

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

Young women of Jerusalem, I charge you:
if you find my love,
tell him that I am lovesick.

International Standard Version

I charge you, young women of Jerusalem, "If you find my beloved, what are you to tell him? Tell him that I'm weak with love."

American Standard Version

I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, If ye find my beloved, That ye tell him, that I am sick from love.

Amplified


“I command that you take an oath, O daughters of Jerusalem,
If you find my beloved,
As to what you tell him—
[Say that] I am sick from love [sick from being without him].”

Bible in Basic English

I say to you, O daughters of Jerusalem, if you see my loved one, what will you say to him? That I am overcome with love.

Darby Translation

I charge you, daughters of Jerusalem, If ye find my beloved, ... What will ye tell him? That I am sick of love.

Julia Smith Translation

I adjured you, O daughters of Jerusalem, if ye shall find my beloved, what ye shall announce to him: I am pierced by love.

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

I adjure you, {O maidens of Jerusalem}, if you find my beloved, what will you tell him? [Tell him] that I am {lovesick}!

Modern King James verseion

I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, if you find my Beloved, what do you tell Him? That I am sick with love.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

I charge you therefore, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, if ye find my beloved, that ye tell him how that I am sick for love.

NET Bible

The Beloved to the Maidens: O maidens of Jerusalem, I command you -- If you find my beloved, what will you tell him? Tell him that I am lovesick!

New Heart English Bible

I adjure you, daughters of Jerusalem, If you find my beloved, that you tell him that I am faint with love.

The Emphasized Bible

I adjure you, ye daughters of Jerusalem, - If ye find my beloved, what will ye tell him? That, sick with love, I am.

Webster

I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, if ye find my beloved, that ye tell him, that I am sick with love.

World English Bible

I adjure you, daughters of Jerusalem, If you find my beloved, that you tell him that I am faint with love. Friends

Youngs Literal Translation

I have adjured you, daughters of Jerusalem, If ye find my beloved -- What do ye tell him? that I am sick with love!

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
I charge
שׁבע 
 
Usage: 186

בּת 
Bath 
Usage: 587

ירוּשׁלים ירוּשׁלם 
Y@ruwshalaim 
Usage: 642

if ye find
מצא 
Matsa' 
Usage: 455

my beloved
דּד דּוד 
Dowd 
Usage: 61

that ye tell
נגד 
Nagad 
Usage: 370

References

Verse Info

Context Readings

Adjuration Refrain

7 “The watchmen who make the rounds in the city found me,
They struck me and wounded me;
The guardsmen of the walls took away my shawl from me.
8 “I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem,
If you find my beloved,
As to what you will tell him:
For I am lovesick.”
9 What kind of beloved is your beloved,
O most beautiful among women?
What kind of beloved is your beloved,
That thus you adjure us?”



Cross References

Song of Songs 2:7

I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem,
By the gazelles or by the hinds of the field,
That you do not arouse or awaken my love
Until she pleases.”

Song of Songs 2:5

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

Psalm 42:1-3

For the choir director. A Maskil of the sons of Korah.
As the deer pants for the water brooks,
So my soul pants for You, O God.

Psalm 63:1-3

A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah.
O God, You are my God; I shall seek You earnestly;
My soul thirsts for You, my flesh yearns for You,
In a dry and weary land where there is no water.

Psalm 77:1-3

For the choir director; according to Jeduthun. A Psalm of Asaph.
My voice rises to God, and I will cry aloud;
My voice rises to God, and He will hear me.

Psalm 119:81-83

Kaph.
My soul languishes for Your salvation;
I wait for Your word.

Song of Songs 3:5

I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem,
By the gazelles or by the hinds of the field,
That you will not arouse or awaken my love
Until she pleases.”

Song of Songs 8:4

I want you to swear, O daughters of Jerusalem,
Do not arouse or awaken my love
Until she pleases.”

Romans 15:30

Now I urge you, brethren, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit, to strive together with me in your prayers to God for me,

Galatians 6:1-2

Brethren, even if anyone is caught in any trespass, you who are spiritual, restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness; each one looking to yourself, so that you too will not be tempted.

James 5:16

Therefore, confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another so that you may be healed. The effective prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much.

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