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Berean Standard Bible

“Set me as a seal over your heart, as a seal upon your arm. For love is as strong as death, its jealousy as unrelenting as Sheol. Its sparks are fiery flames, the fiercest blaze of all.”

Song of Solomon 8:6

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Song of Solomon 8 brings the book toward its close with one of the most powerful statements about love in all of Scripture. The woman asks her beloved to set her as a seal upon his heart and arm.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Set me as a seal over your heart, as a seal upon your arm. For love is as strong as death, its jealousy as unrelenting as Sheol. Its sparks are fiery flames, the fiercest blaze of all.

World English Bible (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.

King James Version (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.

American Standard Version (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.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Put me as a sign on your heart, as a sign on your arm; love is strong as death, and wrath bitter as the underworld: its coals are coals of fire; violent are its flames.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Ponme como un sello sobre tu corazón, como una marca sobre tu brazo: porque fuerte es como la muerte el amor; duro como el sepulcro el celo: sus brasas, brasas de fuego, fuerte llama.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

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.

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