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Song of Solomon 8:5

Who is this coming up from the wilderness, leaning on her beloved? I roused you under the apple tree; there your mother conceived you; there she travailed and brought you forth.

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ASV

Who is this that cometh up from the wilderness, Leaning upon her beloved? Under the apple-tree I awakened thee: There thy mother was in travail with thee, There was she in travail that brought thee forth.

KJV

Who is this that cometh up from the wilderness, leaning upon her beloved? I raised thee up under the apple tree: there thy mother brought thee forth: there she brought thee forth that bare thee.

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Original language & word study

17 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
מִ֣יmiwho?H4310 →
זֹ֗אתZotthisH2063 →
עֹלָה֙'o.Lah[is] coming upH5927 →
מִן־min-fromH4480 →
הַמִּדְבָּ֔רha.mid.Barthe wildernessH4057 →
מִתְרַפֶּ֖קֶתmit.ra.Pe.ketleaning herselfH7514 →
עַל־'al-onH5921 →
דּוֹדָ֑הּdo.Dahlover herH1730 →
תַּ֤חַתTa.chatunderH8478 →
הַתַּפּ֙וּחַ֙ha.ta.Pu.achthe apple treeH8598 →
עֽוֹרַרְתִּ֔יךָo.rar.Ti.khaI aroused youH5782 →
שָׁ֚מָּהSha.mahthere <towards>H8033 →
חִבְּלַ֣תְךָchi.be.Lat.khashe was in labor with youH2254 →
אִמֶּ֔ךָ'i.Me.khamother yourH517 →
שָׁ֖מָּהSha.mahthere <towards>H8033 →
חִבְּלָ֥הchi.be.Lahshe was in laborH2254 →
יְלָדַֽתְךָ׃ye.la.Dat.khashe bore youH3205 →

The walk

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Isaiah 40:31But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint.Song of Solomon 3:6Who is this coming up from the wilderness like a column of smoke, scented with myrrh and frankincense from all the spices of the merchant?Isaiah 40:3A voice of one calling: “Prepare the way for the LORD in the wilderness; make a straight highway for our God in the desert.Deuteronomy 32:10He found him in a desert land, in a barren, howling wilderness; He surrounded him, He instructed him, He guarded him as the apple of His eye.John 15:4Remain in Me, and I will remain in you. Just as no branch can bear fruit by itself unless it remains in the vine, neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in Me.Song of Solomon 2:3Like an apple tree among the trees of the forest is my beloved among the young men. I delight to sit in his shade, and his fruit is sweet to my taste.Psalms 63:8My soul clings to You; Your right hand upholds me.Isaiah 63:1Who is this coming from Edom, from Bozrah with crimson-stained garments? Who is this robed in splendor, marching in the greatness of His strength? “It is I, proclaiming vindication, mighty to save.”Isaiah 26:3–4You will keep in perfect peace the steadfast of mind, because he trusts in You.Song of Solomon 3:4I had just passed them when I found the one I love. I held him and would not let go until I had brought him to my mother’s house, to the chamber of the one who conceived me.Micah 3:11Her leaders judge for a bribe, her priests teach for a price, and her prophets practice divination for money. Yet they lean upon the LORD, saying, “Is not the LORD among us? No disaster can come upon us.”Song of Solomon 6:10Who is this who shines like the dawn, as fair as the moon, as bright as the sun, as majestic as the stars in procession?Hebrews 8:9It will not be like the covenant I made with their fathers when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt, because they did not abide by My covenant, and I disregarded them, declares the Lord.Song of Solomon 8:1O that you were to me like a brother who nursed at my mother’s breasts! If I found you outdoors, I would kiss you, and no one would despise me.2 Chronicles 32:8With him is only the arm of flesh, but with us is the LORD our God to help us and to fight our battles.” So the people were strengthened by the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.Psalms 45:10–11Listen, O daughter! Consider and incline your ear: Forget your people and your father’s house,John 13:23One of His disciples, the one whom Jesus loved, was reclining at His side.Isaiah 43:19Behold, I am about to do something new; even now it is coming. Do you not see it? Indeed, I will make a way in the wilderness and streams in the desert.

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