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Song of Solomon 8:6

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.

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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.

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.

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18 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
שִׂימֵ֨נִיsi.Me.niput meH7760 →
כַֽחוֹתָ֜םkha.cho.Tamlike <the> sealH2368 →
עַל־'al-onH5921 →
לִבֶּ֗ךָli.Be.khaheart yourH3820 →
כַּֽחוֹתָם֙ka.cho.Tamlike <the> sealH2368 →
עַל־'al-onH5921 →
זְרוֹעֶ֔ךָze.ro.'E.khaarm yourH2220 →
כִּֽי־ki-forH3588 →
עַזָּ֤ה'a.Zah[is] strongH5794 →
כַמָּ֙וֶת֙kha.Ma.vetlike <the> deathH4194 →
אַהֲבָ֔ה'a.ha.VahloveH160 →
קָשָׁ֥הka.Shah[is] severeH7186 →
כִשְׁא֖וֹלkhish.'ollike SheolH7585 →
קִנְאָ֑הkin.'AhjealousyH7068 →
רְשָׁפֶ֕יהָre.sha.Fei.haflashes itsH7565 →
רִשְׁפֵּ֕יrish.Pei[are] flashes ofH7565 →
אֵ֖שׁ'eshfireH784 →
שַׁלְהֶ֥בֶתְיָֽה׃shal.He.vet.Yaha flame of [the] LordH7957 →H3050 →

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Revelation 12:11They have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony. And they did not love their lives so as to shy away from death.Isaiah 49:16Behold, I have inscribed you on the palms of My hands; your walls are ever before Me.Philippians 1:20–23I eagerly expect and hope that I will in no way be ashamed, but will have complete boldness so that now as always Christ will be exalted in my body, whether by life or by death.Jeremiah 22:24“As surely as I live,” declares the LORD, “even if you, Coniah son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, were a signet ring on My right hand, I would pull you off.Proverbs 6:34For jealousy enrages a husband, and he will show no mercy in the day of vengeance.Song of Solomon 5:8O daughters of Jerusalem, I adjure you, if you find my beloved, tell him I am sick with love.Haggai 2:23On that day, declares the LORD of Hosts, I will take you, My servant, Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, declares the LORD, and I will make you like My signet ring, for I have chosen you, declares the LORD of Hosts.”Numbers 5:14and if a feeling of jealousy comes over her husband and he suspects his wife who has defiled herself—or if a feeling of jealousy comes over him and he suspects her even though she has not defiled herself—John 21:15–19When they had finished eating, Jesus asked Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love Me more than these?” “Yes, Lord,” he answered, “You know I love You.” Jesus replied, “Feed My lambs.”Psalms 84:2My soul longs, even faints, for the courts of the LORD; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.2 Corinthians 5:14–15For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that One died for all, therefore all died.Psalms 120:4Sharp arrows will come from the warrior, with burning coals of the broom tree!Deuteronomy 32:21They have provoked My jealousy by that which is not God; they have enraged Me with their worthless idols. So I will make them jealous by those who are not a people; I will make them angry by a nation without understanding.Acts 21:13Then Paul answered, “Why are you weeping and breaking my heart? I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”Romans 12:20On the contrary, “If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him a drink. For in so doing, you will heap burning coals on his head.”2 Timothy 2:19Nevertheless, God’s firm foundation stands, bearing this seal: “The Lord knows those who are His,” and, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord must turn away from iniquity.”Zechariah 3:9See the stone I have set before Joshua; on that one stone are seven eyes. Behold, I will engrave on it an inscription, declares the LORD of Hosts, and I will remove the iniquity of this land in a single day.Proverbs 25:22For in so doing, you will heap burning coals on his head, and the LORD will reward you.

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